New Design Challenge on OP

Octalysis Prime 🏝 is packed with Yu-kai’s knowledge on how to apply Gamification in all areas of life. And our users are often amazed at how deep the learning goes.


Yet, absorbing information about Human-Focused design will only get you so far. It requires practice to take your skills to the next level.

That is why we occasionally host a Design Challenge on Octalysis Prime!

Challenge – Make a VIDEO

This time around we challenge you to create a concise, finished deliverable. A one-minute-long video about one feature of Octalysis Prime,

This can be a recording of you speaking, screen-recorded footage from the Island, voice-over, animated or something very different. Use your creativity!


1) Choose one feature on the Island that you find engaging/interesting
2) Mention up to three Core Drives that are involved
3) Explain how it works and motivates to do Desired Actions

Participate in this friendly competition

This is a friendly competition. Share your progress, in the dedicated channel on our premium Slack community, to encourage and learn from each other!

The full details on this Design Challenge can be found in the Challenges area on the Island. Or directly here.

Good luck!

Make sure to submit your video(s) on or before the 23rd of October.

How Waze built its Craze through Gamification

Logo for Waze

Waze is Gamified Driving

Waze is an immensely popular GPS app that is changing how we navigate traffic through crowdsourcing real-time traffic and road info.

Receiving an average five star rating by thousands of people, its fans have taken the mundane experience of driving and turned it into an enjoyably immersive adventure with a rewarding social experience.

Let’s take a deeper look into how Waze accomplishes this by applying an Octalysis analysis to its design and mechanics:

Continue reading How Waze built its Craze through Gamification