The Gamification Report Blog
The use of badges has a long history. The first record of people using badges was the ancient Egyptians who used them to denote military rank. But it wasn’t until the 17th Century that military badges really started catching on. By the 19th Century, badges accompanied most all uniforms,...
So, I’m a little late to the party on this one…
Monica Cornetti’s grandsons play a lot, I mean A LOT, of Fortnight. Like most adults faced with young people and their consumption of new technologies, I think they should be playing outside instead of sitting on the...
I’m originally from Las Vegas, and when you’re from Las Vegas, the first question people ask when meeting you is, “Do you gamble a lot?”
My response has always been, “No, because I haven’t won.” And by that, I mean I’ve never won big.
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With live events, we enter a magic circle that is difficult to replicate with virtual events, (as you know as you’ve attended numerous online meetings, classes, and events this past 18 months).
We’ve done a ton of research and found that a combination of platforms allows us to...
This week, as part of the pre-engagement for our Gamification Master Craftsman Certification (Level 3), we created our pirate avatars (our Certifications have a pirate theme). For mine, I chose to have blue skin, but otherwise, the avatar is close to my look. I could have, but didn’t, give...
We academic types are often critical of studies. In this case, the study I want to explore with you was a self-selected group of people self-reporting on an online survey. So, not very scientific, but some interesting things surfaced that impact the design of gamified learning programs.
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Learner Persona Interviews
What motivates your learner? The answer is more complex and complicated than you may think, certainly more complex and more complicated than popular business books would lead you to believe.
At Sententia Gamification, we use the Reiss Motivation Profile to help us...