The Gamification Report Blog

Creating a Successful Gamified Learning Program Podcast adult learning corporate training gamification instructional design podcast Feb 13, 2021

In addition to being host of The Gamification Quest Podcast, Monica enjoys being a guest on the occasional instructional design podcast herself.  Earlier this week, Monica joined Dr. Ginger Malin on BadgeCert's StreetCred podcast to discuss applied learning, the future of the professional training i...

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Backward Day - Is it Time to Rip Up the Rule Book? behavioral science business objectives game design gamification motivation Jan 31, 2021

Backward Day is a fun day that encourages us to do things in an order that we would not usually do them. For example, we just ate dessert for dinner. A wonderful reversal of fortune. An unexpected eruption of hot chocolate and ice cream from an innocuous offering on the menu labeled simply as a "Din...

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It's National Puzzle Day behavioral science game design gamification motivation Jan 29, 2021

Puzzles are often overlooked by the gamification community. Let's use this day to think about adding puzzles into our programs. 

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What Haunted Houses Can Teach Us About Adult Learning Design behavioral science game design gamification motivation narrative Oct 31, 2020

by Jonathan Peters, PhD
Chief Motivation Officer, Sententia Gamification

“It’s not gross; it’s slime.” the goblin kept saying as he touched our faces with something while we were bottle-necked in a dark, tight hallway. We were a group of undergrads giggling through our fear and creeps. And we paid w...

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Five Steps for Creating Successful Gamified Learning Programs adult learning business objectives corporate training game design gamification Oct 04, 2020

Jonathan Peters, PhD
CMO, Sententia Gamification

There is an oft-quoted and perhaps overused prediction by Gartner that 80 percent of gamification efforts are destined for failure. (At least that was the prediction in 2014.) Given the prevalence of the Pareto Principle (80/20 Rule), we could say tha...

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Beach, Beer, and Bra(u)ts behavioral science gamification motivation Jul 03, 2020

by Jonathan Peters, PhD
Chief Motivation Officer, Sententia Gamification

Remember back before the Virus? How did you spend summer holidays?  

For many people, summer celebration and recreation involve the family—specifically, their children. They can’t understand why you would picnic in a park or l...

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The Surprise and Delight of Continual Learning… adult learning behavioral science game design gamification instructional design motivation Jun 27, 2020

by Jonathan Peters, PhD
Chief Motivation Officer, Sententia Gamification

I spoke at the Irish Game-Based Learning Conference this morning. Believe me, I would rather have been there in person if for no other reason than to be on their time zone (waking at 4:00 AM to speak does not fit my circadian r...

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