The Gamification Report Blog
by Jonathan Peters, PhD
Chief Motivation Officer, Sententia Gamification
In our efforts to make learning engaging through gamification, we may trip over some unintended consequences. It turns out that there are some advantages to dry, boring lectures.
It goes back to the famous...
by Jonathan Peters, PhD
Sententia Gamification Chief Motivation Officer
I recently read an article about creating engagement at events in a manner that people put the needs of the group ahead of their own. The author mentioned a bar in College Park, MD, that had an innovative beer special:...
by Jonathan Peters, PhD
Chief Motivation Officer, Sententia Gamification
In several of my articles and webinars, I’ve noted the importance of story in learning programs. Specifically, I mentioned the work of Paul Zak who, with the help of the Department of Defense, has shown that when we...
by Jonathan Peters, PhD
Chief Motivation Officer, Sententia Gamification
We LOVE dopamine. The release of this neurochemical in our brains rewards us when we do things that are/should be good for us and/or the passage of our DNA to the next generation. We feel pleasure, for instance, when we see a...
Play, at least from an evolutionary psychological perspective, isn’t always smiles and unicorns. Watch any group of children playing, and you’ll see them push the boundaries. Boys will typically escalate “rough-and-tumble” play until someone expresses pain. And while girls...
by Jonathan Peters, PhD
Chief Motivation Officer, Sententia Gamification
The Navy SEALS have a saying, “If you ain’t cheating, you ain’t trying. (And if you get caught, shame on you.)”
This week, we added ten new game mechanics to Sententia’s Game Mechanics...
by Jonathan Peters, PhD
Chief Motivation Officer, Sententia Gamification
Science shows that the bigger your brain, the more you play and the more complex your play is—at least compared with other animals. From dogs to dolphins, the bigger the brain, the more likely you are to play.
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