MPI Presentation on Gameification DeMarle

Gameify Your MeetingPortfolio: How game principles can createengagement for meetings and eventsAnn DeMarleAssociate Professor, DirectorEmergent Media Center at Champlain College demarle@champlain.eduLauren NishikawaProject ManagerEmergent Media Center at Champlain College lnishikawa@champlain.eduJanuary 2011

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“With many more possible groups competing for the average individual’s time, the speed with which a group can become unglued has also increased.”—Clay Shirky, “Here Comes Everybody: The Power of Organizing Without Organizations”

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FlowMihály CsíkszentmihályiStart with child’s play,think back to earliest play...What was on your playlist?

What’s your playlist?• Puzzles, cards & board games• Action—sports such as baseball, soccer, basketball, racing, skating, tennis...• Make-up games: • Group invention—create the story, layout the environment, collect the props, act • Mimicry of known—teachers, mothers, doctors, builders...• Investigation of external worlds— camping, exploring...• Investigating systems & mechanics: • Doll houses, train sets, cars & trucks, erector sets... • Hobbies

Game Genres• Strategy: Puzzles, cards & board games• Prowess: Action—sports such as baseball, soccer, basketball, racing, skating, tennis...• Role playing: Make-up games: • Group invention—create the story, layout the environment, collect the props, act • Mimicry of known—teachers, mothers, doctors, builders...• Investigation of external worlds— camping, exploring...• Investigating systems & mechanics: • Doll houses, train sets, cars & trucks, erector sets... • Hobbies

The Magic Circle• Strategy: Puzzles & Board games• Prowess: Action—sports such as baseball, soccer, basketball, racing, skating, tennis...• Role playing: Make-up games: • Group invention—modeled after media—create the story, layout the environment, collect the props • Mimicry of known—teachers, mothers, doctors, builders...• Investigation of external worlds— camping, exploring...• Investigating systems & mechanics: • Doll houses, train sets, cars & trucks, erector sets... • Hobbies

The Magic Circle• Strategy: Puzzles & Board games• Prowess: Action—sports such as baseball, soccer, basketball, racing, skating, tennis...Games• Role playing: Make-up games: • Group invention—modeled after media—create the story, layout the environment, collect the props • Mimicry of known—teachers, mothers, doctors, builders...• Investigation of external worlds— camping, exploring...• Investigating systems & mechanics: • Doll houses, train sets, cars & trucks, erector sets... • Hobbies

The Magic Circle• Strategy: Puzzles & Board games• Prowess: Action—sports such as baseball, soccer, basketball, racing, skating, tennis...Games• Role playing: Make-up games: • Group invention—modeled after media—create the story, layout theSimulations environment, collect the props • Mimicry of known—teachers, mothers, doctors, builders...• Investigation of external worlds— camping, exploring...• Investigating systems & mechanics: • Doll houses, train sets, cars & trucks, erector sets... • Hobbies

• Strategy: Puzzles & Board games• Prowess: Action—sports such as baseball, soccer, basketball, racing, skating, tennis...• Role playing: Make-up games: • Group invention—modeled after media —create the story, layout the environment, collect the props • Mimicry of known—teachers, mothers, doctors, builders...Games: goal orientedSimulations: investigative• Investigation of other worlds—camping, exploring...• Investigating systems & mechanics:• Doll houses, train sets, cars & trucks, erector sets...• Hobbies

Game Systems:Engagement & Participation• Rules• Player roles• Incorporate “toys”• Central conflict or obstacle• Multiple pathways to goal• Levels of difficulty and achievement• Balance difficulty against time (frustrating vs boring)• Rewards• Goals: Win-lose state

Gameification: Games Meet Social Networks& Leave the Box• FourSquare: local based motivation• Farmville: depending on community• Weight Watchers: Magic Circle & rewards• Tipp-Ex Bear: YouTube participation

“Games have the potential to tap into thefull range of human emotions and motivatea wide range of behaviors.” —Mark Metis, president Digital Chocolate

Creating Successful Routes for Participation• Define the goal for the player that supports the product or service• Assign roles (behaviors), utilize community• Drive behavior through awarding points, badges, levels, leader boards• Layer participation by offering leveled tasks: beginner, middle, master• Balance difficulty: short term—long-term• Align largest rewards with most difficult tasks—project goal• For sustained engagement: feed the system constantly add, test, and refine.

Goal: build an onlinecommunity for an event Player Behaviors: • Join group • Share profile information • Participate in discussions: post comments, upload photos • Return to site, follow • Share with friends • Attend event

Goal: build an online community for an event Mechanics: Point Rewards • Join group • Participate in discussions: post comments, upload photos • Return to site, follow • Share with friends Mechanics: Badges • Point milestones • Share profile information • Participate in discussions: post comments, upload photos • Accomplishments like 100 friends join site Status • Participating daily • Leading discussions: meet with keynote • Register for event: coupons Feed the system constantly add, test, and refine

“Game designers can make worlds wherepeople can have meaningful newexperiences, experiences that their placesin life would never allow them to have oreven experiences no human being has everhad before. These experiences have thepotential to make people smarter and morethoughtful.” —James Paul Gee, “Learning by Design: Good Video Games as Learning Machines”

ting & event constructMe e pla nners ev worlds where“Game designers can makeentspeople can have meaningful newexperiences, experiences that their placesin life would never allow them to have oreven experiences no human being has everhad before. These experiences have thepotential to make people smarter and morethoughtful.” —James Paul Gee, “Learning by Design: Good Video Games as Learning Machines”

Gameify Your MeetingPortfolio: How game principles can createengagement for meetings and eventsAnn DeMarleAssociate Professor, DirectorEmergent Media Center at Champlain College demarle@champlain.eduLauren NishikawaProject ManagerEmergent Media Center at Champlain College lnishikawa@champlain.eduJanuary 2011

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