Gamification 101
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What is Gamification? !
It is the application of game- like characteristics to
non-game settings to drive audience engagement. !
Game Characteristics? !
These encourage behaviors such as… !
Game Mechanics!Game Design
Principles!
Gaming
Psychology!
Player Journey!
Collaboration! Competition! Exploration! Interaction!
Non-game
settings refer to
any context!
other than a
game. !
Education!
Travel!
Community!
Work!
Health & 

Fitness!
What is the average age of a gamer?
(go google for answer!)
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Gamification does not turn
an application into a game.
Instead, it makes it
feel like a game. !
People like games because they
trigger emotion.!
Frustration!Excitement! Sense of
Achievement!
Amazement! Happiness!
How games trigger emotion: !
1. Hard fun!
2. Easy fun!
3. Altered States!
4. The People Factor!
Frustration! Sense of
Achievement!
Challenge! Strategy! Problem Solving!
1. Hard fun!
Interesting
content!
Collecting
Items!
Points and
level-ups!
Amazement! Happiness!
2. Easy fun!
Exploration ! Escape from thoughts & feelings !
Excitement!
3. Altered States!
Competition! Teamwork! Social
Bonding!
Personal
Recognition!
Sense of Achievement!
4. The People Factor !
Incentives are only a subset of gamification 

as a whole. !
Incentive
Systems !
Gamification! !=!
You need to pick a gamification strategy and follow
it through. !
!
Gamification
is not plug
and play. !
Gamification Strategy!
!1. Identify action/behaviour to encourage!
2. Identify the engagement style of your users!
3. Pay attention to intrinsic motivation than
extrinsic motivation.!
4. Implement progress mechanics.!
5. Make it easy to learn, but hard to master.!
1. Identify action/behavior to encourage: !
Check-ins!
Purchases!
Reviews!
Comments!
Share activities!
Do tasks!
Invite other
users!
2. Identify the engagement style of your users !
Acting!
Interacting!
Content! Players!
EXPRESS! COMPETE!
EXPLORE! COLLABORATE!
Eg: Design, decorate, create, purchase! Eg: Win, challenge, show-off, compare!
Eg: View, vote, collect, review, rate! Eg: Comment, like, share, help, give!
3. Pay more attention to intrinsic motivation than
extrinsic motivation !
>!
Meaning!
Positive Emotions!
Accomplishments!
Relationships!
4. Implement progress mechanics !
Foursquare
badges directory!
Klout score trend!
Linkedin
progress bars!
Starbucks loyalty
programme!
5. Make it easy to learn, but hard to master!
Novice! Expert!
?!What is the skill
needed to
attain mastery?!
Examples of Gamification:!
!
Foursquare !
Achievement, exploration, collecting items (badges) !
Loyalty Cards 

Rewards, collecting items (stamps) !
Photorank

Competition, personal recognition!
Gametize 

Achievement, exploration, rewards!
Examples of Gamification:!
American Airlines

Rewards, achievement,
level-ups (elite status)!
Nike Plus

Achievement, level-ups, competition!
Linked In

Level-ups (progress bar)!
References !
What is Gamification, Really? 

By Michael Wu

http://lithosphere.lithium.com/t5/Building-Community-the-Platform/What-is-Gamification-Really/ba-p/30447!
!
!
Why We Play Games: 

Four Keys to More Emotion Without Story 

By Nicole Lazzaro

http://xeodesign.com/xeodesign_whyweplaygames.pdf

!
Smart Gamification: 

Social Game Design for a Connected World "
By Amy Jokim

http://www.slideshare.net/amyjokim/smart-gamification-social-game-design-for-a-connected-world

http://xeodesign.com/xeodesign_whyweplaygames.pdf

!
Meaningful Play: 

Getting Gamification Right !
By Sebastian Deterding

http://www.slideshare.net/dings/meaningful-play-getting-gamification-right!
!
!
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Gamification 101 - It's not just about points and badges

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    Gamification 101 A gameducationseries brought to you by! http://gametize.com http://twitter.com/gametize http://facebook.com/gametize
  • 2.
    What is Gamification?! It is the application of game- like characteristics to non-game settings to drive audience engagement. !
  • 3.
    Game Characteristics? ! Theseencourage behaviors such as… ! Game Mechanics!Game Design Principles! Gaming Psychology! Player Journey! Collaboration! Competition! Exploration! Interaction!
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    Non-game settings refer to anycontext! other than a game. ! Education! Travel! Community! Work! Health & 
 Fitness!
  • 5.
    What is theaverage age of a gamer? (go google for answer!)
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    Gamification does notturn an application into a game. Instead, it makes it feel like a game. !
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    People like gamesbecause they trigger emotion.! Frustration!Excitement! Sense of Achievement! Amazement! Happiness!
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    How games triggeremotion: ! 1. Hard fun! 2. Easy fun! 3. Altered States! 4. The People Factor!
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    Frustration! Sense of Achievement! Challenge!Strategy! Problem Solving! 1. Hard fun!
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    Exploration ! Escapefrom thoughts & feelings ! Excitement! 3. Altered States!
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    Incentives are onlya subset of gamification 
 as a whole. ! Incentive Systems ! Gamification! !=!
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    You need topick a gamification strategy and follow it through. ! ! Gamification is not plug and play. !
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    Gamification Strategy! !1. Identifyaction/behaviour to encourage! 2. Identify the engagement style of your users! 3. Pay attention to intrinsic motivation than extrinsic motivation.! 4. Implement progress mechanics.! 5. Make it easy to learn, but hard to master.!
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    1. Identify action/behaviorto encourage: ! Check-ins! Purchases! Reviews! Comments! Share activities! Do tasks! Invite other users!
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    2. Identify theengagement style of your users ! Acting! Interacting! Content! Players! EXPRESS! COMPETE! EXPLORE! COLLABORATE! Eg: Design, decorate, create, purchase! Eg: Win, challenge, show-off, compare! Eg: View, vote, collect, review, rate! Eg: Comment, like, share, help, give!
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    3. Pay moreattention to intrinsic motivation than extrinsic motivation ! >! Meaning! Positive Emotions! Accomplishments! Relationships!
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    4. Implement progressmechanics ! Foursquare badges directory! Klout score trend! Linkedin progress bars! Starbucks loyalty programme!
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    5. Make iteasy to learn, but hard to master! Novice! Expert! ?!What is the skill needed to attain mastery?!
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    Examples of Gamification:! ! Foursquare! Achievement, exploration, collecting items (badges) ! Loyalty Cards 
 Rewards, collecting items (stamps) ! Photorank
 Competition, personal recognition! Gametize 
 Achievement, exploration, rewards!
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    Examples of Gamification:! AmericanAirlines
 Rewards, achievement, level-ups (elite status)! Nike Plus
 Achievement, level-ups, competition! Linked In
 Level-ups (progress bar)!
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    References ! What isGamification, Really? 
 By Michael Wu
 http://lithosphere.lithium.com/t5/Building-Community-the-Platform/What-is-Gamification-Really/ba-p/30447! ! ! Why We Play Games: 
 Four Keys to More Emotion Without Story 
 By Nicole Lazzaro
 http://xeodesign.com/xeodesign_whyweplaygames.pdf
 ! Smart Gamification: 
 Social Game Design for a Connected World " By Amy Jokim
 http://www.slideshare.net/amyjokim/smart-gamification-social-game-design-for-a-connected-world
 http://xeodesign.com/xeodesign_whyweplaygames.pdf
 ! Meaningful Play: 
 Getting Gamification Right ! By Sebastian Deterding
 http://www.slideshare.net/dings/meaningful-play-getting-gamification-right! ! !
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    business@gametize.com Start gametizing atgametize.com Need a coupon? Tweet us @gametize :) More resources: http://slideshare.net/gametize