This slideshow suggests ways that Gamification can help the Gamers Outreach Foundation reach more individuals, increase awareness, and improve its effectiveness.

1. GAMERS OUTREACH
Increase
Engagement
and
Participation

2. ABOUT GAMERS OUTREACH
 “Gamers Outreach Foundation is a video -game industry charity
organization that works to use interactive entertainment in
ways that improve the lives of others. Simply put, we use
video games to help people out!”
http://gamersoutreach.org

3. GAMERS OUTREACH PROJECTS
 Fun for our Troops
 Video game care packages to troops serving overseas.
 The goal of this initiative is to provide stress relief, relaxation, and
boost morale and overall well-being of U.S. troops.
 Project go-kart
 Portable video game kiosks designed to be used in hospital
environments.
 Helps ease the burdens associated with hospital stays.
 Gaming4Others
 Online video game tournaments and community game nights to help
raise funds for others in need.
 Gaming4Others combines passion for gaming with charitable action

4. ENGAGEMENT OPPORTUNIT Y
 Great projects that gamers should get excited about.
 Opportunity for gamers to play the games they love while
contributing to social good.
 Lack of membership or login system on website.

5. PART 1 – DEVELOP AN ONLINE
COMMUNIT Y
 Add a membership program so that contributors can be a part
of the organization.
 Add social elements such as discussion forums, and
encourage users to engage with the organization and each
other.
 Create robust user profiles so that users can share detailed
information about themselves, their interests, and the games
they enjoy the most.

6. PART 2 – GAMIFY THE EXPERIENCE
 Acknowledge and reward users for participation in charity
programs.
 Earn experience (xp points) for participation and gain levels
over time.
 Add unique badges/achievements for participation in each
event, as well as specific accomplishments relative to each
event.
 Earn special status (bronze, silver, gold, etc.) based on
lifetime contributions to charity programs.

7. PART 3 – GOALS AND LEADERBOARDS
 Establish well defined goals for events, and create relative
individual and group challenges for the community.
 Create leaderboards for most successful events, most active
users (highest xp), and most generous users (highest charity
contribution status).
 Develop long term goals for contributors such as “meta”
achievements (attend every event in 2013 for example).
 Develop long term goals for the organization, share them with
the community, and demonstrate how the community is
helping to achieve these goals.