Gamification ideas for American Diabetes Association

1. Gamification Ideas for American
Diabetes Association
By Fuad Kamal

2. “You can prevent or delay the onset of
type 2 diabetes through a healthy
lifestyle. … increase your level of
physical activity,...with these positive
steps, you can stay healthier longer
and reduce your risk of diabetes”
http://www.diabetes.org

3. Solution #1
Use social graph to do relative leaderboards
to encourage friendly, competitive physical
exercises. (among friends, etc.)

4. Solution #2
Publicize a daily “Quest/Challenge of the day” to
help people develop a reminder and routine for
indulging in healthy activities (like a 2 mile walk,
etc.)

5. Solution #3
Get friends/spouse/relatives to offer “rewards”
for meeting certain levels in exercise.

6. Solution #4
Use an accelerometer app to encourage physical
activity. Award points to calibrate activity.

7. Solution #5
Offer badges/skill points for various healthy
weight reduction activities.