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AnkiDroid
Level 1 Octalysis
By Thorsten Niemeyer
January 26, 2021

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• AnkiDroid digitalizes the flashcard concept to
smartphones
• AnkiDroid is an OpenSource project and free to use
• AnkiDroid is coupled with Anki and AnkiWeb but does
not share a common development team.
• AnkiDroid has a clean and slim interface.
• The user can create flashcards using text, images,
audio, formulas, etc.
• When reviewing the flashcards, there are choices of
how well the user remembered the flashcard. Based on
this choice, the card is shown again for learning in a
specified interval (example on the right).
AnkiDroid

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Octalysis Strategy Dashboard
Business Metrics
Player Types
Desired Actions
Analysis of the Current Experience
Brainstorm
Word of Thank
Table of Contents

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Player Types
Desired Actions
Feedback
Mechanics
Incentives
Win-state
Business Metrics
Trigger
Embedded
Result
Octalysis Strategy Dashboard

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1. # of daily active users (playing all learnable cards of minimum one
deck)
2. # of cards learned by user per time
3. # shared cards per user per time
4. How many times does a user fail with a card before safely knowing
it? (correct 4 times in a row)
Business Metrics

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Learning for
preparation
Learning for
application
Social-focused
Archer
Mage
Conquestador Foot solider
Self-focused
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2
4
3
Player Types

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1. Foot Soldier – Learning for preparation & Self focused
2. Conquestador – Learning for application & Self focused
3. Mage – Learning for application & Social focused
4. Archer – Learning for preparation & Social focused
Learning for preparation – They learn for their studies, exams, certifications, etc.
Learning for application – They learn for applicating the knowledge, languages, chess, etc.
Self focused – Like to work on their own
Social focused – Like to work with others
Player Types

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• Wants to learn to pass ecs*
• Wants to see and make progress
in remembering
• none
• Chooses how to learn and might try
different methods
• Prepares simultaneously with others
• Wants to own knowledge
• Takes pride in utilizing the
learning method
• Is motivated through limited
time for preparation
• Wants to gain the reward,
coupled with the ecs*
*ecs: exam / certificates/ studies etc.
• Wants to make sure, that
the ecs* has not to be done again,
because of costs of time/money
• Does not want to waste unnecessary
time with learning
• Curious about the practical applications
of the knowledge
• Curious about the possibilites of learning
differently
Player Types
Meaning
Empowerment
Accomplishment
Ownership Social Influence
Unpredictability
Scarcity
Avoidance
Foot Soldier
Learning for preparation
Self focused

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- Scaffolding Phase
Learn cards
daily
Add new cards Add images
and audio
Remember the
cards correctly
Share decks Share app with
friends
Desired Actions

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Analysis of the Current Experience
• None
• Cards can be created from scratch,
including formulas, images, audios
• Decks can be shared (with
known and unknown people)
• Deck Database with comments
and upvotes etc.
• Cards are randomized during
learning
• Missing out days of learning will lead to
worse rememberance -> Loss of already
invested time and progress.
• Only a certain number of cards (new
and already learned) can played per day
(if settings not altered)
• Created and individualized decks
in account
• Learning time and number of
cards shown for current days.
• Many stats available
Meaning
Empowerment
Accomplishment
Ownership Social Influence
Unpredictability
Scarcity
Avoidance

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Name Description CD
Cards of a
Lifetime Main screen shows number of learned cards by user 2, 4
Affirmation Some Kind of reaction when a card is guessed right. Streak count, positive message, etc. 2
Higher Rates
Display after finishing deck. "Others/You have a XX% better Remembrance rate when (using
audio/images)(learning at xx o'clock)" 5, 2
Group Deck Creating a deck of cards together with peers. 5, 3, 7
Deck up!
Through learning a deck, the user levels up in this particular one. %safely remembered as
guidance. Level can decrease and increase, based on performance/adding/cards etc.
A higher level in a deck enables the user to skip cards (displaying them at the end of a learning
session or after some time again). 2, 4, 8
The Shuffle Combining different decks to learn at the same time 3, 7
Learn better,
save trees Display: "We saved x trees with using AnkiDroid instead of normal flashcards" 1
Brainstorming

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Name Description CD
Memory Battle
Competing with friends. All sides need to type an answer before showing the other side. Time
limit 2, 5, 6
Fight the
Cramming Narrative of fighting the cramming sickness of many people. Be the one who remembers. 1
Random Deck
Randomly when opening the app or after finishing a deck. Recommendation of high voted viral
deck. Do you want to learn more about this topic? 5,7
Refreshing
Content Messages of statistic of user at bottom of home screen 7, 3, 2
Streakdesign Streak count for days the user learned in a row. 2, 8
Brainstorming
My aim for this brainstorming was to preserve the slim design of AnkiDroid and not overload it.
The whole flashcard concept could be put in a different environment, with a lot more possibilities and motivational
triggers. This wouldn’t be, as far as I can judge, what the development team of AnkiDroid and the community wishes. A
more gamified experience of flashcards could highly motivate people but would need a different audience and
introduction.

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The journey on creating this presentation was enjoyable and eye-opening! Putting the framework to practice did a
wonder on deepening my knowledge.
Sincerely, I want to thank the whole team behind Octalysis Prime and the community. I know our journey together is
just getting started. I’m eager for the future!
A special thanks to Yu-Kai for creating this powerful framework and knowledge base, spreading Gamification around.
Your passion is contagious!
Whoever came this far thank you for reading through my presentation.
There is only one last thing to say…
Word of Thanks

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Level 1 Octalysis Certificate, by Thorsten Niemeyer