I saw a great post from Seth Godin last week – it was about him playing a word game and being disincentivised to play it because he could see how he ranked against the other people playing. We forget that gamification needs to be opted in; people won’t compete just because you say so. It’s… Read More Competitive learning
I was listening to a podcast in the RSA Bridges to the Future series last week. In episode 172, Adrian Hon was interviewed about gamification in the workplace. As well as the horror stories about gamified bonuses there were a few core elements which I think we need to pick up in learning terms. Firstly,… Read More Gamification in the workplace
As part of my commitment to producing nil/neutral cost content, I regularly submit photos that I think may be of interest to people on peer to peer picture sharing sites. I got an email from one the other day (not Pixabay), encouraging me to ‘move myself’ up the leader board. Apparently, with a few more… Read More Leader? Bored.
I remember my Mum telling me that no-one’s ‘ever going to play video games for a living’. I think it was meant to get me off of the computer console and back into study and work. Times change. Re-brand it as e-sports and suddenly everyone takes it seriously. E-learning needs a similar re-brand.