Gamification & Education | annemiekefrank

The magical world of Game Elements

What makes a game a game and a gamified product gamified? Simply put, the whole is greater than the sum and without the pieces, you have...

One of the many many many fields gamification can be applied to, is education. Imagine this: The part of our brain associated with...

Not a big fan of generalization, however I am going to make the assumption that people prefer having fun, over being miserable. Yes,...

Ever since my dear friend introduced me to Swarm, I have become a bit of an addict. As mentioned before Dodgeball turned into Foursquare...

This week starts off with exploring the notion of why one should gamify and uses Foursquare, formerly known as Dodgeball as an example....

Recently I have been confronted with two major challenges in my life: Sticking to my goals & dealing with my finances. One of my many...

Gamification is not about turning everything into a game and it shouldn’t be confused with Game Theory, which is basically the study of...

Finding a definition for Gamification is tricky and basically it is made up of 3 components: Use of Game Elements and Game Design...

With NikePlus you create an online profile where you gather and upload your running stats. Stats include how many calories you burnt, how...

Currently I am part of this wonderful project researching Usability and Gamification, which inspired me to dig deeper and do a course...