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Gamification 2013 post-conference articles and video interviews

Wednesday, November 20, 2013 by June Macdonald

During the conference we took advantage of having access to so many brilliant minds and asked them to summarize the research they were presenting and their thoughts on gamification. The following articles, many with video accompaniment, have been published on the CommerceLab.ca site, an initiative to bring together researchers and business to further opportunities and innovation in Canada in the areas of Gamification, UX and Interactive Display (read about CommerceLab).

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Gamification 2013: A conversation with Neil Randall

Wednesday, September 25, 2013 by June Macdonald

It’s the classic cry of parents trying to pry gaming consoles from the hands of kids everywhere: ‘Stop playing so many video games. You’ll never find a job some day if you waste all your time on that.’

Sold out! Follow #gameit13 and watch keynotes via Livestream

Tuesday, September 24, 2013 by June Macdonald

Gamification 2013 is sold out! It's going to be a packed house of researchers and practitioners at our campus. If you don't have your ticket you can still join us virtually:

Presenters to provide insights and inspiration at Gamification 2013

Monday, September 9, 2013 by June Macdonald

The full speaker program was just released on Friday and we’ve got the highlights of what you don’t want to miss at the Gamification 2013 Conference October 2-4, 2013, at University of Waterloo, Stratford Campus.

Sandbox Environments: Playfulness is the Future

Monday, August 12, 2013 by Waterloo Stratford Campus

Whether it’s a learning module or a user engaging with a system, the authoritarian process of trying to shape and influence the user’s path with a definitive goal has its limits, says Stephen P. Anderson, keynote speaker at Gamific

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Last Call for Presentations for Gamification 2013

Wednesday, August 7, 2013 by June Macdonald

Speaker proposals, research papers and student competition entries are still being sought for the upcoming Gamification 2013 conference being presented by the University of Waterloo – but the deadline for submissions is coming up fast -- midnight tomorrow, August 8^th.

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Gamification and Interaction Discussion with Stephen Anderson August 16th

Wednesday, August 7, 2013 by June Macdonald

Join us for a Google+ Hangout with Stephen Anderson, the author of Seductive Interaction Design and inventor of the Mental Notes card deck on Friday, August 16th at 12pm Eastern.

Top 12 Reasons to Attend Gamification 2013

Friday, July 26, 2013 by June Macdonald

You are an active player in the field and want to meet like-minded peers, academics and industry professionals to discuss the future of gamification research.
You want to learn the truth about what works and what doesn’t in motivational design from international and inter-disciplinary gamification experts, like renowned social game designer Amy Jo Kim and Seductive Interaction Design author

Missed our Hangout with Axonify and Ayogo? Catch up here

Thursday, July 25, 2013 by June Macdonald

Paul Prescod, CTO at Ayogo, and Phil Menary, VP Development at Axonify, joined two of our conference chairs, Lennart Nacke of UOIT and Neil Randall of the University of Waterloo, for an online discussion July 18th. They asked our guests for specific insights on industry use of Gamification, particulary in Healthcare and Training.

Attention students! Speaking Opportunity and Gamification Design Competition

Thursday, July 25, 2013 by June Macdonald

Do you have a great piece of work in the field of gamification and want to share it with other passionate people? Students are invited to submit a short paper, poster or demo for consideration to present at the Gamification 2013 conference. Or enter the Gamification Student Design Competition!

But hurry – all submissions must be received by August 8, 2013.