Gamification

Gamification 2013 post-conference articles and video interviews

June Macdonald — Wed, 20 Nov 2013 12:00:00 +0000

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).

Tags: Gamification 2013 conference, motivational design, #gameit13

Gamification 2013: A conversation with Neil Randall

June Macdonald — Wed, 25 Sep 2013 12:00:00 +0000

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.’

Tags: Gamification 2013, #gameit13, Neil Randall, Games Institute, gamification, motivational design

Sold out! Follow #gameit13 and watch keynotes via Livestream

June Macdonald — Tue, 24 Sep 2013 12:00:00 +0000

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:

Tags: #gameit13, Gamification 2013, research, Amy Jo Kim, Stephen P Anderson

Presenters to provide insights and inspiration at Gamification 2013

June Macdonald — Mon, 09 Sep 2013 12:00:00 +0000

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

Waterloo Stratford Campus — Mon, 12 Aug 2013 12:00:00 +0000

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 Gamification 2013.

Tags: gamification, motivational design, diverging possiblities games, Stephen Anderson, Gamification 2013 conference

Last Call for Presentations for Gamification 2013

June Macdonald — Wed, 07 Aug 2013 12:00:00 +0000

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.

Tags: speaker submissions

Gamification and Interaction Discussion with Stephen Anderson August 16th

June Macdonald — Wed, 07 Aug 2013 12:00:00 +0000

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.

Tags: gamification, Google Hangout, Stephen Anderson, Interaction Design

Top 12 Reasons to Attend Gamification 2013

June Macdonald — Fri, 26 Jul 2013 12:00:00 +0000

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

Tags: gamification, #gameit13, motivation design, conference, research

Top 11! Reasons to Speak at Gamification 2013

June Macdonald — Thu, 25 Jul 2013 12:00:00 +0000

You’ll earn points, badges and top the leaderboard by speaking at Gamification 2013… Or at least a T-shirt.
You want to share how gamification is helping students learn, patients get healthy, training be fun, products develop in new directions, employees be more productive...
You can tell your mother that all those years playing xBox paid off….
No one else wants to hear you talk about gamification for more than 10 minutes.
You’ll get feedback and make connections that will advance your research (and grant opportunities).
You’ll be seen

Missed our Hangout with Axonify and Ayogo? Catch up here

June Macdonald — Thu, 25 Jul 2013 12:00:00 +0000

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.