Gamification stuff we love: gamified puzzles

First posted on Gamification Nation Gamification Nation – Experts in gamification for learning and HR Recent new published research by Nesta on the average gamer in the UK found that they are probably a highly educated… [Read More] The post Average gamer in the UK: 43 year old female by An Coppens appeared first on www.gamificationnation.com

As we are working on some game designs, the conversation around keeping the game simple and at the same time balanced is a hard one to get right. The game geeks want to add as many features as possible to keep it interesting and the lesser geeky one is, the simpler you want to game…

Comparing performance, looks, results, comments, etc. is something we have all done or experienced at some point in life. It may have been in school, where when school report or results came out, you grouped together with friends to compare notes. It may have been your family comparing you to siblings or nieces and nephews….

I debated long an hard whether to write this post or not, but decided to go ahead. If you know me personally, then you know I am originally from Belgium (Antwerp to be precise) and that I support the Belgian football team. Hence, losing isn’t fun as the title for this post, because unless you…

As a young person growing up, I often had periods of severe self-doubt and although I was an average student, good at a lot of things, I always felt I was coming up just short of where everyone else was. As a grown adult, I still have to work at staying in a positive frame…

Gamification and games are often considered to be the cool kid on the block when implementing new solutions or something for younger audiences. I often question clients about what drove them to choose game elements as a way of engaging their target audience. So here are my top 5 suggested questions that you should answer…