CONFERENCE IN A TWEET: Amazing, Fun and Winning! These are the objectives of the Octalysis model @yukaichou #GWC15 @OnSeriousGames There are two kinds of Gamification: Implicit Gamification, Gameful designs for non-game purposes, and Explicit Gamification, Games for non-games purposes. The Octalysis model analyses how our brain reacts to motivational stimulus. Depending if they appeal to our left or right side of ... Read More »
CONFERENCE IN A TWEET: 4 keys to success in #Gamification? Goal, Design, Structure & Narrative @subatomicnl & @melindajacobs at #GWC15 @OnSeriousGames ‘Gamification doesn’t exist!’ exclaims Melinda Jacobs ‘There is no such a thing as a Gamification practice; Gamification is just an observation. We observe Games and find that they engage users in an amazing way and thus the idea shifts to ... Read More »
Ready for #GWC15? We are!! You can see here the complete schedule for Wednesday 11th. Conferences will last only 20 minutes each, but this guarantees juicy and sharp presentations. Take a look and choose which one you wouldn’t miss for all the gold in the world. Tonight, we will bring you a summary of the day and the best moments! ... Read More »
Some posts ago, we were wondering what if shooter games could save lives. Well, this is not a shooter game, but “Relive” is a sci-fi adventure Serious Same to learn to apply CPR (cardiopulmonary resuscitation) techniques. This game developed by Studio Evil with the help of the expert in CPR Federico Semeraro takes place in a space facility where something ... Read More »
Pacific airlines announce your flight is ready for departure, please proceed to the boarding gate. This is how your next adventure begins. Are you ready to learn Leadership and Team Management playing Video Games? Then you better take a look to Pacific, the new game by GameLearn. The premise is engaging by itself: you are part of a volunteer team in ... Read More »
For the 4th year, Gamification World Congress is just around the corner. From 10 to 13 November at Fira de Barcelona, gamification experts from all around the world will gather to share the future of Gamification and Serious Games. Are you going to miss it? 60 international top speakers will be presenting their projects and ideas, among them, gamification experts ... Read More »
Based in Copenhagen, Serious Games Interactive (SGI) has more than ten years of experience in Serious Games. The walls of their lovely, hip headquarters are proof both of the success of the company as well as of the creative minds behind it; covered in framed awards, diplomas and former customer logos…as well as multiple references to this fish blob. On ... Read More »
If you still think South is not worthy, you better reconsider your thoughts. The third edition of South Summit has just come to an end and we are still buzzing about all the creative projects presented during the event. 100 entrepreneurs pitched their ideas to potential investors: thermal energy, water saving, acne treatment and of course, Serious Games… for parents! Take ... Read More »
Despite its melancholic name, there’s nothing mournful or sad about Elegy for a Dead World, an inspiring, visually charming serious game to explore your writing creativity and unleash your inner Shakespeare. PopCannibal and Dejobaan Games’ Elegy for a Dead World is a great example of how serious games can fire players’ creativity. In times when games are also valued because ... Read More »
Do you feel like your life is full of tasks to do? Of promises to keep? Of dreams to be accomplished one day that never comes? You never have the time to do all of them. Probably not even 25% of what you intend to do every day. Productivity gurus have been preaching for a long time about the bad ... Read More »
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