Advantages of gamification amid the pandemic
Advantages of gamification amid the pandemic
Advantages of gamification amid the pandemic
By Raj N. Phani
November 06, 2019
Summary
The pandemic has led to a forced popularisation of the concept of work from home and social distancing has become the new norm.
Since work from home is fast emerging to be a new normal concept, gamification is the most important part of corporates in terms of employee incentives because Gamification is a process of integrating the mechanics of the game into something that motivates engagement, and participation in work.
The concept of gamification is to take business-focused ideas and make them fun & entertaining and driving better engagement with employees.
The components used in gamification are called game mechanics which help engage and motivate users.
Games can transform dull content into engaging and interesting experiences, can encourage friendly competition among colleagues, and can give learners a sense of pride in completing a course after a series of gamified challenges and tasks.
Using game dynamics of gamification to increase the skills of employees leads to an increase in productivity of their work, as a result of generating a relaxed and collaborative environment.
There are different games like educational games, which help to boost one's mind.
Transmits corporate DNA. Gamification helps in many ways but by far the most important one is that it lets transmission of the corporate DNA across lines and categories of employees.
There are many companies that have decided to implement game-based learning methodologies guided by Gamelearn, leading developer of serious games for corporate training.
The use of game dynamics to learn management skills has proven to be successful for many HR departments.
Reference
Phani, R. N. (2020, November 06). Advantages of gamification amid the pandemic. Retrieved November 09, 2020, from https://www.peoplematters.in/blog/life-at-work/advantages-of-gamification-amid-the-pandemic-27526