Game over: Has gamification failed?
Game over: Has gamification failed?
Game over: Has gamification failed?
July18, 2022
By Patrick Gray
Summary
At its core, gamification applies "Game mechanics" to everyday activities.
There are well-defined rules, a clear path to victory, and a defined period in which the game occurs.
Just as there are games that are significantly more complex than Tic-Tac-Toe, so too are there more complex game mechanics that can be applied in a work context.
In the workplace, the thinking was that adding game elements would bring some excitement to the everyday and drive productivity along the way.=
According to the School of Game Design, players instead continue returning because of its perfect combination of ease in learning the game, the difficulty of mastery and the uncertainty in what a future level might hold.
Imagine a game of blackjack where the same cards are dealt each time and the chips are both virtual and completely worthless.
Are there any game elements that make sense for work?
Reference
Gray, P. (2022, July 18). Game over: Has gamification failed? Retrieved July 25, 2022, from https://www.techrepublic.com/article/has-gamification-failed/