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Robot Trading: How Automation is Gamifying Financial Markets for New Investors

Robot trading is revolutionizing financial markets by making investing more accessible for new investors. Automated platforms simplify the process, using algorithms to reduce human error and emotional decision-making. These systems offer a gamified experience, with leaderboards and interactive features that engage users. While risks remain, automation lowers barriers to entry.

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8 Reasons Gamification Is More Than Fun And Games At Work

When gamification is inadequately applied it can be nothing more than a short-term fix to long-term issues around demotivation at work. It is more likely that extroverted candidates will respond positively to certain gamification elements such as multiplayer competitions, whilst introverts might perform better on single-player games with clearly-defined rules.

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Onboarding Your Team Through Play

Onboarding a new team member involves navigating the complexities of learning names, roles, processes, and preferences. Traditional onboarding, often a checklist-driven and information-heavy process, may not be the most engaging approach. Bethany Carr suggests adopting a more interactive method by incorporating games, activities, and simulations into the onboarding process.

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The Benefits: Producing consistent and superior performance while building a sense of community amongst colleagues and co-workers

Andrew L. McGuffee explores the potential benefits of implementing gamification in learning materials. Gamification goes beyond the game environment, enhancing both psychological and technological aspects of learning. This "game thinking" improves motivation and critical thinking skills in learners.

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The Role of Gamification in E-Learning

E-learning, has gained prominence due to its ability to activate the brain's pleasure centers and enhance engagement. With 97% of children playing video games and 70% of teachers observing increased student interest through gamification, making learning enjoyable proves to be an effective strategy for maintaining focus and motivation.

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The Gamification of Education: How Game-Based Learning Is Transforming Traditional Classrooms

Welcome to the world of gamification in education, where traditional classrooms are transformed into dynamic, immersive learning environments. Gamification addresses the diverse learning styles of students. In these immersive learning environments, students are often more motivated to work together, building camaraderie and learning the art of effective teamwork.

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Student-faculty research focuses on gamification as a teaching tool

Nathan Dinh '25 and Christian Lopez, assistant professor of computer science, have teamed up to research how gamification and machine learning can be used to teach programming. Funded by the EXCEL Scholars Program, their work together is focused on developing personalized gamified educational applications that look and feel like computer games but whose main purpose is to teach programming by adapting to the skill level and learning pace of the individual student.

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How To Derive The Most From Your Gamified Projects

Simultaneously, game theory's insights into strategic decision-making, competition, and cooperation provide a roadmap for crafting compelling gamified experiences. Game theory provides a framework for analyzing how different actors choose strategies to maximize their gains while considering the choices of others.

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