Game mechanics are everywhere, even when they are displayed by colorful illustrations and badges. From friend counts in Facebook, to Karma in HN, time pressure

Game mechanics are everywhere, even when they are displayed by colorful illustrations and badges. From friend counts in Facebook, to Karma in HN, time pressure in Groupon and leaderboards in Digg. Here's a great overview over game mechanics. http://techcrunch.com/2010/08/25/scvngr-game-mechanics/ http://techcrunch.com/2010/08/25/scvngr-game-mechanics/