Beware of gamification. There is a great talk[1] discussing intrinsic versus extrinsic motivation as it applies to video games, with the key insight being that

Beware of gamification. There is a great talk[1] discussing intrinsic versus extrinsic motivation as it applies to video games, with the key insight being that extrinsic rewards decrease intrinsic motivation. The speaker references a lot of research that seems worth digging into too. [1] https://www.gdcvault.com/play/1012290/Achievements-Considered-Harmful https://www.gdcvault.com/play/1012290/Achievements-Considere...