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Sometimes I feel like a grumpy old man, but I do feel that gamification was the last big thing. Chore Wars was funny and original, but foursquare et al. just t
by robtoo 15y ago
Sometimes I feel like a grumpy old man, but I do feel that gamification was the last big thing.
Chore Wars was funny and original, but foursquare et al. just treat their customers like a bunch of five year-olds earning gold stars for being a good boy.
And you don't even get chocolate once you get ten of them.
- Hisoka 15y agoI think it will always remain a big thing because the underlying concept feeds into intrinsic desires of human beings for positive reinforcement. But the thing is it works more effectively in areas where there's a bigger context with meaning - not things like checking in... there's no sense of accomplishing for checking in.. it's just random noise. Same with this Google News thing. It works better in things like Chore Wars where you get the sense of "DONE" and "WIN" when you get the chore done AND when you get the positive reinforcement. For FourSquare, it just doesn't give you the same dopamine release. In fact, the concept of 4Square works more because it lets you see who else also checked in. They didnt have to do the badges concept.. could've saved it for others. greedy bastards