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Gamification definitely works better when it's in conjunction with something you already want to do, or feel like you should do. It gives you an excuse to push
by Suppafly 3y ago
Gamification definitely works better when it's in conjunction with something you already want to do, or feel like you should do. It gives you an excuse to push a little harder to keep on task. It mostly seems to not work at all when it's for something you don't care about.
- Karellen 3y agoBut that goes against @devjab's experience upthread: > [gamification] isn’t for good intentions. It’s a tool to make people spend time on something they might not want to spend time on, so why did we ever think it would be a fitting tool for our good intentions? > [gamification systems] seem to fail to incentivise the development their creators want, unless that development is for people to spend a lot of money on video games. (Unless Duolingo counts as a video game? But even so, I don't think people spend a lot of (any?) money on it?)
- greazy 3y agoWhile I agree with most of what was written by devjab, this: > It’s a tool to make people spend time on something they might not want to spend time on. I disagree with. It's a tool, its usage can differ wildly between orgs, people. I think it's clear that gamification can be used for good from the examples people have provided. Of course the opposite is also true.