Observations June 30, 2014 - Gamification

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Observations June 30, 2014 - Gamification

#1 Post by SportsFan68 » Thu Jul 17, 2014 3:22 am

I really like the gamification aspects of such things as "Hero Rewards" for donating blood, but I can see the down side as well; people should donate blood because it is a good thing for community health, not just for the nice prizes.
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Re: Observations June 30, 2014 - Gamification

#2 Post by SportsFan68 » Thu Jul 17, 2014 3:22 am

gamification (NEW WORD ADDED for 2014)Audio Pronunciation\gay-muh-fuh-KAY-shun\

DEFINITION

noun

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the process of adding games or gamelike elements to something (as a task) so as to encourage participation
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