10+ Best Articles on Gamification
The most useful articles and videos on gamification from around the web, curated by thought leaders and our community.
Refind focuses on timeless pieces and updates the list whenever new, must-read articles or videos are discovered.
Top 5 Gamification Articles
At a glance: these are the articles that have been most read, shared, and saved on gamification by Refind users in 2024 so far.
Videos
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Propaganda Games: Sesame Credit
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The #1 Gamification Mistake you MUST avoid (2019)
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How To Manage Multiple Marketing Channels in Today’s Dynamic Landscape
Marketing managers have two ways to perceive the ever-increasing number of marketing channels available today. Chaos or opportunity. From video marketing and gamification to in-person events and blog…
How to Use Gamification in Mobile App Onboarding
Playing games is a human impulse. People get a kick out of competing, collecting things, and finishing tasks. You can apply game design elements to anything, which is called gamification. Mobile ap…
Short Articles
Short on time? Check out these useful short articles on gamification—all under 10 minutes.
It’s visual delight that you’re looking for, not gamification
You are in a product meeting that has been going on for the entire day, and now all the discussions are almost loopy. The meeting is…
«Before we get into the full breakdown of how to look at this decision, it’s important to know one thing: Visual delight is in itself a crucial part of gamification — without it, gamification can feel watered down. Just some food for thought.»
The Gamification of Everything Is No Fun
Adrian Hon’s book “You’ve Been Played” warns against the abuses of game logic in work and politics.
Gamification: A guide for designers to a misunderstood concept
How to build a gamification system the right way and how Fitbit, Waze, and Duolingo use it to enhance their products.
Gamification in 2017: Top 5 Key Principles
Gamification is a buzzword that was relatively salient a few years ago, but has since dropped out of the vernacular of modern user…
Long Articles
These are some of the most-read long-form articles on gamification.
How Game Design Principles Can Enhance Democracy
Our democracies are already gamified. Our goal should be to do it better.
The difference between Gamification and Incentivization, and how to use them in edTech
Gamification does not mean ‘adding badges’. Let’s explore the real crossovers between games and edTech.
High score, low pay: why the gig economy loves gamification
Sarah Mason, a Lyft driver and sociologist, forensically examines management controls in the ride app industry. Based on her personal experience, she shows how companies like Lyft use gamification to motivate drivers. Your driver is actually playing a game – and may be hooked.
The Surprising Relationship Between Gamification And Modern Persuasion
I know gamification works and want to show why using science, Facebook and concrete examples.
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