- Gamification is the use of game mechanics and game design techniques in non-game contexts.
- It encourages people to adopt non-game applications (encourages users to engage in desired
behaviours, by solving problems and not being a distraction)
- It involves the process of taking something that already exists and integrating game mechanics into it to
motivate participation, engagement and loyalty.
- It encourages people to adopt non-game applications (encourages users to engage in desired
behaviours, by solving problems and not being a distraction)
- It involves the process of taking something that already exists and integrating game mechanics into it to
motivate participation, engagement and loyalty.
Gamification has paved the way to transforming the way people interact with information.
Research about the evolution of gamification was carried out and summed up into a simple timeline to show how the concept of gamification developed from board games to what is now mobile/web based applications.