by Bernardo | Dec 30, 2017 | Gamification, Gamification Europe
Day 1 Part 2 of many The conference gathering started around 9 am with many familiar faces all around the place. Glad to see Sylvester Arnab, An Coppens, Michael Wu (finally!) and Alex Chalkias (whom I had only met by facebook). So after a late arrival we all got...
by Bernardo | Dec 29, 2017 | Gamification Europe
Teachings from #Gamification Europe Part 1 of many During Gamification Europe many, MANY, things happened. This series will try to sum up some of the highlights from the event in an attempt to do justice to all speakers, organizers and participants. Where to start?...
by Bernardo | Dec 7, 2017 | Education, Gamification
The #gamification powerhouse - Part 2 The dream team continues Continuing from this post… so many to mention but I will pull this off. Toby Beresford taught me many things in one night. What we are doing MATTERS. Not that I didn’t believe in it, but he...
by Bernardo | Dec 5, 2017 | Education, Gamification
The #gamification powerhouse - Part 1 Something like the dream team but made of experts from the industry Always after such a huge event filled with all experts from around the world, keeping the momentum of such a trend as #gamification, #engagement can’t be...
by Bernardo | Dec 4, 2017 | Gamification
The meaning of #fiero What is an epic win? As a #gamification designer, part of my job is to explain how people reach the fiero state. “It is the natural consequence of FLOW” I used to say. However, how often do we experience FLOW? Even being aware of its...
by Bernardo | Dec 4, 2017 | Education, Gamification
How NOT to gamify a classroom A keynote with some tips that will help teachers add #gamification to their classes with less mistakes Applying #gamification to a class will always be a good challenge. It doesn’t matter how good a Dungeon Master you are, you will...
by Bernardo | Oct 28, 2017 | Education, Gamification
Diablo III Learning from games The core idea of gamification is take from games the best concepts and use them in real-life/non-game contexts. Learning from games is the best thing we can do as experts, as we cannot hope to reveal all the secrets on EVERY...
by Bernardo | Oct 28, 2017 | Education, Gamification
#Gamifcation Europe is coming! - Expectation - For some of us, being part of the #gamification industry creates a lot of expectation from the world. We want engaging experiences and strong audiences and fun EVERYWHERE. Learning that this year the Gamification World...
by Bernardo | Sep 30, 2017 | Gamification
Ok, so there are many ways to overcome this challenge. However I will cover ONE. The simplest and ALWAYS the solution to it. Never make rewards more relevant than the activity. Make the activity the reward itself. If people want a soft drink, don’t promise them...
by Bernardo | Sep 30, 2017 | Gamification
AS you may have noticed, one of my favorite Gamification Gurus is Andrzej Marczewski. He said once “Rewards must celebrate achievements, not be the achievement itself” On that regard, he posted a new article in Medium explaining that her daughters’...
