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Video: Make it Fun! Using Game Design Ideas to Change Behavior / With Behavioral Scientist Karl Purcell. We’ve all been there: you download a shiny new app, excited to finally run five miles a day or learn Spanish, only to…
Video: Applied Game Design – Episode 10 – Gamification. Ever feel like you’re just grinding through a tutorial that never ends? You wake up, check the metrics, react to the “boss battles” of work and bills, and collapse, wondering where…
Video: What Research Says About Gamification. Ever feel like you’re chasing digital badges in a race that never ends, only to realize you’re running in circles? 🏃 ♂️💨 We’ve all been there. At Gamification Hub™, we’ve watched countless brands pour…
Video: SuperBetter App and Website. Is the SuperBetter app free, or is it just another cleverly disguised paywall? We’ve all been there: you download a promising new mental health tool, only to find the “game” stops working the moment you…
Video: Lessons for Narrative Design from Modern Tabletop RPGs. Ever feel like your gamified app is just a shiny shell with no soul? You’re not alone. At Gamification Hub™, we’ve seen countless projects crash and burn because they treated narrative…
Why do students forget a textbook chapter in minutes but remember a video game level for years? The secret isn’t better content; it’s emotional design. At Gamification Hub™, we’ve seen countless “gamified” courses fail because they treated emotions as an…
Video: Building Adaptive Multimodal Interfaces – 2005. Remember the last time you tried to talk to a smart device that just stared back at you with a blank “I didn’t catch that”? Frustrating, right? Now, imagine an interface that doesn’t…
Video: The “SuperBetter” method to living a happier, more resilient life. Ever feel like life is a boss battle you didn’t sign up for, where the health bar is stuck on red and the “Game Over” screen is looming? You’re…
Ever wonder why you can’t stop scrolling through Duolingo or why you’re suddenly obsessed with hitting your step count? It’s not magic; it’s gamification, the secret sauce turning mundane tasks into addictive quests. While many think it’s just about slapping…
Ever tried to build a house by starting with the roof? That’s exactly what happens when companies slap a leaderboard on a boring spreadsheet and call it “gamification.” Spoiler alert: it doesn’t work. At Gamification Hub™, we’ve seen countless projects…
