Johnathan Peters - WHY We Play

People don't fit nicely into categories, and we're in the people business. So, what if we looked at things differently? 

Once we know why people do things, we can anticipate what they enjoy doing and what they consider fun. 

Once we know that, we can add game elements that they'll actually enjoy, that will cause them to want to play. 

Dutch Driver - Open Mic - Gamification and the 2020 Workforce

Part 1 of a casual open mic session where Dutch turns the tables on Monica and interviews her about gamification.

This week my guest is Dutch Driver – like most of my gamification colleagues – we met through social media – and then had an opportunity to meet live and in person when I was in Alabama speaking a few years back. Dutch is one of those creative, research type people that I find fascinating…

In this episode we discuss:

Thiagi - Games and Gamification Part 2

Should games be fun or should they be serious?
Should games be cooperative or should they be competitive?

Part 2 of the Sententia interview with Dr. Thiagi - We begin with a review of the 4 C's of Games and how they can be applied in gamification design strategy, explore the importance of storylines and narratives for comprehension and retention, and conclude with FUN!!



About Thiagi:  Dr. Sivasailam (Thiagi) Thiagarajan was born in Chennai, India and has lived most of his life in Bloomington, Indiana. An expert in the area of game design, Thiagi has designed more than 400 training games and simulation and has written 40 books on the subject. He has conducted workshops on interactive training in 25 different countries around the world. Connect with Thiage - www.thiagi.com, @thiagi

About Your Host: A gamification speaker and designer, Monica Cornetti is rated as a Top 4 Gamification Guru in the world by UK-based Leaderboarded. Monica’s niche is gamification techniques that can be used within the corporate talent development environment. Connect with Monica @monicacornetti. www.monicacornetti.com and www.sententiagames.com