Tag Archives | gamer centered design

Gamification is Coming. Are You Ready?

By on January 18, 2011 in Educational Technology, Games & Simulations, Next Tech

The debate about the use of game mechanics in digital media — lately known as gamification — hardly started  before being overtaken by tools, workshops and service providers all too willing to use game techniques to tart up your latest digital masterpiece. But many in the gaming world are complaining “Not so fast!” and The [...]

Read full story • Comments { 0 }
Global Game Jam 2009

Global Game Jam 2009

By on January 18, 2009 in Games & Simulations, Next Tech, Social Media

Join the Global Game Jam, an intense 48-hour journey of creativity, innovation, collaboration, and experimentation. Maximize your creativity by designing games within specified constraints, in a limited period of time, and build your game dev network in the process. The event takes place simultaneously at 44 different locations in 15 countries around the world. In [...]

Read full story • Comments { 0 }

The Search Game

By on May 7, 2008 in Business & Marketing, Games & Simulations, Next Tech

A shout out to Eliane Alhadeff for her recent post Search as a Serious Game which highlights a seriously cool search interface from SearchMe.com. A picture says a thousand words so file this under User Experience and go take it for a spin to see what web search + gamer centered design might look looks [...]

Read full story • Comments { 0 }

Switch to our mobile site