
Gamified banking
Saving money actually is great fun, the problem seems to be that spending it is fun also. Now, could I please have an application that would make saving more fun that spending?

Don’t bother to become a politician – just run that town (with your iPhone)!
Are you unhappy with the way that your town is managed? What would you do with the taxes collected – and what would be the end -result? Australian Bureau of statistics decided to use some of their money to make an iOs -application, “Run that town” where any Australian (or why not somebody else...

Catching the criminals with a game
People recognize familiar faces in the crowd - friends, family and celebrities. The Polish National Police has now taken advantage on this capability, and created a memory game "Most wanted" based on criminal faces.

Your prize: annoyance
Gamification is, in a way, all about rewarding your audience. People get the chance to take part to – whatever has been gamified – and they get something nice in return for their effort (points, stories, experiences, knowledge, amusement, all kinds of possible stuff…). What about instead of a reward one would get a punishment...

Bad gamification at its best
It seems that people are not happy with the term gamification. There’s an ongoing argument wherther gamification is a good or a bad thing. We have already discussed about good and bad gamification before, and to me it seems that the people not happy with gamification are often the ones who have seen only bad...

Tetris: Just what the doctor ordered
It is not a novel idea to use games for health-purposes, for example recognizing serious symptoms, finding cures for illnesses or just increasing physical activity… But these games are often designed to address the exact issues. According to BBC an old favourite, Tetris, can be used to cure lazy-eye symptoms for children. But beware, as...