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Actionable Gamification

By : Yu-kai Chou
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Actionable Gamification

By: Yu-kai Chou

Overview of this book

Effective gamification is a combination of game design, game dynamics, user experience, and ROI-driving business implementations. This book explores the interplay between these disciplines and captures the core principles that contribute to a good gamification design. The book starts with an overview of the Octalysis Framework and the 8 Core Drives that can be used to build strategies around the various systems that make games engaging. As the book progresses, each chapter delves deep into a Core Drive, explaining its design and how it should be used. Finally, to apply all the concepts and techniques that you learn throughout, the book contains a brief showcase of using the Octalysis Framework to design a project experience from scratch. After reading this book, you’ll have the knowledge and skills to enable the widespread adoption of good gamification and human-focused design in all types of industries.
Table of Contents (21 chapters)
Free Chapter
1
Introduction
19
Chapter 18: The Journey Goes On
21
Notes

Suspense and Mystery in a Blender

Many companies also use Core Drive 7 to promote their brands by adding suspense and mystery to their marketing campaign. One classic example is Blendtec’s Will It Blend? campaign. Blendtec is one of those power blenders that sell for a whooping $300-$400 - about the price of an iPad Mini. Not cheap by any means, but since the value it promises is long-term health and love for your family, people will purchase it if they believe it is notably better than other blenders.

With some very creative marketing, Blendtec’s Founder Tom Dickson decided to launch a video series on YouTube called Will It Blend? In a long series of videos, the CEO dressed up in a lab coat as an scientist and throws novels, golf balls, broomsticks, and highly valued products such as the latest iPhone or iPad into the blender. Before blending the items, Dickson would ask the famous question, “Will it blend?”

Needless to say, this generated...