Game Techniques within Epic Meaning & Calling

Now that you have the main concept of Core Drive 1: Epic Meaning & Calling, the question is how to implement it into your experiences. Below I introduce a few Game Techniques that, if designed correctly, can bring out the sense of Epic Meaning & Calling. Keep in mind, in my terminology, when I mention Game Techniques, I mean techniques that incorporate Game Elements (which includes Game Mechanics) to drive motivation.

You will also start to notice many “Game Technique numbers (#s)” that follow each Game Technique mentioned. These Game Technique #s are part of a scavenger hunt that originated from my website YukaiChou.com. My readers would try to collect all the numbers, which will one day result in some fascinating things that one can do with Octalysis down the road.

One key thing to remember is that the entire premise behind the Octalysis Design Framework is that one should not be too stuck on game mechanics,...