{"id":16233,"date":"2012-06-12T17:31:28","date_gmt":"2012-06-12T22:31:28","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.shamusyoung.com\/twentysidedtale\/?p=16233"},"modified":"2012-06-12T17:31:28","modified_gmt":"2012-06-12T22:31:28","slug":"experienced-points-in-defense-of-gamification","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.shamusyoung.com\/twentysidedtale\/?p=16233","title":{"rendered":"Experienced Points: In Defense of Gamification"},"content":{"rendered":"

The subject of “gameification” has really taken off over the last year. I think Extra Credits really kicked off the discussion<\/a>. They didn’t invent the term, but it does seem like they brought it to the masses. We’re now several spins through the whole cycle of evangelism » backlash » counter-backlash » re-framing the discussion. At PAX East this year there was even a panel titled, “If I Hear the Term ‘Gamification’ One More Time I’m Going To Scream”. <\/p>\n

But until now the criticism has mostly fallen into one of two categories:<\/p>\n

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  1. Shallow, snarky dismissal, like when people complain about the movie Avatar not because they’ve seen it, but because they’re straight-up sick of hearing about it. Hype backlash<\/a>, basically.\n<\/li>\n
  2. Academic critiques that don’t reach very far beyond academic circles.\n<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

    I think Errant Signal is the first place I’ve seen the more academic and informed view packaged up for mass consumption:<\/p>\n