Gamification.org
Learning and science
open wiki reference on gamification
SHOW HN2010
76points
25comments
#19of 370 in 2010
Top 6%of 2010 by points
How HN took it
RoastedHalf or more of the comments are critical
2 positive, 3 neutral or asking, 2 mixed, 7 critical, out of 14 comments about the project. Thread score -0.30.
Idea: 2 for, 4 againstDesign: 0 for, 2 againstDocs: 0 for, 1 against
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What HN said
What people liked
Useful resource with interesting ideas on motivation
From 3 comments
I think this is a great resource. If integrated correctly (game layer) then I believe websites with decent traffic + communities built around them will be able retain users…
gamediesel on HNTo be fair, it looks like this page suggests a lot more than just adding points to things. I am reading it as a primer on human psychology. The real question in my mind is this:…
Xurinos on HNThis sounds wonderful. However the "What is Gamification?" is a much better first page than the home page is, with respect to explaining things.
simonsarris on HN
Objections
Gamification term is buzzword; misunderstands games
From 3 comments
I'm a game designer. I can tell you that seeing the "gamification" movement makes my stomach churn. These are just a bunch of f*ing reward schemes. Web developers don't have a…
fatso784 on HNFellow game developer here. I can't wait for "gamification" to die. It represents a fundamental misunderstanding of what games are and can be. To make it more annoying, in…
bendotc on HNI agree. I think the adoption of the term "gamification" has caused a rift because really, this isn't about making things in to games or creating fun - it's about creating…
ryanelkins on HN
Site layout unclear and ad-like; wiki looks dated
From 3 comments
The site covers an interesting idea; but I found it intensely off putting because a lot of the language sounds like "ad-speak". It's also not clear to the un-initiated what on…
ErrantX on HNI think you should move away from Wikimedia as a CMS platform. It's crusty, looks terrible, and is a trademarked for "half-assed projects" as far as I'm concerned. To be brutally…
krainboltgreene on HNA mix of humor and thoughts on the site layout: I harbored a tiny hope that this website would give me a progress bar for reading through it and that I could earn achievements…
Xurinos on HN
Calling it open source is misleading
From 2 comments
Just a small note: Game mechanics can't be protected per [FL-108](http://www.copyright.gov/fls/fl108.html) > Copyright does not protect the idea for a game, its name or title, or…
krainboltgreene on HNI feel the term Open Source in this context refers to open sharing of closed (proprietary rather than copyrighted) information, not specific copyright/patent-free work. Game…
jlees on HN
Requests
Consolidate with existing game mechanic catalogues
From 1 comment
Though I like this idea, there are now several projects dedicated to cataloguing game mechanics. Is it possible to have some sort of consolidation of effort? Two others: * I…
_delirium on HN
Replace MediaWiki with a lighter CMS
From 1 comment
I think you should move away from Wikimedia as a CMS platform. It's crusty, looks terrible, and is a trademarked for "half-assed projects" as far as I'm concerned. To be brutally…
krainboltgreene on HN
Add gamification to the site itself, such as progress or badges
From 1 comment
A mix of humor and thoughts on the site layout: I harbored a tiny hope that this website would give me a progress bar for reading through it and that I could earn achievements…
Xurinos on HN
Questions
Is there a code library of game mechanics?
From 1 comment
From the title I thought this would link to code: some sort of OSS library/abstraction-layer for providing common game mechanics. Is there anything like that yet, in any language?
limist on HN
Can game mechanics be patented?
From 3 comments
While you can patent a game, or game materials, you can't patent a game mechanic.
krainboltgreene on HNYou certainly can't copyright a game mechanic. But, as long as software, algorithms and business processes are patentable so are game mechanics. Also, patents aren't so much…
njharman on HNYou have that backwards. You can't patent a game or game materials (these can be copyrighted or trademarked or both), but you could patent game mechanics b/c they were…
rprasad on HN
Alternatives named
SCVNGR Secret Game Mechanics Playdeck
From 1 comment
Our wiki is still primitive, but open for feedback and contributions. Akin to the SCVNGR's Secret Game Mechanics Playdeck, we include a repository of classic game mechanics at…
jrbedard on HN
Game Ontology Project
From 1 comment
Though I like this idea, there are now several projects dedicated to cataloguing game mechanics. Is it possible to have some sort of consolidation of effort? Two others: * I…
_delirium on HN
TV Tropes videogame section
From 1 comment
Though I like this idea, there are now several projects dedicated to cataloguing game mechanics. Is it possible to have some sort of consolidation of effort? Two others: * I…
_delirium on HN