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Gamification Design and Analytics Literature Review by Yongwen Xu

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Definition

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Wikipedia Gamification is the use of game design techniques and mechanics to solve problems and engage audiences.

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Academia Gamification is the use of game design elements in non-game contexts Sebastian Deterding: Toward a Definition, CHI 2011

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Game Non- Game DesignAnalytics Gamification

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The Time line

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Feb 2010 TED: Gaming can make a better world Jane Mcgonigal, PhD, researcher, game designer Time line

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March 2011 SXSW Keynote Seth Priebatsch, Princeton dropout, founder of SCVNGR Last decade: Social Layer construction is over Next decade: Game Layer construction just begun Time line

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July 2011 Gartner Hype Cycle for Emerging Technologies Time line

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Gartner By 2014, a gamified service will become as important as Facebook, eBay By 2014, more than 70 percent of Global 2000 organizations will have at least one gamified application By 2015, more than 50 Percent of companies will gamify their Innovation processes Time line

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Why Game Now ? Demographics Shift Money Shift Time Shift

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Demographics 72% US Head of household play computer and video games 96% of youth under 18 play 40% gamers are women 25% gamers are over age 50 average US gamers is 35 years old Shift Jane Mcgonigal, Epic Win

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Money $65 billion video games industry Gaming industry is now bigger than DVD, box office, book, music Shift Reuters, Jun 2011

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Time Angry Birds is played 100 million hours each month = Time to create entire Wikipedia each month by age 21, average gamer plays 10,000 hours = Time to acquire a true expertise 100 million hard-core gamers spend more than 20 hours a week = JOB Shift

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Jane McGonigal: Epic Win Albert Einstein, an avid chess player :

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Gamification Examples foursquare.com

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Daily Life: Chore Wars Gamification Example chorewars.com

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Gamified Health: Nike+ Gamification Example nikeplus.com

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Corporation : Samsung Gamification Example samsung.com

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Gamification: Non-game Related but Not: Serious game Playful interaction Sebastian Deterding: Toward a Definition, CHI 2011

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Serious Games FoldIt World without Oil

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Playful Interactions

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Design Game / UX Gamification

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The purpose of all video games is to train a player to work harder while still enjoying it - Nick Yee, PhD, the Daedalus Project Pioneer Researcher in World of Warcraft (MMORPG) Design

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and the success of games demonstrates how seductive and concealed the work treadmill can be - Nick Yee, Understanding mmorpg addiction Design

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Flow Design

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Player Types Design Amy Jo Kims Social Actions (2010) Bartles Player Types (1996)

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Gamification Design 1.0 Sebastian Deterding: Meaningful Play Design

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Game Dynamics Techcrunch: SCVNGRs Playdeck Game layer is about Influence At SCVNGR we like to joke that with any 7 game dynamics, you can get anyone to do anything. Seth Priebatsch, welcome to the decade of games (2010) Design

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Gamification Service Industry

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Open Source Gamification

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July 2011 Gartner Hype Cycle for Emerging Technologies Time line

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Exploitationware Time line August 2011

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Gamification = Pointification Critiques Gamification = Extrinsic rewards

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Gamification 2.0 Desig n Amy Jo Kim, PhD. Smart Gamification. GDC 2011

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Four Keys to Fun Desig n Nicole Lazzaro, Designing Emotional Engagement, BayCHI 2010

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Intrinsic Motivation Desig n Stephen Anderson, Sustaining passionate users, 2011

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Game Non- Game DesignAnalytics Gamification

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Where is the result? Analytics WoW In-game Player Metrics Social Game Metrics Zynga : Data Driven Design

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Top social game metrics Analytics Entry Event Distribution Messages per user Click-Through Rates (CTR) Virality (K-factor = Message / Users * CTR) Engagement (time on site) Exit Event Distribution Retention revisit rate

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E-score Analytics Recency : How long ago did they visit? Frequency : How often did they come back? Duration : How long did they stay? Virality : How many people have they told about you? Rating : How did they rate you? Gamification Metrics ?

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Conclusions Current state of Gamification: extrinsic rewards Simple Gamification may work in short time Need good game design to make it sustainable Need more data

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Game Design in Kukuicup 1.Engage participation 2.Effective energy education 3.Encourage energy behavior change Game Design Goals

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Game Elements Points Leaderboard Badges Quests Notification Game Dynamics Unlocking Appointment Social Bonus Referrals

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Game Design in Kukuicup Integration of real world (meter, workshop, excursion) and virtual world (points, raffles)

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Game Design in Kukuicup Scaffolding and raffle Player journey to mastery

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Research Questions How to use game to motivate effective learning? How to use game to motivate sustainable behavior change? What data we need for analysis and how? What is the unique challenge in gamifying energy conservation? How to extend the game engine beyond energy conservation?

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Thank You !