Monthly Archives: January 2012

The Jobification of Games – A Parody of Gamification

January 23, 2012
By
peashooter

A Parody of Gamification

I have written at length about Gamification.  Some people have even begun to take what I say seriously, which is great.  However, time for some fun.  What if we flipped the idea on its head.  If games worked based on the set of rules many businesses have.  How would...

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The Importance of being Connected

January 19, 2012
By
Networking

Networking, Preconceptions and the Truth

When I first started working, I was full of ideals and preconceptions about the professional world. One of those preconceptions was about Networking, as in face to face networking - social networking was still to come. 

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Redefined by Technology: The words, they are a changing

January 16, 2012
By
Dictionary

Below is a very low brow, non expert look at how the technological revolution has changed the definition of words and concepts over the last few years. Social: When I were a lad, socialising meant going ot the local for a few drinks. Now it means something totally different, with the advent of...

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Gamification: you got to play to win

January 14, 2012
By
1068892_52827783

A lovely chat with some new friends brought about an interesting thought. Can you really write games or gamify things if you don't play games? I have rambled at length about my views on gamification. I have explained what I think the basics of game theory boil down...

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The rise and rise of the web developer

January 11, 2012
By
World Wide Web

In the Beginning there was HTML

When I first started out in web design, things were different.  It was like the wild west - small groups of frontiers men still dipping their toe into the waters of what was possible.  It was a fairly well established industry at the time, but it was something...

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The “It Should Just Work” Generation

January 5, 2012
By
Broken PC

I was watching a young person with an iPhone the other day. I witnessed, with some amusement, this persons reaction when the phone crashed. The string of expletives that ensued left me to conclude that he had either a. lost an unsaved document he had been writing for 8 months or b. was about...

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