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Game Developers Conference highlights business applications

The Game Developers Conference is undeniably about fun. But that doesn’t mean it’s not also about business. “Gamification” was the focus of this week’s Game IT conference, a one-day event at GDC this...

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Achievements and learning: Gamification comes to businesses and schools

Games and business software have always had an interesting relationship. While business tends to frown upon playing games, the serious games movement, which really started to take off in 2004, has...

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Zeichick’s Take: Bug Invaders! Angry Code! World of Compilecraft!

Everything, it seems, is a game. When I use the Waze navigation app on my smartphone, I earn status for reporting red-light cameras. What’s next? If I check in code early to version-control system, do...

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SD Times Blog: Behavior management isn’t a game

Badgeville, which has helped define the gamification of software, now believes the term should be put aside. “Many people in senior positions still think it means competition or games,” Kris Duggan,...

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Industry Watch: Behavior management isn’t a game

Badgeville, which has helped define the gamification of software, now believes the term should be put aside. “Many people in senior positions still think it means competition or games,” Kris Duggan,...

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Playing games with developers

Will gamification be short-lived in the enterprise due to unrealistic expectations? Not if done correctly, say industry experts. In fact, they said gamification not only belongs in the workplace but,...

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Apps find new ways to spark interest in music

Forget what you’ve heard about the music business. While it may be hard to feed a family of four on gigs, the market for musical gear and education is exploding. In 2014, new instruments and apps for...

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Guest View: Cybersecurity education isn’t a game. Or is it?

Security, specifically application security, has become a huge challenge for IT companies worldwide. Actually, most companies in any vertical nowadays have some sort of IT platform they maintain. An...

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Is gamification a motivator or a hindrance to Agile teams?

Gamification as a concept in software development is nothing new. Developers have long been using it as a means of increasing user engagement in their applications. Gamification in apps traditionally...

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