I quite like achievements in games, but have you noticed how they, and general ‘gamification’ is now showing up everywhere, including really silly places?
\nI posted a question for the first time recently on stackoverflow, a site where coders ask and answer questions. I asked ONE question, and got 6 replies. For this, my account unlocked what seemed like a dozen ‘badges’ and ‘achievements’ I think I got some ‘reputation’ and probably other crap too. Meh…<\/p>\n
I notice project wonderful is doing the same thing. As an advertiser, I can unlock ‘achievements’ there too.<\/p>\n
Sorry but this is bullshit. I like earning super-duper-medals when I’m pretending to be space captain cliffski or slaying dragons, but when I pick advertising or debug my code I don’t need to be treated like I’m playing pokemon. It’s just silly. I’m sure it *works*, and makes busienss sense, but I still find it a bit weird. <\/p>\n
What’s the strangest place you’ve encountered points, achievements and gamification lately? Does it bug you?<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
I quite like achievements in games, but have you noticed how they, and general ‘gamification’ is now showing up everywhere, including really silly places? I posted a question for the first time recently on stackoverflow, a site where coders ask and answer questions. I asked ONE question, and got 6 replies. For this, my account<\/p>\n