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Re:I am making LMS because I hate boring corporate learning by andrei_says_ on Sunday August 04, 2024 @09:03PM (#41157399)
Gamification has shown to reduce the enthusiasm for the activity being gamified.

Rewarding any activity diminishes intrinsic motivation. Focus shifts on the reward, our brains deem the activity as worth-less in the absence of a reward. The activity is now a chore.

See the work of Alfie Kohn and Stanford’s online course on gamification.

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Re:I am making LMS because I hate boring corporate learning by ilt on Monday August 05, 2024 @01:48AM (#41158454)
Ha! I just read a comment yesterday on a Reddit Duolingo forum about how Duolingo doesn't reward a person when they finish a certain language completely, I guess this is what happened there. "Activity seems to be worthless in the absence of a reward."
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Re:I am making LMS because I hate boring corporate learning by avshelestov on Monday August 05, 2024 @05:44AM (#41159556)
Totally agree. Rewards are super important and just feel good.
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