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Re:Soviet gamification by networked on Saturday March 02, 2013 @04:20PM (#5311110)
>As a side node gamification drives me mad. IMHO only an idiot would care about made up "achievements".

Considering how token economies [1] are generally successful as motivators (HN karma, anyone?) I'd say this has less to do with idiocy and more with the "human nature".

BTW, if anyone wants a good, quick introduction to the criticism of gamification I can recommend the Errant Signal video on the subject [2].

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Token_economy

[2] https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pWfMjQKXZXk

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Re:Soviet gamification by caf on Saturday March 02, 2013 @05:24PM (#5311351)
I'd say military decorations are a particularly convincing example.
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Re:Soviet gamification by robinh on Saturday March 02, 2013 @06:29PM (#5311602)
Would in-game achievements also count?
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