What does “Gamification” mean?
You’re running with your headphones in when a voice says: “the zombies are 100 metres behind you! Run faster!”
I bought this app for my eleven year old yesterday, and he’s completely addicted: to running! What a massive win!
He’s come home and tells me that he’s “picked up” these resources and saved some lives or something.
This is what gamification is. It’s when a game turns something boring into a fun activity by diverting your attention from the hard bit.
Zombies, Run! is not a freebee at $10NZ, but it’s great gift for someone who needs some help getting started.
Yep, when the kid who couldn’t do maths knew that he needs another 250,000 points (for example) to get the next weapon in Runescape, that’s when I became a gamification convert. He was 9 at the time, now he’s 18 and working out contextual problems everyday in his working environment. I’m a pro-gaming teacher.