21 JUN 2014 by ideonexus
Unnecessary Obstacles Make Games
As a golfer, you have a clear goal: to get a ball in a
series of very small holes, with fewer tries than anyone else. If you weren’t
playing a game, you’d achieve this goal the most efficient way possible: you’d
walk right up to each hole and drop the ball in with your hand. What makes
golf a game is that you willingly agree to stand really far away from each
hole and swing at the ball with a club. Golf is engaging exactly because you,
along with all the other players, have agreed to ma...Folksonomies: gamification
Folksonomies: gamification