1. 10:53 9th Aug 2011

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    Reblogged from tomewing

    Gamification is bullshit

    tomewing:

    katherinestasaph:

    Ian Bogost (the Cow Clicker guy) knows of what he speaks.

    Counter-point: http://radoff.com/blog/2011/08/09/gamification-behaviorism-bullshit/

    Mostly interesting for the high v low culture game stratification argument IMO.

    Another excellent point, even if the casual game vs. hardcore game argument really should’ve died years ago. 

     
    1. barthel reblogged this from tomewing and added:
      I think the analogy can be taken even farther than Radoff takes it. Not only is the high/low divide beginning to...
    2. katherinestasaph reblogged this from tomewing and added:
      Another excellent point, even if the casual game vs. hardcore game argument really should’ve died years ago.
    3. andyhutchins reblogged this from tomewing and added:
      All I know is that I wrote my SAT essay about gamification without realizing it. I took the SAT in 2006.
    4. tomewing reblogged this from katherinestasaph and added:
      Counter-point: http://radoff.com/blog/2011/08/09/gamification-behaviorism-bullshit/ Mostly interesting for the high v...
    5. katherinestasaph posted this