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Mary Poppins on gamification

21Sep11

Essentially it is getting tasks done through gaming or according to the wiki page it “is the use of game design techniques and mechanics to solve problems and engage audiences” Basically, this:

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Spending all evening filling your online shopping baskets with clothes, handbags and gadgets way out of your budget/stuff you don’t need and then shutting laptop/purging baskets/going to bed* before buying a thing. I do this a lot. (*most common)

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