His research interests are related with Personal Learning Environments, promotion of Web 2.0 tools in educational contexts, gamification, recommendation systems and technology for building communities.
Mr. Zichermann is a specialist in "gamification," the use of gaming techniques by marketers and Web site developers to engage users and build brand loyalty.
In this paper, 1164 gamification studies are analyzed and classified based on their focus areas and the research topics to establish what the research trends in gamification are.
The point is that in gamification, rules must be simple.
It's easier to just buy it off the shelf .Even as software written for the games industry is being put to serious uses, the element of fun in games is being exploited through the latest management tool, "gamification".
Fitocracy is a fitness app that uses social tools and gamification to make working out easier.
When it comes to educational tools, gamification has real value in its ability to make learning more fun and engaging.
However, the intervention has led to improvements in the work, knowledge and creation of tools for designing gamification and game-based learning approaches, assessing the possibilities of motivation and its importance in educational innovation processes.
I am familiar with various tools for designing gamification and game-based learning approaches through technology.
The startup offers plug-ins for comments, ratings, reviews, live chats, and news feeds, etc. that integrate with social log-ins, sharing, and gamification tools to let businesses consolidate and offer a more social experience in one fell swoop.
