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Gamification, Really?  by Lithium Guru ‎08-29-2011 05:13 AM -
edited ‎09-07-2012 01:13 AM       Earlier this month, I was
invited to Wharton’s gamification symposium: “For the Win:
Serious Gamification.” It was definitely a meeting of the minds
with a very diverse group of participants ranging from game
designers to policy makers straight from The White House. There
were proponents of gamification, and some of the stories are
reported on Knowledge@Wharton. Yet, there were also strong
critics and opponents of the idea as well (see Gamification is
Bull**bleep**). However, the goal is well-intended. We were all
there to poke and probe gamification from multiple angles and
put it through some of the most rigorous tests. The goal is to
figure out what aspects of this idea will actually endure and
last.   The organizers of the symposium, Prof. Kevin Webach
(Wharton) and Prof. Dan Hunter (N