Thread by @paraschopra

Like the author, I don’t like the term “gamification” but we’re stuck with it.

Gamification implies you can make anything fun by applying points or badges, but that’s not true. This #book expands on that.

Most fun games will remain fun even if you remove points from them.

Ultimately most games are fun because they let us practice a skill that’s evolutionarily helpful - chess (strategy), Mario (hand-eye coordination), poker (face reading).

So instead of making a product first and then thinking of “gamifying” it, study what makes games fun and apply those principles right from the start.

this specific book could have been a blog and luckily it is.

I don’t recommend the book as this blog post covers the same material

yukaichou.com/gamification-e…