Networking has never been natural for me. Launched Gamify Good last week and decided to just make myself do it anyway. If you know anyone in conservation, public health, or civic tech who needs help getting people to actually show up and stick around, I’d love an intro. gamifygood.com

Happy Tax Day, New York. We’re taxing the rich.

Just found www.darkpattern.games and I'm posting here to remind myself to dig in more later.

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Maybe just a gif today because this is kind of how I'm feeling? #buildinpublic

patrick star from spongebob is holding a hammer and a saw and says i just build stuff

ALT: patrick star from spongebob is holding a hammer and a saw and says i just build stuff

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Another book to add to the pile of books I need to read this year...

The Guardian@theguardian.com · 8mo ago

The Score by C Thi Nguyen review – a brilliant warning about the gamification of everyday life

Another great article from Sam Liberty. 1. Design experiences people want to have 2. Align company goals with user goals 3. Make the core activity inherently satisfying medium.com/design-bootc...

Why Gamification Fails: New Findings for 2026

And what to do instead

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Done ethically, I think there’s a huge opportunity for gamifying exercise but we can’t just guilt trip ourselves into exercising more.

The Walrus@thewalrus.ca · 8mo ago

With its connections to play, gamification is often treated as something innocent and well-meaning rather than “a calculated means to an end,” writes Richard Trapunski. “If a game makes something boring or arduous feel fun, how could it be bad?” thewalrus.ca/hope-youre-well-...

Far and above the best comic strip that has ever existed. I am so ready for a new sheet of paper to draw on.

Michael Li (李之樸)@mcpli.bsky.social · 8mo ago

The final Calvin and Hobbes, which appeared in papers 30 years ago today.

Just watched this video from Chris Wilson about Dark Patterns in gaming. Very well presented with lots of specific examples. He just got a new subscriber. youtu.be/OCkO8mNK3Gg

Dark Patterns: Are Your Games Playing You?

YouTube video by Chris Wilson

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Gamification makes about as much sense as chocolate-dipped broccoli. That's as true for educational game design as it is for meetings. www.conferencesthatwork.com/index.php/ev... #events #gamification #design #games #education #learning