
Adrian Hon - How Corporations and Governments Use Videogames to Control Us
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What Is Gamification?
The concept of helping someone do something in the real world through games is central to you've been played. It's a concept called gamification but as an insider you've decided to write a book about how dangerous and pernicious it can be. In practice, what that means is using things like points and badges and levels and hit points and missions and applying them to things that aren't currently fun. A good example would be something you see on your Fitbit, trying to encourage you to walk more or endure a lingo.
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