The Importance of Ratings and Reviews on the Podcast

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Game designers can do tons of experiments, especially in the kind of the online gaming world where the games are constantly iterated. So they're able to like A.B. test and say, well, what if the treasure chest has treasure in it two thirds of the time versus one third, how does that affect behavior? We'd be so grateful if you could take two minutes now to write a review, especially on Apple Podcasts. Thank you so much for your support.

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How do you design a product to handle user failure? How do you keep users motivated even when they fail? How do you successfully onboard new users? What are some different kinds of search behavior? How and when does gamifying a product increase user engagement and success? What psychological components do games attempt to engage with? How do we develop expert intuition in a domain?

Rob Haisfield is a behavioral product strategy and gameful design consultant. He applies behavioral science and game design principles to products to influence user behavior. This is based on the thesis that when people use tools in ways that allow them to more effectively accomplish their goals, they gain more value. He also works as a behavioral product strategist for Spark Wave and its various portfolio companies, recently focusing on the onboarding for GuidedTrack. You can learn more about him at robhaisfield.com, follow him on Twitter at @RobertHaisfield, or email him at rob@influenceinsights.io.

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