I jokingly call this convergence of games into reality the "Gamepocalypse": the moment when every moment of life is actually a game.
Jesse SchellYou don't want the office to be a completely relaxing place. You want it to be a vibrant place.
Jesse SchellGame mechanics are the core of what a game truly is. They are the interactions and relationships that remain when all of the aesthetics, technology, and story are stripped away.
Jesse SchellLinkedIn's got a little progress bar. It wants you to do things like sign up 10 of your friends. It does that near the end. At the beginning it's like, 'You put in your name. 20 percent progress! How about some other information?' People want to fill in that progress bar. They like to complete a task. They like to check a box.
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