Tag: gaming
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Nothing to prove – girl geeks
Love this video by the Doubleclicks called Nothing to Prove, which I found via the comments on this excellent Hijinks Ensue comic (which indeed is about identifying geeks). I think it needs to be said, there are probably almost no fake girl geeks – but if there are, I doubt in that subculture there are…
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You’ve gained The Grumpy Cat Badge: gamification and social networks
As I tweeted earlier: And I learned a new word. Go me! Where’s my badge? Have I unlocked a new level? Gamification Gamification (strangely pronounced GAMEification) is the idea of treating business, training, work or play as a game with a set of rewards. I’d come across the concept but not the word, and it…
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Second Life part deux
Weird I should post about Second Life then next day on UKPodcasting forum see not one but 2 links posted to blog entries, first from Clay Shirkin and the response from Eric Rice. Ever weirder is that they seem to echo some of the ideas I’ve been thinking about recently as I traverse real and…