May, 2012: 26 posts.
Gamification in the wild: Wells Fargo “Badge” earned
I’ve been very interested in gamification since I saw Jesse Schell’s “Visions of the Gamepocalypse” back in 2010 (See Jesse Schell: Beyond Facebook, and later when I got a lot of interest from Asian foursquare users in a bid to acquire “Mile High” badges (See: Mile High).
So here we are more than a year later, and gamification is as close as my local Wells Fargo ATM, it says “You’ve earned a new badge: Express Depositor”:
I didn’t click the “Learn More” button, but I’m fascinated by the way these things work. I enjoy playing with and getting location information from Foursquare, and I really like participating in StackOverflow (and related sites). I’m not sure what these badges will mean to me at my bank.
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So over several months I was consulted for an article about Flash. There were some issues and errors in it initially, but now that it’s all there, I’m delighted to show you the link: Time to de-Flash your site?
Now, Betteridge’s Law of Headlines states that “Any headline which ends in a question mark can be answered by the word ‘no'”. Still, I think the article manages to convey the complexities of the decision website owners need to make about replacing Flash. It’s still a very mixed bag out there.
It’s been a long time since I’ve had any media mentions, but this was harmless enough. Thanks David Weldon for seeking me out and for the thorough picking of my brain!
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Could have been an ArtLung logo from 1997. I was still working as a respiratory therapist at the time.
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8 year old me is a damn designer! Look at the playfulness with type! (1978)
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Batman kite, homemade. 1978 (estimated).
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At the Padres game
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Heart balloon in apartment dumpster is melancholy.
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Photo of Mom from 2005. Happy Mother’s Day Phyllis. Save us a seat.
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My Pop
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Jorge looks amazing
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Table 16!
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Wedding Day
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My Pops dancing with my newly married cousin, yesterday.
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Lunchtime car wash
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Painting an F-4E Phantom. Kicking it like 1976 Joe.
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A bit of overkill for “Elton”. @leahpeah guessed it after the glasses and piano. The man’s iconic!
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My Leah
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Marge & Alex hanging lights
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Slick’d.
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My beautiful stepdaughter in motion
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De-flattening.
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Serious veggies
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Matt caught me taking a photo of him with his skydiving footage behind him. Happy Birthday Matt!
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Checking out The Wedge. Lame surf, but pretty. Time to head home.
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