Games that Work

So, a serious game is really any game where you have some sort of benefit or some sort of goal that it is outside of the gameplay itself. So, to give you an-- theres sort of a hierarchy in the way that I think about it is you have things that you do as a business, things that you want your staff to do. And usually these arent very game-ful, very play-like. Its work. And so, the kind of first step in gamifying that that a lot of companies and organizations have taken to is what we call Playful Design or Game-Like Design, where there isnt really a game to it. Theyve just added elements of game play to the normal work process.