what makes gaming so appealing - gamification in hr - manu melwin joy

What makes gaming so appealing?Gamification in HR

Prepared By Manu Melwin Joy

Assistant ProfessorSCMS School of Technology and Management

Kerala, India.Phone – 9744551114

Mail – manu_melwinjoy@yahoo.com

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What makes gaming so appealing?

• Here are the reasons why gaming is so captivating:–We receive instant

feedback.–We experience a sense of

flow– Progressive difficulty

makes us want more.– Gaming is intrinsically

gratifying.

Instant feedback

• Gaming creates a world

that allows us instant

results based on our

performance.

• “When we pick up our smartphones and settle in with a good game, we immerse ourselves in a world that offers instant feedback on our performance and a sense of accomplishment when we succeed. A world where every task offers an opportunity to grow our competence, enhance our skills, and earn recognition.” - Ron Friedman

Instant feedback

• We know almost

immediately how well we

did on a particular task,

fueling our need for

feedback and recognition.

Experience a sense of flow

• Time passes quickly when

gaming. How many times have

you been so immersed in

completing a task within a game

that you lose track of time?

Experience a sense of flow

• Psychologists refer to this as flow,

a state in which we are completely

absorbed in an activity and

unaware of all other stimuli. Your

ability to concentrate on the task

at hand becomes effortless.

Progressive difficulty

• All games have levels that inspire

you to continue to work toward

the goal. Gaming is less about

the given task, because, let’s

face it, flinging birds across a

screen is not all that engaging.

Progressive difficulty

• But gaming creates a progressively

more difficult environment in which

our need to achieve kicks into

overdrive. We’re continuously pushed

toward higher levels of performance

that reinforce that state of flow.

Progressive difficulty

• Research suggests that we are

most engaged when our skills

are stretched and when we

are building expertise.

Gaming does that.

Intrinsically gratifying

• Advancements in

neuroscience reveal that

when we learn and acquire

new information, our

production of dopamine rises.

Intrinsically gratifying

• This explains why gaming is so

enthralling. The release of

dopamine actually makes

everything more interesting. Our

moods usually improve, too.

What makes gaming so appealing?

• These attributes—receiving

feedback instantly, experiencing

flow, progressive difficulty, and

intrinsic gratification—are

powerful mechanisms to

promote adult learning.

What makes gaming so appealing?

• This intersection of

psychology and gaming helps

us understand the allure of

using gamification to

complete repetitive tasks.

What makes gaming so appealing?

• This intersection of

psychology and gaming helps

us understand the allure of

using gamification to

complete repetitive tasks.