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Gamification for Product Excellence

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Published in Sep 2023

Publisher Packt

ISBN-13 9781837638383

Pages 350 pages

Edition 1st Edition

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Product Management

Authors (2):

Mike Hyzy

Bret Wardle

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Table of Contents (15) Chapters

Preface

1. Chapter 1: Gamification Basics

2. Chapter 2: Gamification for Product Managers

3. Chapter 3: Gamification Frameworks and Experts

4. Chapter 4: Understanding Your User

5. Chapter 5: Game Mechanics and Psychology

6. Chapter 6: Designing a Gamification Strategy

7. Chapter 7: Implementing Your Gamification

8. Chapter 8: Challenges and Limitations in Gamification

9. Chapter 9: Selling Your Gamification Strategy

10. Chapter 10: Gamifying Your Product Development Processes

11. Chapter 11: Case Studies and Best Practices

12. Chapter 12: The Future of Gamification

13. Index

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Game Mechanics and Psychology

We have discussed gamification history, methodologies, and understanding your users, but what about the actual gamification mechanics? What things can you, as a product development professional, implement to make your product more engaging? The short answer is a lot!

We will discuss several popular ways game mechanics are used outside of games in this chapter, but this is not meant to be an exhaustive list. The best way to understand how to create fun is simply to get out and try some things. This chapter will give a lot of examples of where that exploration may start.

In this chapter, we will cover the following topics:

Reward systems
Progress tracking
Narrative and storytelling
Social engagement
Game psychology

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Authors (2)

Mike Hyzy

Mike Hyzy is a highly experienced product strategist and principal consultant with a proven track record of delivering results. Throughout his career, he has demonstrated exceptional leadership skills, guiding cross-functional teams to successful product launches and driving growth for his clients. With a deep understanding of the product development landscape, Mike is known for his ability to develop and execute effective product strategies, bringing innovative products to market. Mike holds key certifications, including an NPDP certification from the Product Development and Management Association, a CSPO certification from the Scrum Alliance, and a Foresight Practitioner certification from the Institute for the Future.

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Bret Wardle

Bret Wardle is an advocate for the convergence of design psychology in games and software. This includes concepts such as understanding similarities between professional e-sport players and software power users and studying the societal changes invoked by using “hi-scores” in e-commerce platforms. He finds joy in implementing these findings to make products and experiences people love to use! He started his career as a game designer and has since moved over to primarily software and product design. Bret has worked within organizations as large as Electronic Arts, and as small as two-person start-ups. Bret is Nielsen Norman Group Masters certified, as well as holding a PMC-V certification from the Pragmatic Institute.

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