Gamification integrates game mechanics to your web applications. gamification increase users connectivity with your application. It gives moral boost to the users and the participants. Now a days we are seeing some regular gamification strategies in most popular social web application.
example that are now frequently watching are
example that are now frequently watching are
- like/dislike
- voting/polls
- ratings
- score
- badges/tags
- progress bars
- virtual currency /goods
- levels
- awards
- exchanging/share virtual things/trading
Lets us see how they will work on real world Environment
like/dislike : This is most common technique now the most web applications using. Most of the users want to express their feelings on others ideas,decisions.., now a days it is quite common technique for express straight forward options like or dislike. Look at the Example Facebook it gives users like option and the other is youtube and many more...
Voting : This is mostly used for large volume of users expressing their opinion. This case for public life celebs, in this strategy we need to get user involvement on others decisions. go through Example once again Facebook polls.
Ratings: This techniques is mostly used in olden days, sites give rating points on items and then display overall ratings of post. getting ratings of some app or some product to get the user pulse, it is almost like or dislike but it give more specific information. Example wikipedia.
score : This technique gives scores to users and things they share. it will work around the application. giving scores to the users makes fun and boosting while using application. getting scores encourages the users for using application. Example Stackoverflow scores.
Badges : Badges are given to some point based users. giving badges extending the user levels and strength. The meaningful named badges will attract user to interact with more specific domain. Example once again stackoverflow.
Progress bars: Which also the common crowd using techniques to gamify web things. displaying range of status of user activity tend get more activity all over the app, user start the interaction 100% of the application. Example Linked In Profile status and Google plus .
virtual currency : Virtual currency is also the future technique to make money from web applications. introduce currency in web applications tends to more security issues but it effects more than other techniques.what exactly is introducing money into your fun app or strategic app. Example Facebook virtual currency.
Levels : Levels are given to users when they achieved something in your web app. specifing levels in your application is important to specify users profession of using. It is so passionate to trading levels. Example thumbler
Progress bars: Which also the common crowd using techniques to gamify web things. displaying range of status of user activity tend get more activity all over the app, user start the interaction 100% of the application. Example Linked In Profile status and Google plus .
virtual currency : Virtual currency is also the future technique to make money from web applications. introduce currency in web applications tends to more security issues but it effects more than other techniques.what exactly is introducing money into your fun app or strategic app. Example Facebook virtual currency.
Levels : Levels are given to users when they achieved something in your web app. specifing levels in your application is important to specify users profession of using. It is so passionate to trading levels. Example thumbler
