Gamification with the WordPress.com API

Talk given at the first WordCamp US in Philly

Transcript

1. PLAYER 1: TIMMY CRAWFORD GAMIFICATION WITH THE WORDPRESS.COM API
2. INSIDE EVERY ADULT IS THE HEART OF A CHILD. WE JUST GRADUALLY CONVINCE OURSELVES TO ACT MORE LIKE ADULTS. Shigeru Miyamoto
3. Shigeru Miyamoto
4. Games
5. Games are fun
6. Games are fun and important
7. Games are fun and important part of life
9. WHAT IS A GAME? LEVEL 1-1
10. PLAYING A GAME IS THE VOLUNTARY ATTEMPT TO OVERCOME UNNECESSARY OBSTACLES. bernard suits
12. golf:
13. golf: easier to just drop the ball in the hole.
14. 1: GOAL 2: RULES 3: FEEDBACK SYSTEM 4: VOLUNTARY PARTICIPATION jane mcgonigal
15. playground games Source: Bend La Pine School District
16. GAMIFICATION LEVEL 1-2
19. Source: https://www.flickr.com/photos/stevenljohnson/albums/72157631294980542
20. GAMIFICATION IS THE CRAFT OF DERIVING FUN AND ENGAGING ELEMENTS FOUND TYPICALLY IN GAMES AND THOUGHTFULLY APPLYING THEM TO REAL-WORLD PRODUCTIVE ACTIVITIES yu-kai chou
22. 1 epic meaning 2 development / accomplishment 3 empowerment / creativity 4 ownership 5 social influence 6 scarcity / impatience 7 unpredictability / Curiosity 8 loss & avoidance SOURCE: YUKAICHOU.COM Source: http://www.mariouniverse.com/
23. back to 2nd grade Source: Bend La Pine School District
25. I BET YOU CAN’T GUESS WHICH WORD I CHOSE FROM THE LIST… me gamifying writing
26. DOGGFOOD GAME LEVEL 1-3
28. try to find me
30. WE NEED PEOPLE TO TEST THIS STUFF. editor team
32. obstacle: use beta editor
33. goal: get points!
34. rule: post 1pt
35. rule: bug 2pts
37. play whenever
38. THE DOGGFOOD GAME
39. HOW TO BUILD? ▸ javascript! ▸ Node.js ▸ express ▸ jade ▸ data persistence??
40. tracking players
43. THE DOGGFOOD GAME
44. THE DOGGFOOD GAME!!
45. THE DOGGFOOD GAME!!
51. insert token
52. http://haiku2.com
53. CODE / LIVE DEMO LEVEL 1-4
55. soundschewy.com
63. QUICK CODE WALK THROUGH YOUR REGULARLY SCHEDULED TALK WILL RESUME SHORTLY.
65. 260 PLAYERS
66. 260 PLAYERS 65%
67. 2,331 POSTS
68. 506 ISSUES
70. GAMIFIED? ▸ doggfood allowed everyone to participate in a big project - epic meaning ▸ leaderboard provided instant accomplishment / feedback ▸ bug finding is a creative process ▸ prize curiosity ▸ an obstacle === fun!
71. TODO ▸ Cache / optimize results locally ▸ Daily leaderboard to encourage daily “games” ▸ make it easy to startup a game for other projects
72. IF YOU MAKE IT A GAME, GAMERS WILL PLAY IT NO MATTER WHAT YOUR MOTIVATION IS IN MAKING IT. jane mcgonigal
73. TIMMYDCRAWFORD@GMAIL.COM TWITTER: @TIMMYCRAWFORD GITHUB: TIMMYC HAIKU2.COM thanks for listening!