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5 Lessons In Gamifying Health

I’ve been designing games and gamified apps that improve health and wellbeing for around a decade. When I first started designing in this…

Jun 3, 2023

5 Lessons In Gamifying Health

Jun 3, 2023

The WOW Framework for Badge & Level Design

How to create achievements that actually matter

3d ago

The WOW Framework for Badge & Level Design

3d ago

The 25 Most Important Video Games of the Last 25 Years

The century is already a quarter over. Games, once a niche hobby for kids and computer enthusiasts, have become the largest entertainment…

Dec 1

The 25 Most Important Video Games of the Last 25 Years

Dec 1

Learn Gamification And Behavior Change From The Expert

(It’s me)

Nov 25

Learn Gamification And Behavior Change From The Expert

Nov 25

The STAGE Framework For Narrative Games

(Story, Tension, Agency, Gamefeel, Engagement)

Nov 11

The STAGE Framework For Narrative Games

Nov 11

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The Paradox of Clarity: Why Making Things Too Easy Can Kill Engagement

I was 16 when I laid hands on a Japanese import of Sonic Adventure weeks before its U.S. release. I couldn’t read a word of Japanese, but I…

Oct 28

The Paradox of Clarity: Why Making Things Too Easy Can Kill Engagement

Oct 28

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Why AI Can’t Crack the NYT Connections Puzzle (Yet)

AI is getting impressively good at a lot of things. It can write essays, debug code, and even create poetry. I even used Claude Sonnet 3.5…

Oct 14

Why AI Can’t Crack the NYT Connections Puzzle (Yet)

Oct 14

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Why do people who “don’t play games” play Wordle?

On games, psychology, and why we play

Sep 17

Why do people who “don’t play games” play Wordle?

Sep 17

Fix GenAI’s Greatest Vulnerabilities With Playful Design

Whether you’ve articulated it to yourself or not, part of you realizesthat all GenAI products have the same three major vulnerabilities:

Jul 28

Fix GenAI’s Greatest Vulnerabilities With Playful Design

Jul 28

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Sorry, Everyone: It Is Called “Gamification.”

When you add gaming elements to a non-gaming context, it’s gamification.

May 26

Sorry, Everyone: It *Is* Called “Gamification.”

May 26

Sam Liberty

Sam Liberty

Consultant -- Applied Game Design. Gamification expert. Clients include Click Therapeutics and The World Bank. Former Lead Game Designer at Sidekick Health.

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