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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

What Game Designers Don’t Know About Flow

Every year in my game design class at Northeastern, I teach Csíkszentmihályi’s concept of flow. It’s a standard part of the curriculum…

17h ago

What Game Designers Don’t Know About Flow

17h ago

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The Roblox’s creator illusion

How a platform claiming to empower kids actually extracts billions from them.

Apr 19

The Roblox’s creator illusion

Apr 19

The ETHIC Framework: Designing Ethical Gamification That Actually Works

“It’s normal,” a student told me during class this semester, “for me to spend 10-to-20 hours a week playing [popular Gacha game] Genshin…

Apr 13

The ETHIC Framework: Designing Ethical Gamification That Actually Works

Apr 13

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Want to become a game designer? Start here.

The ultimate resource for aspiring game designers

Apr 6

Want to become a game designer? Start here.

Apr 6

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Bootcamp

Why Your Child Can’t Stop Using That App (A Game Designer’s Warning)

Something mildly infuriating happened in my house last month.

Mar 31

Why Your Child Can’t Stop Using That App (A Game Designer’s Warning)

Mar 31

Everything You’ve Heard About AI In Game Development Is Wrong

Here’s what the future will really look like

Mar 23

Everything You’ve Heard About AI In Game Development Is Wrong

Mar 23

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When Gamification Goes Too Far: Signs Your Product is Becoming Predatory

A male friend of mine recently deleted Tinder after a late-night come-to-Jesus moment.

Mar 16

When Gamification Goes Too Far: Signs Your Product is Becoming Predatory

Mar 16

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I’m a Game Designer. Here’s Why I Never Play Games On My Phone.

Quickly, what is the best selling game of all time? You probably won’t be surprised to learn it’s Minecraft, with over 300,000,000 games…

Mar 10

I’m a Game Designer. Here’s Why I Never Play Games On My Phone.

Mar 10

How To Actually Gamify Your Life (A Game Designer’s Guide)

For years, I’ve been the guy companies call when they want to make their products more engaging. I’ve designed gamification systems for…

Mar 2

How To Actually Gamify Your Life (A Game Designer’s Guide)

Mar 2

Sam Liberty

Sam Liberty

1.93K Followers

Consultant -- Applied Game Design. "The Gamification Professor." Clients include Click Therapeutics, Sidekick Health, and The World Bank.

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