July 2011 28
The cynicism of gamification
Posted By : Adrian Chan

It’s time to get real on gamification. I’ve seen much written about gamification. About what it is, how it works, and how to use it. Gamification as a kind of social mechanism that can be

July 2011 28
Google+, minus growing pains
Posted By : Adrian Chan

Google+ is still very, very, young. But the internet doesn’t wait. And when a new service is adopted and welcomed by journalists reporting on the very medium in which the service is launched. Well, you’re

July 2011 21
Social games: not just competition
Posted By : Adrian Chan

I’m working on a new gig and this time focusing on deepening engagement using gaming strategies and the like. Every time I go down this road it strikes me just how much about social games

June 2011 29
Google+ circles, hard and soft
Posted By : Adrian Chan

I haven’t used Google+ yet, so these thoughts are uninformed by any product use or testing. But they’re conceptual, anyway, so no matter. It’s a given that one of the byproducts of mediating social technology