Via: Productivity Games – Ross Smith Following my prior posting Productivity (Serious) Games , Ross Smith, an 18-year veteran of Microsoft and now director of the Windows Security Test Team Director, reports that they've had some great success using games at work, with a focus on using gaming technology and game elements to help make work more fun while increasing productivity. Hard evidence can be found on their book The Practical Guide to Defect Prevention and the companion site http://defectprevention.cloudapp.net/ that cover what they learned about using games in Windows. Chapter 5 addresses a theme that is very close to my heart: “ using the carrot, not the stick ” and the corollary topics: “Use Scoring to Encourage Participation, Keep the Players Coming Back to Check Their Score, You’d Be Surprised at What People Will Compete For”, and much more. In addition, they share some Examples of Using Games for Defect Prevention. The Language Quality Game As briefl
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