Can gamification save the planet?
Katie Patrick
Games are a big deal. But can they save the planet?
This is the quest that Silicon Valley-based environmental engineer Katie Patrick has been pursuing in her recent book,How to Save the World: How to Make Changing the World the Greatest Game on Earth.
The secrets to gamifying planet Earth
How do you design a game to save the Earth?
Katie Patrick's book How to Save the World takes a deep dive into how to apply game design techniques to environmental issues.
Here are the main concepts:
Feedback loops - collect real-time data and show it to people.
Agency - show the data to people in a way they can influence.
Disclosure - make the data public.
Social Comparison - compare household to household.
Behavior mapping - identify the specific behavior to influence.
Progress tracking - track a single "God" metric towards a goal.
Color grading - add color to the data, red meaning bad and green good.
Reward system (of the brain) - that's "giving the brain a cookie"
Ambient messaging - show data publicly on walls and billboards.
Send note to nswg-info@incose.org for a link to the presentation and recording