Gamification is the method of adding carrot/stick mechanisms to actions in order...

saraid216 on Aug 21, 2012 | parent | context | favorite | on: Show HN: I mixed selling t-shirts with a little bi...

Gamification is the method of adding carrot/stick mechanisms to actions in order to drive behavior; it's a trivial application of game theory, which is about asking how people make decisions in (very contrived) situations.