How 'Gamification' of Everything Is Manipulating You (and How to Recognize It)
by Stephen Johnson from Lifehacker on (#5TZWG)
Gamification" is the practice of adding game-like elements to non-game contexts. It isn't new, nor it is always a negative, but it is being aimed at consumers and employees more and more frequently, whether to keep you addicted to an app, motivated at work, or inclined to spend your money on something.