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Gamification of agile software projects

…or smacked by the motivational carrot

Me

Gamification is hot and is becomming increasingly interwowen into more and more contexts all around us. Probably first introduced through frequent flyer milage point programs where the points are easy to collect, but often harder to spend. But now a core part of many online content contribution systems as a mean to engage and motivate participation. And why shouldn’t it? Many tedious tasks can be made much more fun. And why shouldn’t we enjoy work as much as we possibly can? Read more →

So You’ve Got Attention Issues?

Do you know the feeling you get 2ms after you just convinced yourself that it’s ok to check the news while you’re

  1. waiting for your code to compile
  2. just about to switch tasks
  3. stuck in a problem
  4. starting up your IDE/environment/application etc…

It’s that procrastinating feeling, right?

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