Every episode of the Professor Game podcast, hosted by Rob Alvarez of The Octalysis Group. Honest breakdowns of gamification, behavioral design, and the Octalysis Framework, applied to real products, retention, and engagement. New episodes weekly, plus interviews with leading experts.
Why Careers Need a Game Loop, with Unity’s Jessica Lindl | Episode 412
Build a thriving, monetized community—without chasing members or cranking out content 24/7. Join us for free: 🏡 professorgame.com/freecommunity-web Vice President at Unity and author of The Career Game Loop, Jessica Lindl shares how game-based strategies build better communities, improve retention, and drive real […]
How To Grow Your Community! Without Paying For Ads | Episode 411
Episode Summary Rob Alvarez explains how he grew his Skool community to over 140 members with zero ad spend, using three game-inspired strategies: leveraging existing social media presence with a clear CTA (such as a free YouTube titles spreadsheet), exploiting platform discovery features (citing […]
Escape Rooms for Growth with Sarah Iverson | Episode 410
Episode Summary Sarah Iverson, founder of Curious Sunshine, describes how she designs play-based wellness experiences (including a virtual wellness escape room called The Labyrinth of Mystery released in June) that pair puzzle-solving with goal-setting exercises. She walks through her design process (start from the […]
I Tried VR Fire Training (and Failed to Find the Phone) with Ludus | Episode 409
Health and Safety 🔥 training is a drag and ineffective or expensive and dangerous ☠️… Or is it? Check out what’s possible with our sponsor Ludus and their Free Guide: professorgame.com/free-ludus-guide Episode Summary Testing five of Ludus’s standalone VR/AR health and safety simulations […]
I Paid 5 Growth Experts To Create A Growth Playbook For The Same Community | Episode 408
Don’t guess your next title – get the proven ones for free: 👉 professorgame.com/YT-Title-Spreadsheet Episode Summary Rob Alvarez reports back from hiring five growth experts to build playbooks for the same community and distills their advice into three pre-onboarding levers for YouTube content: titles, […]