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.
Engagers and Professor Game Powers, Engage! | Episode 188
Photo by Tim Mossholder on Unsplash Listen to this episode on your phone! Special episode alert! This week we are asking for your help Engagers! We have a shorter episode explaining how you can engage with Professor Game to activate the special powers (yes, oldie […]
Miguel Sicart Connects the Cables of Game Research and Design | Episode 187
Listen to this episode on your phone! Miguel Sicart is an Associate Professor at the IT University, where he teaches play design. He is the author of The Ethics of Computer Games (The MIT Press, 2009), Beyond Choices (The MIT Press, 2013), and Play Matters (The MIT Press, 2014). […]
Adam Powley with XP Grading in the Classroom | Episode 186
Mr. Powley is the Dual Enrollment American History Teacher at HCS Early College High School in Coastal South Carolina where he lives with his wife Amanda and three young boys. In 2013, he began transforming his classroom with game-inspired design. He has been […]
Frida Polli Finds the Fit with Games on Pymetrics | Episode 185
Listen to this episode on your phone! Dr. Frida Polli is an award-winning Harvard and MIT neuroscientist turned CEO. Named one of Inc.’s Top 100 Female Founders in 2018 and one of Entrepreneur’s Top 100 Powerful Women in 2020, Dr. Polli’s mission is to help […]
Roman Rackwitz and the Growth Gamification Manifest | Episode 184
Listen to this episode on your phone! Roman Rackwitz is the founder of Engaginglab GmbH, Europe’s first Gamification Agency in 2009. Winner of the first international Gamification Challenge, done by Mashable and SETI in 2011. He teaches Gamification for HR and Marketing at Universities in […]