May 24, 2007

FUNctional

Posted in Communities, Usability, Web at 14:18 by Mattias

I stumbled across this great presentation by Amy Jo Kim titled “Putting the Fun in Functional” where she describes five game mechanics that can be used when build social community sites:

1. Collecting
2. Points
3. Feedback
4. Exchanges
5. Customization

I’ve had some thoughts along these lines myself, being the game addict that I am, but she makes a very structured and accessible presentation of a really interesting subject. If you are interested in this subject at all, this is a must read!