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Video Games And Gamification
How your video-gaming skills can help make your business successful.
In the modern business environment, it’s all about game-based thinking. What I mean here is that ultimately, when viewed with clarity, succeeding in life or business really is about winning in a type of game. After all, what is a game, other than a systematized activity, often for fun or entertainment, in which an individual, or groups of individuals, must strategize, i.e. make decisions that will lead to a desirable outcome?
Many, though not all, of these games, require that someone wins and someone loses. In these games, another person (or more than one other person) can affect the outcome of the choices you make.
In business, this type of game we play is called a competitive game. What does this mean?
You cannot have a game without rules. Most games have rules that apply to all the players in the game, and which exist for a reasonable period of time. Examples include the nine innings in baseball, the four quarters in football, and the four years in which an American president serves before a new election is held.
In business, rules might mean insider trading laws in the stock market, the…
