Did you know that on the dusty shelves of history, gamification is used for the most malicious and most contrary to its mission?
“At the first charity congress held in Brussels in 1857, one of the Margutte factory riches near Lille, Mr. Scrive, spoke with the noble pleasure of completing a task to the applause of the congressmen: “We have found several ways to keep the children entertained during the study. We teach them to sing while they work, and also to count while they work: it both entertains them and makes them boldly accept this 12-hour workday necessary to earn their livelihood. 12 hours of work but what a work! A work imposed on children who are not yet 12 years old! (The Right to Sloth; Paul Lafargue 1883) “Isn’t it quite difficult to accept that this incident, which gave us goosebumps even as we read it, may have really burned out? Likewise, we have witnessed that every innovation made in the field of Science and Technology in history is not used for the good and welfare of humanity (Example: Atomic bomb…)
Today, our working hours and working conditions have of course changed compared to the 1800s and they continue to change. However, the emergence of new needs is, of course, inevitable. And we know that trying the same things over and over does not yield different results. Now, we would like to shout out to the dark and gloomy period of those 1800’s; “Get your ugly hands off of gamification of your aims!”
So let’s come to our main topic; We “Why do we gamify?”
- In order to make a new start for our employees who lost their flow in business processes.
- In order to give our employees, who are constantly given the same goals throughout the day, regain their enthusiasm for their goals.
- When we get bored in our daily business life, maybe 10 minutes break in order to cheer up and enjoy ourselves.
Attention please! If you see and hear about the use of gamification in an area other than the ones we mentioned above, please contact the Imonagame team.
May the game be with you!
