What is Gamification, and how is it used in everyday user experiences?

Game mechanics are everywhere — and the wonderful world of games is how humans create meaning in our modern age

Jon Upshaw
UX Planet
Published in
7 min readApr 10, 2024

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Boy playing games using a controller.
Image Credit: Jon Upshaw

If there is one thing that we humans enjoy doing, it is the act of play. Each time we do something for the simple reason that it brings us joy, it can be…

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