Resources on "gamification", ie. using game mechanics in non-gaming applications.
Compiled by Robin Krieglstein. Please suggest additions! @rkrieglstein on Twitter.
Gamification
Using game-thinking and game-mechanics in non-game contexts to improve human behavior.
Building Web Reputation Systems
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Web Reputation Systems are an important subset of gamification focused on encouraging users to contribute meaningfully to a community, and to make it easy for users to extract value from a community quickly.