Rob Alvarez | #ProfessorGame

Honored to be listed in @yukaichou’s “OG Top Gamification Experts” Humbled to be among people who’ve shaped how I see engagement, design, and long-term motivation. Many have shared their insights on Professor Game, and more to come. Full article: yukaichou.com/gamificationne…

If nobody wants to use your learning game, you already lost. 🎮 Leif Sorensen explains why playability always beats new technology. AI can build platforms fast, but it cannot force users to care. Let's fix your product's engagement strategy today: professorgame.com/chat

Most gamification systems fail because we finish what we know is broken. → Stop building → Reassess rewards & incentives → Fix what frustrates users → Test before moving forward Have you ever realized midway that a system you built was broken? What did you do next?

AI can build in seconds. It cannot invent the behavioral science to make it work. Leif explains why a proven psychological framework is still the secret. Technology scales the build. Human expertise drives results. Fix your engagement strategy: professorgame.com/chat

Think gamification is just a magic powder you can sprinkle on a boring training module? 🪄 We explain why overcomplicating learning games ruins user retention. Quality behavioral science always beat quantity. Fix your product's engagement strategy today: professorgame.com/chat

I love how simple mechanics like Green Stamps show that motivation doesn’t need apps or algorithms. Just a clear way to track progress. #Gamification #UXDesign

Gamification is 128 years old. Surprised? In 1896, Sperry & Hutchinson introduced Green Stamps with grocery purchases. Collect enough, redeem prizes. No apps. No algorithms. Just one mechanic. Tapping into human instinct to collect and progress. Did you know this before?

I’m curious, what’s your favorite early example of human motivation through simple mechanics? @gamigeek @dsouzamark @Nicochan33 @ercanaltug

@elonmusk Being real is the way you keep true friends and lose the masses.

This is real explanation

@karenvaites @mcglynn3 Keep your students engaged and see them flourish.

I love a good show-and-tell, and here, @mcglynn3 really crystallizes the difference between text-centered instruction and standards-centered instruction (I might describe it as skill-centered instruction). Along the way, she makes a fair case that the latter increases cognitive overload, while also making the class pretty dull.

@davidsenra The market already has enough copies. It always needs more originals.

"I try to think of us as an insular group focused on solving a problem our own way without paying too much attention to what everyone else is doing." "Nothing works like Basecamp, HEY, Fizzy. It's all different. Some people hate the way our stuff looks and works. Fine. Don't care. We have enough people who love what we do. And it's an expanding pie of people who are into what we do. And we love what we do." —@jasonfried

@sharran Your calendar doesn’t lie. Scattered days stall growth, focused days build results.

Your future is predictable. If your days are reactive, distracted, and loosely structured, your results will reflect that energy. If your days are intentional, measured, and aligned with a single priority, your outcomes will eventually follow. Your calendar is more honest than your goals will ever be.

@JuliaEMcCoy This is a great point..

AI won’t replace humans. But a human with AI will replace every human without it. The gap is being decided right now — not in five years.

Have you heard of Gamification?

@slow_developer The most interesting question for me is not how smart AI gets. It is how we design the human experience around it.

Sam Altman says another breakthrough beyond transformers could be coming, and models are now smart enough to help find it On products, AI creates a huge chance to rebuild entire product categories and make new things possible "but AGI will look like just a warm-up for what comes next"

@pascal_bornet Real time feedback loops saving lives.

𝗙𝗶𝗿𝗲𝗳𝗶𝗴𝗵𝘁𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗶𝘀 𝗴𝗼𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗮𝗶𝗿𝗯𝗼𝗿𝗻𝗲. 🚁🔥 I’ve been following how robotics is entering emergency response, and drones are starting to change the way wildfires are fought. Instead of sending crews directly into dangerous areas, drones can now: → reach hotspots much faster → drop water or fire retardant precisely where needed → use AI-powered sensors to map fires in real time The impact is significant. Less risk for firefighters. Faster situational awareness. More precise intervention. It is a good reminder that AI and robotics are not only about productivity or automation. Sometimes the most meaningful applications are about protecting human lives. Curious: 𝗪𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝗼𝘁𝗵𝗲𝗿 𝘁𝗲𝗰𝗵𝗻𝗼𝗹𝗼𝗴𝗶𝗲𝘀 𝗱𝗼 𝘆𝗼𝘂 𝘁𝗵𝗶𝗻𝗸 𝗰𝗼𝘂𝗹𝗱 𝘁𝗿𝗮𝗻𝘀𝗳𝗼𝗿𝗺 𝗲𝗺𝗲𝗿𝗴𝗲𝗻𝗰𝘆 𝗿𝗲𝘀𝗽𝗼𝗻𝘀𝗲 𝗶𝗻 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗻𝗲𝘅𝘁 𝗱𝗲𝗰𝗮𝗱𝗲? #AI #Robotics #Drones #Innovation #FutureOfWork

@TolentinoTeach Gamification is not about phones or flashy rewards. At its core it is about designing the conditions for mastery. Sit. Struggle. Grow. That loop is gamification working as intended.

Students need to learn how to sit, think, and write for extended periods. No phones. No computer. Just their thoughts, the struggle to organize them, and the clarity that comes from deep focus.

@davidsenra @jasonfried Gamification taught me this. Deep engagement from a small committed audience beats shallow reach every time. You do not need everyone. You need the right ones.

.@jasonfried said it perfectly: "Your only competition is your costs." Keep costs low, keep the team small, make stuff you want to use. You don't need the whole world. You just need enough of a small world.

@JonhernandezIA Game designers have asked this question for decades. When you build a system smarter than the player, you better understand the feedback loops first. Otherwise you are not designing a game. You are designing a trap.

📁 Bernie Sanders, U.S. senator, recalled the 2023 letter signed by more than 1,000 tech leaders and scientists. The warning was simple. Before building minds smarter than us… we should ask whether we know how to control them.

@DitchThatTxtbk Turning passive watching into active learning. That is the whole game. The best engagement designs never let the player sit still for too long. Great to see this applied in the classroom.

Our brand-new guide, Teaching with Teachflix 2, is ready to help you turn passive "movie days" into active learning experiences🎬✨ With 10 plug-and-play recipes using tools like Brisk and NotebookLM, you can build an interactive lesson. Get it here: ​​ditch.link/vid

@GregoryMcKeown This is great game design applied to real life. Short sessions. Clear goals. Recovery built in. The best games never drain the player completely. They leave you wanting one more round.

Challenge for you today: Do not do more today than you can completely recover from today. Do the following: 1. Dedicate mornings to essential work 2. Break down that work into 3 sessions of no more than 90 minutes each 3. Take a short 10-15 break in between sessions to rest and recover What do you want to tackle today? ⬇️