Gamification for Travel – 4nother World

Here’s how:

Bigger Goals

Customization :
- Define your symbol, your icon, your motto.
- It doesn’t have to be fancy, a blue square/green triangle/red circle/purple pentagone could do.
Balance :
- Your Goal will set the difficulty & interest of each game and location you visit..
Replayability :
- Autonomy is Engagement.

Additionally, each of your Teammates can make their own character sheet.
Let them track their Progression through a leveling system or a small graphic.
Team members increase their level/rank/skills through completing games.
Let them express their Individuality by designing their own character sheet.
- Through the game ‘If I were a Pizza’ your teammates define their core goal/mission (the Crust), then choose themselves 4 behavior traits & accessories (Topping) for the duration of the game.

Where : Cafes & Hotels, or anywhere you can sit & write.
Games : The Final version of myself, Evolution (requires a small insect you’ll keep on yourself), Make your own Sheet, If I were a Pizza.

Customization :
- Let everyone make a different character sheet.
- Impose no unnecessary standards.
Balance :
- Everyone should have some sort of advantage over the others in order to justify everyone’s role.
- Start with an easy game and progressively let them get a taste of difficulty & Uneasiness.
Replayability :
- Give them many progression system that they will want to try.
- For exemple you could give them 1 based on sheer Effort, another on Patience & a last 1 based on Precision or Agility.

Team members will be essential to solve problems, complete quests & achieve an objective.
This will train you to retain, recruit & assign people so that they can play at the top of their game.
Context & Culture of your team building is the core of the team building experience.

During a Travels there are 4 main categories of Settings : Shopping districts, Landmarks, Parks & Restaurants.
Each type of setting will correspond to a different types of Adventurers: The Shopper, The Explorer, The Rester & The Fooder.
Each team member possessing a keen interest for a specific category of activity will always be able to help the rest of the group if they aren’t too fond of that particular activity.
These 4 types apply for the Urban travels.

If you are going through a jungle, a forest, a island, a mountain or even by seas you’ll need other types of adventurer (The survivalist, the trapper, the fisher, the hiker or the sailor).
Tailor your group to your needs & to your ambitions.

Where to team-build : Everywhere, especially is parks & wild open spaces.
Games : A Bet, At the end of the day no one wins, Remember my secret, Find me a Nickname, Find yourself a new name, The Army of Us.

Customization :
- If you’ve got some graphic skills draw a small portrait for each team mate.
- Finding a name/nickname for the travel will make the journey more memorable.
Balance :
- When determining each players roles balance Skills & Interests.
- Each player should choose at least 1 activity.
Replayability :
- If you are a group of 4-6 you can make more than 1 team.

You can assist your team by offering them Hints, Enigmas & Quizzes through the games.
Your Team will go through 3 types of Interactions (or activity types) in order to grow.

The Competition is the common game setting.
There will be winners & losers.
This is the traditional setting in term of offensive behaviors such as beat, brag, taunt, challenge, & fight.

The Cooperation is less common, but maybe more desirable as a 1st shot if you wish to develop group cohesion.
There may be losers, if some players do not follow the rules.
The whole team may win.
Cooperation generally requires to unit the whole team against a common threat.
Another scenario may be a collect-type quest or a scavenger hunt.
This is the traditional setting in term of collaborative behaviors such as gather, recover, share, assist, gift, encourage, & trade.

The Exploration is the last type of interaction.
The most adapted for an adventure type game, a long quest or campaign.
It could also be adapted to a mystery/investigation setting.
It’s nice to play this type of game in an outdoor setting as well, such as a hiking trek, a forest trek, or even an underwater environment.
This is the traditional setting in term of Seeking behaviors such as Unveil, Questions, Discover, Read, Search, Collect, Complete, Decrypt & curate.

The Expression is a subset of Exploration games.
It can be construed as a 4th type of interaction.
It is a type of mental Exploration and can be exercised through a canvas of some sort.
The most common type of expression is the physical art expression.
This is the traditional setting in term of Seeking behaviors such as Decide, Customize, Design, & Transform.

Where to use it : Landmarks & Museums, can apply to any other place with a little history (10 years or so.)
Games : Ask the owner, order the Specialties, Trap the tour guide, The Irregular’s Itinerary, Draw the place you are In, Travel Journal.

Customization :
- If a game is too difficult for now don’t hesitate to delay.
Balance :
- Let them struggle, and let them know why.
Replayability :
- Don’t drown them with data.
- Keep some mystery.
- Let them ask for more.

Fuels the user’s motivation and keeps engagement high.
Experience Points, Medals/Badges are common rewards.
Other rewards could be a simple treat.
A dinner to wherever they want.
Maybe they’ll just want a day of rest because they’ll be fed up with your games.

You can give your team a sense of protection through your ownership, which in return will entice them to show you more of themselves.
You can help them achieve Personal victory conditions though experiences tailored for them.
You can develop a progressive system of rewards adapted to the difficulties encountered.