How does Octalysis compare to the Emotion Shift Framework
Octalysis is framework authored by Yu-Kai Chou.
It bases on princple of 8 core "elements" of gamification: Epic meaning, Empowerment, Social Influence, Unpredictability, Avoidance, Scarcity, Ownership, Accomplishment.
It belongs to the "early adopters" group, from times where gamification was term rather unheard of.
It can explain current gamification systems in a very easy and visual way, just like SWOT analysis in business management.
EmotionaShift is a framework that focues not on the techniques used, or functionalities, but on transforming specific user states.
Contrary to Octalysis which is focused on design-first approach to gamificaiton, Emotion Shift framework puts user emotional state and his history in the first place.
3 steps to implement the Emotion Shift Framework:
- pick "emotional persona" from the table
- use Emotion Shift chart to define target emotions you want to trigger
- apply only those gamification techniques that align with these emotions.
Example:
- Emotional persona - "Explorer", "Introvert"
- Picking "Explorer" and "Introvert" created the following result:
80% Quests
75% Share within closed community
25% Share with everyone
20% Random rewards
Results above 50% are considered engaging Results below 50% will likely discourage the player.
You should consider multiple emotional personas, but remember that it is very rare to see one size that will fit them all.
Just like in video games. Some preffer puzzles, some would like to see more action, business implementation of gamification needs to target group that seeks a specific kind of narrative.
Summary
While Octalysis framework provides great visual representation of different tehcnics used, it doesn't fully respond to "why?" question.
The "Emotion Shift" gamification design framework has been built to delivery the "why?" before the "what?" and use that to maximise gamification in environments, that can use only "light gamification' and can't use everything.
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