gamification en · NOUN
Etymology
From gam(e) + -ification.
Meanings
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(countable, uncountable) The use of gameplay mechanics for non-game applications (as for example making work less onerous; incentivization; or pedagogy).
Homelessness could be helped or fixed, she knew, once the gamification of shelter allotment and public housing in general was complete.
2013, Dave Eggers, The Circle, Vintage Books, page 373:You could see this in the way maxxing strategies pointed to extremes — not just unsettling ones (eating disorders, height surgeries, high-octane misogyny), but also this weird gamification of mundane social tactics your parents already told you about (wash your face, wear a decent shirt, get some exercise).
2025 October 11, Nitsuh Abebe, “The Suffix That Tells Us to Ruthlessly Optimize Everything”, in The New York Times Magazine, New York, N.Y.: The New York Times Company, →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original on 12 Oct 2025:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| gamifications | Number=Plur | lexicographic |
Descendants
Relateds
gaming · game theory · gamify · play games
Translations (32)
gl ludificación (use of gameplay) · ru геймификация (use of gameplay) · pl grywalizacja (use of gameplay) · cs gamifikace (use of gameplay) · id pembermainan (use of gameplay) · sh igrofikacija (use of gameplay) · ru игрофикация (use of gameplay) · pt ludificação (use of gameplay) · uk ігрофікація (use of gameplay) · cmn 遊戲化 /游戏化 (use of gameplay) · fi pelillistäminen (use of gameplay) · bg геймификация (use of gameplay) · de Spielifikation (use of gameplay) · it ludicizzazione (use of gameplay) · sl poigritev (use of gameplay) · uk гейміфіка́ція (use of gameplay) · fr ludification (use of gameplay) · sv spelifiering (use of gameplay) · id gamifikasi (use of gameplay) · es ludificación (use of gameplay) · sh igrifikacija (use of gameplay) · de Gamifizierung (use of gameplay) · id pengegiman (use of gameplay) · ja ゲーミフィケーション (use of gameplay) · ms gamifikasi (use of gameplay) · de Gamifikation (use of gameplay) · ca ludificació (use of gameplay) · es gamificación (use of gameplay) · ca gamificació (use of gameplay) · pt gamificação (use of gameplay) · bg игровизация (use of gameplay) · de Gamification (use of gameplay)