Imagine web developers finishing a backlog of mundane ticketed tasks with a zeal usually reserved for playing Pokémon Go or watching a sports championship. The goal of “gamifying” work tasks is to ...

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Studies show Americans aren't saving enough. Making saving fun through gamification and budgeting can help provide piece of mind in the unlikely event of an emergency.

Call me immature, but I’m about a thousand times more likely to participate in activities that are good for me when they can be gamified. Even the simple pleasures of watching a number go up or ...

Wall Street’s new top cop said he’s fixing his gaze on the rising use of social-media apps for stock trading — and a clampdown may be coming. Gary Gensler, the new chairman of the Securities and ...

Computer games make it fun to confront obstacles. Wouldn't it be great if your real-life obstacles were as much fun to tackle? Now there are tools that "gamify" everyday life, to tap into the ...

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The Massachusetts Rehabilitation Commission (MRC) is supporting a pilot program with several technology partners that will bring virtual reality into vocational rehabilitation training for people with ...

Going to the gym for an hour is 2 red points. Calling my mom is 1 blue point while calling Aunt Deborah is 5 blue points because, honestly, Aunt Deb's sort of a pain to talk to and sometimes she says ...

There’s a notification on my phone that says I’ll get “20 points” from the Desire romance app if I give my fiance a thorough medical examination. I’m no doctor, but I could use the points. I’ve been ...