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GaLA Gamification
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KAM STAR
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GaLA Gamification
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• Game flow• Challenges• User Profile• Network• Development scope
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GaLA Gamification
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Challenges
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Challenges
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• What are challenges?– They are the main component of the platform.– Allow for members to interact with GALA’s online
project management system• BUT framed in a more user friendly approach.
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Challenges
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Challenges
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Latest/Featured challenges.Create new challenges
View YOUR challenges
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Challenge Structure
• Challenge structure
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TASK DATA
• Challenge (TASK) data is stored in the GALA workspace Area.
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Challenge Structure
• Challenge structure
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G-Score
• The system uses the TASK data to define a G-Score.• IF G-Score defined by
Deadline:• G-Score value set
depending on how close the deadline is to today’s date.
For example: A task with a deadline within 3 days will have a 20 G-score value, compared to a task with a deadline within 5 days which
will have a 5 G-score value.
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Challenge Structure
• Challenge structure
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Achievement Library/Challenge Viewer
• The TASK author then selects an achievement object to assign to the challenge.
• The TASK is then presented as a Challenge on the Challenge viewer page.
For example: A task with a deadline within 3 days will have a 20 G-score value, compared to a task with a deadline within 5 days which
will have a 5 G-score value.
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Challenge Structure
• Challenge structure
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Achievement Library/Challenge Viewer
• The TASK author then selects an achievement object to assign to the challenge.
• The TASK is then presented as a Challenge on the Challenge viewer page.
For example: A task with a deadline within 3 days will have a 20 G-score value, compared to a task with a deadline within 5 days which
will have a 5 G-score value.
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Achievement Library
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• Achievement library
Achievement ID Achievement Name Icon/IMG Description
$1 [USER INPUT] //source/folder/ [USER INPUT]
• Achievement table
Designer/Admin will build a preset list of achievements for the Challenge Author to select from.
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Accepting a Challenge
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Accepting a Challenge
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Engage Challenge
Deadline
Content
Author
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Your Current Challenges
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• The user may browser or be given a challenge to participate in by either the system (Project management backend) or by another user.
• By accepting the challenge the user is added to the TASK.
• This widget allows for the user to keep track of their recently engaged challenges
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Create A Challenge
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• Current interface.
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Create A Challenge
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• New interface.
• Simple step by step process.
• No overload of choices.
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Gifting A Challenge
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• The power to gift.
• A user may also be able to gift a challenge to other members.
• Used for members to motivate and get others involved in challenges.
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User Profile
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User Profile
• Current interface
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User Profile
• New interface
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User Profile
• New interface
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User engagement information
User activity stream
User share widget
Feedback widgets
Influence feedback
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User Profile: Engagement Widget
• User profile: Engagement breakdown
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• A structured feedback system which displays a users engagement in the GaLA network.
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G-Score
• The G-score is broken down into four main areas.
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• Papers submitted• If a paper has been submitted via GALA.
• Meetings Attended• If user has completed a meeting challenge.
• Challenges Completed• If a user has completed a general challenge
• Social interactions• How many social interactions the user has done
• Achieved by• How many influential topics posted.
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User Activity Stream
• Keep track of the user’s input, keep track of other users engagement on the network.
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• Activity stream• The activity log
keeps a record of all the actions the user does. Each time the user does an action it is logged here for the user to see.
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Network
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GaLA network
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Create topic
Topic
Comments
popular discussions
User Influence
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GaLA network
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Topic
• A topic is created and stored in the GaLA messages area.• A topic has attached
information• Topic author• Topic content
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• Network structure
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Response
• A response (comment) has attached information• Comment author• Comment content
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• Network structure
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Influence
• Influence is measured by how many replies the author of the topic or comment receives compared to how many members are participating in the discussion.
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Creating a Topic
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• Current interface
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Creating a Topic
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• New interface
Enter title of topic
First step
Second step
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Participating in a Topic
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• User clicks “Join-in” button, takes them to the discussion page. Prompts them to enter their response.
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Like interaction
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• Members can engage in lite social interaction with others, by “Liking”.
• A like shows that the user appreciates this user’s contribution to the network.
• A like is very powerful, following on from the success of Facebook’s own like widget.
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Popular discussions
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Current discussions are the topics which are the most popular; the topic with the most replies is featured as number one in leaderboard widget.
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Development Scope
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• Built on top the already existing GaLA platform.• Utilising the project management system as the
main source.• Game system developed on top.
• G-score• Achievements library
• MySQL table • Social Mechanics
• Widget development for• Influence• Popular discussions• Discover GaLA