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Hi, I'm Yu-kai Chou, Gamification pioneer, creator of the Octalysis Framework, and author of Actionable Gamification. Thanks for visiting my site! Skiptocontent New?Starthere. GamificationFramework MyBook AdvancedLearning Speaking&Consulting Blog GamificationExamples AboutChou Contact Searchtheblog Searchfor: Levelupinreallife! Iflifeisavideogame,thenOctalysisPrimecontainsthecheatcodes.Learnhowtoavoidprocrastination,findyourpurpose,andliveyourlifelikeagamer. Hi,I’mYu-kaiChou,Gamificationpioneer,creatoroftheOctalysis Framework,andauthorofActionableGamification.Thanksforvisitingmysite! Asakid,Iabsolutelylovedplayingvideogames:IcompletelyimmersedmyselfintoRPGs(roleplayinggames)suchasDiabloII,stayingupuntil4am(avoidinghomework)togrindmywaytolevel60. Iinvestedhundredsofhoursintovideogameswithlittletoshowforitinreallife. DisillusionedbywhatIfeltwerehundredsofhoursofwastedlife,Icontemplated: TheremustbeagamewherethemoreIplay,thestrongerandbetterIgetinreallife. Itwasthenthatithitme…“Duh!There’sagamethatwe’reallplayingrightnowwhetherweknowitornot–thegameoflife.”IfIcouldfigureouthowtolevelup,gainEXP(experience),andgetmyfriendstojoinme,thenIwouldn’tneedtoplayvideogamesanymorebecausereallifewouldbesomuchmorefulfilling! Level72Chou (Iwillupdatemyleveleverymonth.) Everyplayerintheworldstartstheirlifewithgrantedstatsandabilities.Theplayercanthenchoosehowtogainexperience,levelup,andunlocknewabilities. Forexample,Iwenttouniversity,whichallowedmetogainalotofexperiencethroughclasses,friends,andprofessors. Afteruniversity,Ichosetostartmyowncompany,whichallowedmetogainevenmoreexperiencethroughbuildingateam,managingpeople,fundraising,andbuildingproducts. ItwasthroughmytechnologystartupinMountainView,CAthatIbegantounlockthesecretsofGamification,whichleadmetocreatetheOctalysisFramework—thecompleteGamificationframework. TheOctalysisFrameworkcatapultedmycareer: 2014,2015and2017:GamificationGuruoftheYear”AwardbytheWorldGamificationCongressandtheGamificationEuropeConference. 2015– rated#1amongthe“GamificationGurusPower100”byRISE Workedwith Fortune500companiessuchasLEGO,Google,Volkswagen/Porsche,Accenture,eBay,Huawei,Fidelity,AIGJapan,Verizon,Ericsson,andCisco Myworkhasbeenfeaturedon Forbes,TheWallStreetJournal,BusinessInsider,TheWorldJournal,PBS,andNBC Spokenasaspeaker/lectureratorganizationssuchasGoogle,Tesla,StanfordUniversity,LEGO,TEDx,andBostonConsultingGroup Yu-kaiisatthecuttingedgeofthefieldofbehaviordesign. –NirEyal,authorofHooked:HowtoBuildHabit-FormingProducts. Mymission Mymissionistohelpplayers(peoplearoundtheworld)reachtheirfullpotentialinlife.IbelieveGamificationholdsthekeytohelpmanypeoplestopprocrastinating,identifytheirtruecalling,andtakeaction. Toaccomplishthismissionandmaximizemyglobalimpact,IcreatedaGamifiedlearningjourneycalledOctalysisPrimethatteach’splayershowto… …identifytheirgrantedstatsandabilities …gainexperiencethrougheducationalvideosandmentorshipfromme …growtheirtribebymeetingotherdriven,motivatedplayers …andaccomplishtheirpurposeinlife. Whatyoucandorightnow Ifyou’renewtothesite,thenthebestactionyoucantakerightnowistojoinmyfree14-dayGamificationCourse: Whattodoafteryoujointhe14-dayGamificationCourse Usethedirectorybelowtoidentifywhatinterestsyouanddivedeepintothattopic.PrimeOn! Read10,000HoursofPlay WatchtheTEDxtalk ReadmyGamificationbook Watchthevideocourse JointheFacebookcommunity Levelup! Next,readmymostpopulararticles: Octalysis–completeGamificationframework The10bestproductivityappsthatuseGamification The10besteducationalappsthatuseGamificationforadults The10bestsocialproductsthatuseGamificationtoliterallysavetheworld Top10MarketingGamificationCasesYouWon’tForget AComprehensiveListof90+GamificationCaseswithROIStats Top10eCommerceGamificationExamplesthatwillRevolutionizeShopping Top10EnterpriseGamificationCasesThatWillMakeEmployeesMoreProductive TopTenLearningGamesForKids Somerecentarticles: PolicySummaryofAndrewYang–USAPresidentialCandidate2020 Winnerofour10KHPTalentTriangleChallengeAnnounced MyEconomyStimulusModelConclusion:TheGovernmentshouldpayasalaryforEntrepreneurs  BackupResearchformyOctalysisPrimevideoregardingQuantumMechanicsandthePoweroftheConsciousMind GetmentoredbyYu-kaiChou EveryweekIhoponaconferencecalltoteach,answerquestions,andgivefeedbacktomembersofOctalysisPrime.IfyouwanttotakeyourGamificationpracticetothenextlevel,thencomejoinus. WouldyoulikeYu-kaiChoutoworkwithyourOrganization? IfyouareinterestedinworkingwithYu-kaiChouforabusinessproject,workshop,speechorpresentation,orlicensingdeal,pleasefillouttheformbelow. YourName(required) YourEmail(required) YourOrganization(required) YourMessage Δ