Adrian Chan

Thanks for the effort you put into this extensive article. But I have some real problems with gamification I need to air.

I find it unfortunately superficial, philosophically and as a design practice. I don’t believe that we are as Pavlovian as gamification suggests, and if we were, I would not put a lot of stock in the user…

You’re right that value is a slippery concept. Its measure belongs to the user — which is why we are user-centric. But I don’t think it’s an actual (empirical, measurable) or even conceptual quality or quantity transferred (provided, delivered) by design to the user. When you suggest that we seek to provide value to users, I think you slip into a…

Thanks for commenting Malcolm and for bringing up the matter of the fourth wall. I’ll try to explain how I approach this a bit further:

• I’m only talking about mediated interactions. So any face to face experiences fall outside this framework. I’m interested in how media transform communication and interaction — from a…