https://youtu.be/YTn3a6O5HV0 Australia is known for its often extreme weather conditions. Unfortunately for our beautiful country, the summer season usually results in bushfires. Particularly in smaller towns with farmland and lots of bushland, these bush fires can wipe out everything in its path including houses, buildings, whole farms and business. Our team at 'Backyard Australia'  recognise... Continue Reading →

https://youtu.be/6pooev7HELY A video about how I got motivated by using Forest. You would think we would do tasks just because they need to be done, but unfortunately you would be wrong. We now live in a world where we need to be motivated to do the simplest of tasks. This is achieved through the use... Continue Reading →

A very brief history of the term ‘Gamification’ is that it was first introduced by Nick Pelling a computer programmer and inventor in 2002, but it wasn’t until late 2010, early 2011 that it really began to take off. Gamification is the use of game elements, with more common ones being coins, xp and power... Continue Reading →

I would say that in today’s world, it is getting harder and harder for people to be motivated to do household tasks. I attribute this to the growing dependence on technology that we have as a society with using it as entertainment and as a distraction. I also think that from an early age we... Continue Reading →

Doing training exercises for work can be a long and laborious task. It is usually filled with lots and lots of reading and answering questions and maybe doing a practical task too. There is nothing for you to work towards once you've finished a task or completed the whole session. It's just boring mandatory training.... Continue Reading →

During one of my seminars at uni, we were talking about the use of gamification to fix a health related problem. We were split into groups of 3 or 4 and we chose our topic. Our choices were drinking culture, obesity and eating healthy at school. We chose obesity and then we had to come... Continue Reading →