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Their wordsIn short: the awkward group did better but believed they did worse.
Their wordsThe irony is that gamification is a brittle imitation of an actual game.
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Turning a game into a means to a broader purpose risks destroying the fun that makes it a game.
Their wordsAfter all, if a game takes on a broader purpose then it risks no longer being fun. And a game that is no fun isn't much of a game.
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