Prof. Özer gets a 2013 Women in STEM Award!
06/27/2013
Celebrating 91st anniversary of Victory Day!
08/30/2013
The Aug 22nd event will be a discussion with Mario Herger, Founder of Enterprise-Gamification.com. During the event, Mario Herger will discuss Gamification – the use of game design elements in a non-game context – which has become the latest trend to engage employees, especially in the technology field.  Mario Herger will give an introduction of what gamification is, how effective it can be, and how you can do it.
This event is a must for people who want to learn how to make technology more engaging by
- encouraging users to engage in desired behaviors
- by showing a path to mastery and autonomy
- by taking advantage of humans' psychological predisposition to engage in gaming
The event is free for members and $20 for non-members, please pay using the below button before the event
Date / Time: Aug 22nd, Thursday at 7:30PM to 9:00PM
Location: BAU Silicon Valley and Starters Lab Offices
115 E 5th Avenue San Mateo, CA, 94401
About Mario Herger
Founder, Enterprise-Gamification.com
MARIO HERGER is founder and partner of Enterprise-Gamification.com. He has been Senior Innovation Strategist at SAP Labs in Palo Alto, California and Global Head of the Gamification Initiative at SAP where he has worked for the past 14 years. He also co-founded in 2013 and leads the Austrian Innovation Center Silicon Valley (AICSV)
In his work as head of the Gamification Initiative at SAP he has encountered and supported gamification efforts in the enterprise from multiple levels and departments, like Sustainability, On Demand, Mobile, HR, Training & Education, Banking etc. He regularly speaks at and co-organizes conferences on gamification and innovation (amongst other topics). His large network in the gamification and innovation space allows him to pull in experts from every corner of the world into projects.
He has a Ph.D. in Chemical Engineering from the Vienna University of Technology and an undergraduate degree in International Business Management from the Vienna University of Economy.
He is also the author of the following books
- Gamification @ Work: Designing Engaging Business Software (co-author with my great friend and UX-expert Janaki Kumar).
- Enterprise Gamification - Exploiting people by letting them have fun (available June/July 2013)
