Gamification for Impact Challenge
We're excited to invite you to participate in the Gamification for Impact challenge, where you'll
have the opportunity to design innovative gamified solutions that drive positive change in one of
two key areas: Either i) Education
Or ii) Environmental sustainability.
What is Gamification?
Gamification is the use of game design elements and mechanics in non-game contexts to engage
and motivate individuals to achieve specific goals or behaviors. It leverages the psychological and
social aspects of games to drive user engagement, increase participation, and foster desired
outcomes.
Challenge Overview
The goal of this challenge is to leverage gamification to address pressing social and environmental
issues. You'll work on developing a gamified solution that promotes desired behaviors, increases
engagement, and fosters meaningful impact.
Key Elements to Consider
1. Points: How can you use points to reward users for completing tasks or achieving milestones?
2. Badges: How can you design badges to recognize users' achievements and progress?
3. Leaderboards: How can you utilize leaderboards to showcase users' rankings and progress?
4. Challenges: What challenges can you create to encourage users to complete specific tasks or
achieve specific goals?
5. Feedback: How can you provide users with feedback on their progress and performance?
➢ Senior Category
1. Education: Design a gamified solution to improve educational outcomes, increase access to
education, or support lifelong learning.
2. Environmental Sustainability: Develop a gamified solution to promote sustainable behaviors,
reduce waste, or encourage environmental conservation.
Task Requirements
1. Problem Statement: Identify a specific challenge or opportunity in education or sustainability
and define a clear problem statement.
2. Gamification Strategy: Develop a comprehensive gamification strategy that incorporates
advanced gamification elements, such as points, badges, leaderboards, and challenges.
3. User-Centered Design: Design a user-centered solution that is accessible, inclusive, and
engaging.
4. Impact Measurement: Develop a plan to measure the impact of the solution, including metrics
and evaluation methods.
5. Prototype: Develop a functional prototype of the solution.
6. Presentation: Prepare a clear and concise presentation that showcases the solution and its
potential impact.
Senior Challenge Submission Guidelines
1. Prototype: Submit a functional prototype of the solution.
2. Presentation: Submit a presentation (not more than 10 slides) that outlines the problem
statement, gamification strategy, user-centered design, impact measurement plan, and
showcases the solution and its potential impact.
3. Conduct Onsite Demo: Each participating competitor will be given 15 minutes to demonstrate
the functionality of their solution in person at the hackathon.
Judging Criteria for Senior Category
1. Impact: Potential impact of the solution on the chosen theme.
2. Gamification: Effectiveness of gamification elements in driving user engagement and behavior
change.
3. User Experience (UX): Quality of user experience and accessibility of the solution.
4. Innovation: Originality and innovation of the solution.
5. Feasibility: Feasibility of implementation and scalability of the solution.
Tips for Success for Senior Category
• Clearly define the problem or opportunity being addressed.
• Incorporate advanced gamification elements that drive user engagement and behavior
change.
• Ensure the solution is accessible, inclusive, and engaging.
• Develop a plan to measure the impact of the solution.
• Test the solution and refine it based on feedback.
➢ Junior Category
1. Education: Design and develop a website that showcases a gamified solution for education.
The website should be engaging, interactive, and easy to use.
2. Environmental Sustainability: Design and develop a website that showcases a gamified
solution for environmental sustainability. The website should be engaging, interactive, and easy
to use.
Task Requirements
1. Theme Choice: Choose a theme related to education or sustainability for your website.
2. Content Creation: Create content that is informative, engaging, and relevant to your chosen
theme. Incorporate simple gamification elements, such as quizzes, games, or challenges, into your
website.
3. User Experience (UX): Design a visually appealing and user-friendly website that is easy to
navigate.
4. Website Development: Develop a functional website that showcases your gamified solution.
5. Presentation: Prepare a clear and concise presentation that describes how your website can
make a positive impact on education or environment sustainability. Your presentation should
showcase your website, including its key features and benefits.
Submission Guidelines for Junior Category
1. Website URL / prototype: Submit the URL of your website or functional prototype.
2. Submit a presentation (not more than 10 slides) that outlines the problem statement,
gamification strategy, screenshots of your website's key pages and a brief description of your
website's potential impact.
3. Conduct Onsite Demo: Each participating competitor will be given 15 minutes to demonstrate
the functionality of their website in person at the hackathon.
Judging Criteria for Junior Category
1. Creativity: Originality and creativity of the website's design and content.
2. Gamification: Effectiveness of gamification elements in engaging users.
3. User Experience: Ease of use and overall user experience.
4. Impact: Potential impact of the website on education or environmental sustainability.
Tips for Success for Junior Category
1. Plan Ahead: Plan your website's design and content carefully.
2. Use Gamification Elements: Incorporate gamification elements that are engaging and relevant.
3. Test and Refine: Test your website and refine it based on feedback.
Get Ready to Make an Impact!!!
Join us in this challenge and let's work together to create innovative gamified solutions that drive
meaningful change. We look forward to seeing your ideas and solutions!
