#gamfication

WEEKLY STATUS REPORT: NEW BACKGROUNDS, ARMOIRE ITEMS, BACK-TO-SCHOOL CHALLENGE, AND FEATURED WIKI ARTICLE

Hey, Habiticans! Gather round -- here’s your weekly update about everything that’s going on in Habitica, just in case you missed it anything! 

First up, we’ve added three new backgrounds to the Background Shop! Now your avatar can stroll through Habit City's Productivity Plaza, enjoy the outdoors by Camping Out, or bask in the splendor of the Jungle Canopy. Check them out under User Icon > Backgrounds on web and Menu > Inventory > Customize Avatar on mobile!

Plus, there’s new Gold-purchasable equipment in the Enchanted Armoire, including the Heroic Herbalist Set. Better work hard on your real-life tasks to earn all the pieces! Perfect time to finish the last piece of that massive To-Do… and get it checked off. :)

Of course, the school year is looming large for many scholarly Habiticans, so we've prepared a special Back-to-School Challenge to help with the transition between summer and semester. Check it out now for a chance to win: five lucky winners will get a badge for their profile and their choice of a gift subscription or Gems!

Finally, this month's featured Wiki article is about Mystic Hourglasses! We hope that it will help you learn more about Habitica's Mysterious Time Travelers and all their shop has to offer for subscribers. Be sure to check it out… especially if you’ve missed out on any special pets from past World Bosses, or there’s an old subscriber set you have to have!

The Economizer — A Solution For Electric Buses To Help Gamify Driver Behaviour To Reduce Energy Costs Up To 30%

 The Economizer allows the driver to join a gamification platform. Such an additional function enables initiating sessions when drivers compete with each other based on their score for efficient driving. All the scores are recorded in a ranking list which makes it possible to identify the best driver. Drivers can win bonus points for extra-efficient performance. The bonus points are accounted for in the overall result. Not only does this function add variety to the application, but it also allows its users to interact with the system and reward the best drivers. These points are later used to grade the overall performance of the driver for a given period (e.g., one month) and then companies might base their bonus policies on that evaluation.

 A more efficient driving style, achievable with the Economizer, helps to reduce the energy consumption level in vehicles operated under real conditions. The estimated level of savings varies according to traffic density, vehicle load, and terrain shaping. The energy consumption might be lowered by up to 30% if the driver follows the instructions.

 The data also shows that, when monitored, overall wear and tear on vehicles operated in urban spaces using the Economizer can be reduced by up to 30%.

 For FJ7, a regular bus operated in urban areas, which covers about 75,000 km per year, this results in savings of about €3,500 per year based on the current prices of electric power.

 See https://cleantechnica.com/2019/10/05/the-economizer-a-solution-for-electric-buses/

 #EV #environment #gamfication

SRHI=41

Great sleep, but felt groggy in the morning

Microcycle Priming

I ran an experiment yesterday where I did a number of tasks - both  normal things I wanted to do and things that I had been procrastinating on. I did all these tasks for a short period of time to figure to figure out how hard it was to move from one task to another. The idea is that ideally regimentation is an additional skill I want to learn - the process of moving smoothly from one task to another with no emotional carryover.

One thing I found is that even with a short amount of time doing the task it felt "sticky" - addictive - I found it hard to tear myself away from the task. I think this is a  good thing that should be explored because addiction is what runs gamification - gamification uses addiction to make skill acquisition...well...addictive.