I AM AN EVENT PLANNER
These cards were inspired by some designs I made for some clients’ events and tools I have been using to design games and gamification projects. One of those clients was Coca-Cola, where I designed some collectible cards to create networking mechanics: the game was an utter success! In events people want to engage with each other but they need ice breakers, and a trading card game gives an excuse to meet people, even if it is to ask “what cards did you get?”.
​I’m releasing the first edition of these cards in Gamicon, Austin, TX, to test engagement and polish the design, but my idea is to make these cards available as rewards for engagement in events that revolve around topics of game design, gamification, technology, entrepreneurship and innovation.
The objective
These cards might serve as more than an Ice breaker. TCGs are known for creating positive loops of engagement, as our nature drives us to collect. The same principle that drives “Pokemon” and “Yugi-Oh!” players to spend thousands of dollars in cardstock, can help drive engagement in event activities, as playing more would mean collecting more!
We can go even further and create meta-games to devise interesting game objectives, like getting all cards numbered 1 to 10, or getting all the Discovery driver cards for further rewards.
How can we test this?
We can provide, not only the cards, but the market mechanics and engaging activities for your event as well. This works better if there are other rewards on the table, so we might need to figure what kind of incentives we can bring to the table.
The cards and the design would come at a discounted price, as the players that get hold of the cards will be invited to participate in our gamification workshops: engagement for you, advertisement for us!
Custom cards
We can take advantage of the exclusivity of your event to create special cards available only in your event. These cards can be branded or they can mention you in some way, and have a special finish so they are perceived as more valuable.
Sponsorships
We could give you some copies of these cards for free in exchange for sponsorships. We do a lot more than just card games. Among our service we have:
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A board game publisher for commercial and serious games with amazing board game designers
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A cloud-based SaaS gamification engine to build fast, manageable gamification projects, with access to analytics.
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Consultancy and design services for high quality game and gamification products
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Gamification courses