Download - 30lbs of Family Visits, Races, and Games
2011 2012 2013 2014
Net change - 1 - 2 + 12 + 1
Range 13 11 16 16
2011 2012 2013 2014
Gained during
family visits
+ 17 + 5 + 11 + 17
Long Races 4 6 2 1
New weight
loss tactics
2 1 3 2
By Year
1. 5 Fruits + Veggies = Prize
50 day challenge for a prize
• Eat 5 fruits & veggies for 50 days
• Each failure requires a roll of a die
to add # of days to challenge
First game: lost 8 pounds
App to count to 5
each day
5 Fruits + Veggies = Prize
App to count to 5
each day
50 day challenge for a prize
• Eat 5 fruits & veggies for 50 days
• Each failure requires a roll of a die
to add # of days to challenge
First game: lost 8 pounds
Second game: Novelty wore off
Goal: Push the Panic Button
My only goal was to push the
Panic button,, yet I couldn’t
make it happen
Lessons:
• Hot thinking vs Cold thinking:Goals made while calm
don’t necessarily translate to
actions under stress
• The “shoulds”:
Sometimes there’s somethingI should do and I want to do…
but I’m never going to do
Saladpalooza
Competition with family
Points for salads
Amazon gift card to weekly winners
It lasted 3 weeks, fading naturally. Too simple of a gamification.
Created for husband
in May
• From the Fat Farm
to the Skinny City
• Variety of
mechanics
• Friends wanted to
play
Iterated since MayFriends & family play daily
• Iterated for 6 months
• Variety Daily challenge
• Create own rules
• Players challenges others
Lost 10 pounds• Not immune to family
trips / visits
• Social dynamic help
• Change Rules as I play
• Add new challenges
• Expect I’ll need new
mechanics
Lost 10 pounds• Not immune to family
trips / visits
• Social dynamic help
• Change Rules as I play
• Add new challenges
• Expect I’ll need new
mechanics
Building web app and will be beta testing soon
Summary
□ Family visits are a challenge
□ Races help, but don’t solve the problem on their own
□ Novelty wears off, so be aware some things work only once
□ The “shoulds” don’t necessarily translate into action
□ Oversimplified game mechanics don’t work
□ Goal: keep learning & make an impact through Skinny City