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07

Gamification

Channeling progress, recognition, and friendly competition into community participation through badges, leaderboards, and rewards.

Key ideas for gamifying your community

Rewards

Milestone badges and achievements

Make members feel accomplished for their efforts and incentivized to reach the next goal with unique branded badge icons that recognize specific contributions.

Competition

Community leaderboards

A community-wide leaderboard highlights members for their high level of activity and creates aspirational goals for others to work toward.

Progression

Experience points and leveling

Visually show progress to regular members for their continued activity. Level systems create a sense of journey and investment that keeps people coming back.

Rewards

Reward shop and marketplace

Offer branded swag, animated profile backgrounds, custom titles, and more. Give members something tangible to work toward with the points they've earned.

Events

Community gaming events

Bring like-minded members together in short-term or long-term events — tournaments, challenges, and group activities that create shared memories.

Competition

Seasonal competitions

Reset scores after a specified time and award unique prizes per season. Seasons keep the competition fresh and give new members a chance to compete.

Events

Live streaming and broadcasts

Broadcasting live can introduce a new revenue stream while building an inclusive community. Regular streams create appointment viewing that drives consistent engagement.

Progression

Role unlocks and privileges

Let active members earn access to new features, forums, or capabilities as they level up. Progressive access creates a compelling reason to stay engaged long-term.

Rewards

Community challenges and quests

Create time-limited challenges that encourage specific behaviors — posting in new forums, helping newcomers, or completing a series of activities for bonus rewards.

See how members stack against each other with a leaderboard

1

Support for seasons

Have scores reset after a specified time.

2

Award top placements

Award unique badges per season to top members.

3

Boost engagement with friendly competition

People are goal-oriented and enjoy seeing their engagement earn them recognition.

Leaderboard