Games give us real time feedback, if a participant gets something wrong they are corrected immediately. It does not wait for the participant to get back to the workplace, wait for the scenario to arise and fail with real-world clients or profits at stake.
Games involve problem solving, which sparks our creativity.
Games provide us with fun and enjoyment, which increases the motivation to continue playing and maintain our attention.
Games involve goals which provide us with the motivation to complete the tasks.
Games are based on storylines, storylines create affiliation and emotional attachment. Gamification could effectively destroy the need for those dreaded performance appraisals be it yearly or quarterly. As