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The Test
Gamifying Game Development
Scrum Hero
The addition of game mechanics
onto the standard daily scrum.
What is Scrum Hero?
• Development methodology popular in software and game development
• Short, daily meetings
• Work is broken up into manageable, identifiable task
• Some kind of visual or digital board to track progress
• Has a Scrum Master = Game Master• Scrum is not a game, it's a tool
Scrum Hero Version 1
• Tickets are awarded for every 2 hours of work & arriving on time
• Is full fantasy-based role playing game• Characters & weapons leveled up
• Goal is to improve productivity & morale
• Number of hours worked
Measure Productivity Measure Effect On Morale & Culture
• Number of tasks completed
• Surveys
• Anecdotal evidence
The Test
• How were we going to measure it?
Used Scrum Hero Used Scrum No Dev Method
Grapple
Intrepid
Total Hours Worked (Average)
Post Scrum Hero SurveyPost Scrum & Scrum Hero Survey
Scrum Vs. Scrum Hero Productivity
Average # of Task Completed
Confounding Variables
• Task Definition• Variable Methods for Inputting Data• Scrum vs. Scrum Hero Variability• Gamemaster Motivation
• “I don’t even care about Scrum without the Pokemon.”• “Pokescrum was what really caused our team dynamic
to develop and to establish better relationships amongst team members. We would not have nearly as tight-knit a team without it.”
• “Pokescrum is awesome.”
Survey Quotes
• “Unfortunately, no one takes daily scrum seriously.”
• “I’m too hardcore a gamer to take something treated with so little respect seriously. Ours had few rules, low organization and no real incentive.”
• Productivity Improved
• Morale Improved
Success depended on the motivation and effort of
the Game Master!
The Takeaways
1. Goals, Then Game
• Those goals become messages & gameplay
• Ian Bogost’s Persuasive Games• Procedural rhetoric
• Know what you want to measure and why
• Involve players in creation of game
• Survey them • Killers• Achievers• Socializers• Explorers
• Give them meaningful choice• Paper or pixels?
Mastery
Control
Usability
Contemplative
Sensory
AestheticsShort-term
Long-term Campaigns
Interactions
BalanceStrategy
Tactics
Meaningful choices
Rewards
Interest
Motivation
• Ensure goals are being met• Deal with emergent gameplay
• Prevent griefing• Track data consistently
Game Cut
More GAME
Less Ification
