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Multiplayer Games: Cultural and Social Drivers of Behavioral Change

Online and Offline

J.C. Herz, @[email protected]

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Thursday, December 4, 14

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Richard Bartle’s Player Types

• Achievers: Want to succeed within the rule structure of the game• Driven by score, status, being at the top of the leaderboard

• Explorers: Want to fully understand the game• Driven by the desire for knowledge• Turning over every rock, “check mate in four.”

• Socializers: View the game as a staging ground for their relationships• Driven by desire for social connectedness

• Griefers: Driven by desire to dominate others• Look for opportunities to impose misery, amplify grievance• Might be aggressive, passive aggressive, solo or coordinated


Life Cycle of a PlayerRole Within Community: Novice Journeyman Expert Village Elder • Learning from other players• Peer interaction• Leadership and Mentoring

Skills: Conscious Competence Learning Matrix: transcending conscious incompetence


“Secretly, every CrossFitter believes that the people in his box will be the ones to

survive the zombie apocalypse.”

Battle Buddies


Mental Toughness


Strong is the New Skinny


The Ritual of Sport

“Sport is the ritual sacrifice of human energy.” David Sansone


Contagious Magic

“Make every WOD a Hero WOD”


The Primal Future


10 Attributes of Fitness


“The First Rule of CrossFit is: Always Talk About CrossFit”

10,000 Affiliates in July 2014


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Education

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