{"id":1408,"date":"2017-01-01T01:00:00","date_gmt":"2017-01-01T01:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/stagingweb.trainingindustry.com\/glossary\/gamification\/"},"modified":"2026-05-12T11:38:48","modified_gmt":"2026-05-12T15:38:48","slug":"gamification","status":"publish","type":"glossary","link":"https:\/\/trainingindustry.com\/glossary\/gamification\/","title":{"rendered":"Gamification"},"template":"","class_list":["post-1408","glossary","type-glossary","status-publish","hentry"],"acf":{"main_content":"<strong>Gamification<\/strong> is the process of applying gaming designs and concepts to learning or training scenarios in order to make them more engaging and entertaining for the learner. Gamification is generally considered the type of game experience where the learner competes with other learners, as opposed to competing with the embedded technology (such as in simulations). 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