Author Archives: Oded Korczyn

About Oded Korczyn

Oded Korczyn is a lead producer at Badgeville. Producers work one-on-one with Badgeville customers to help them design the best gamification and reputation programs for their unique business objectives. Oded earned his PhD in anthropology from Standford, and is also an entrepreneur and creative strategist focused on the intersection of technology and human behavior.

How Gifts Construct Reality

Posted on November 29, 2011 by Oded Korczyn

In my previous post on The Badgeville Blog, I introduced ideas from Anthropology which teach us why gaming and gameplay has an ongoing role in the history of humanity. At Badgeville, one of our core responsibilities as producers is to … Continue reading »

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The Anthropology of Games and Gaming

Posted on November 23, 2011 by Oded Korczyn

Anthropology and Games Anthropology is the study of man or humanity in all imaginable contexts and manifestations. As such, game plays an important role in anthropology. Traditionally, game was seen as the antithesis of work; work was boring and game … Continue reading »

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