This is a 10-part series that I am calling Resources of Recovery. And as the title suggests, I’m going to gather resources that have helped me with my recovery or that I think may help others with theirs. In this collection of parts, I will give a short summary of whatever I’m covering and why I believe they help. Thank you for investing time out of your schedule to read and look into these and I hope you enjoy.
Today, I am covering Gamifying Your Life. Alright, so what exactly is Gamification? Well it’s defined meaning is; “the application of typical elements of game playing (e.g. point scoring, competition with others, rules of play) to other areas of activity, typically as an online marketing technique to encourage engagement with a product or service.” As the definition suggests, below are some resources on games (e.g. apps, websites, books, videos, blogs, etc), that help you in specific tasks (e.g. habit tracker, fitness, music, dancing, writing, and recovery etc.)
In this day and age gaming is essential part of many young-- and young at hearted lives. With vast new worlds being in view and even engaging due to the ability to make your own story and participate in the actions of the character, it was a true revolution in how stories could be told. So, it’s no wonder that games would advance in the real world for one to live their lives and perform their tasks. Combining fun with our day to day chores became a whole ‘nother view of Mary Poppin’s “spoonful of sugar helping the medicine go down”. And bringing back childhood to even the grown. This is why I believe this helps recovery.
Habits, Tasks, & To-Dos
Habitica: Gamify Your Life - site - iOs -android
Superbetter site - iOS - android
Health
Healthy Eating & Hydration
Fitness
Harry Potter: Wizards Unite [Coming Soon in 2019]
Nerd Fitness - site - iOS - android
Mental Health
Creativity
Finances & Business
Other Media
Books
Level Up Your Life By Steve Kamb
Reality is Broken By Jane McGonigal
5 Must-Read Books on Gamification
Articles/Blogs
LEVEL UP YOUR SELF CARE WITH HABITICA AND TAKE THIS
Gamify all my Behaviors, Please!
Gamify Your Mental Health: 10 Simple Tools For Gamers & Geeks
Yu-kai Chou: Gamification & Behavioral Design
10 Ways to Gamify Your Life Today
How to Level Up In Life – Turn Your Life Into a Game by MARELISA
Design Experiment: How I Gamified My Life by Mriganka Bhuyan
How to Gamify Your Life by WikiHow
Adapting Habitica for Anxiety and Depression by Habitica Wiki
Habitica for self-care & personal projects by Jennifer Parsons
Playing at Being Motivated: Habitica for Writers by Cat Rambo
Habitica for Writers by Shannon Lawerance of The Warrior Muse
Caring for the Mind: Guilds for Mental Health and Wellness by BEFFYMAROO
THERAPEUTIC AND MENTAL HEALTH-RELATED GAMES
GAMIFYING MUSIC INSTRUCTION - PART 1: WHY “FUN” IS NOT A DIRTY WORD. - PART 2: FLIPPING THE FUN-WORK BALANCE
Videos/Youtube
How To Gamify Your Life by Malcolm
HabitRPG PSA! Gamify your life by Enmoshin
Habitica Mini-Course by Scott Duffy
Using Video Games to Improve Your Life! By Penguin Company
How to Turn Your Life Into a Video Game by How to ADHD
Habitica Gamifies your Habits - Habit Tracking - Daily Tracking by Lawrence He
