<section><h2>What Type Of Gamer Are You?</h2><p><p>Prof. Glenn Platt's Game Profile Tool Based On Bartle's Classification of Player Types <br>(<a style="letter-spacing: 0px;" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bartle_taxonomy_of_player_types" class="accent-link link" target="_blank">https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bartle_taxonomy_of_player_types</a>)<span style="background-color: transparent; color: inherit; font-size: 18px; letter-spacing: 0px;">.</span></p><p><br> 40 True/False Questions That Take A Total of 5-10 Minutes To Complete. <br><br> All answers are confidential and no identifying information is collected. <br><br><span style="background-color: transparent; color: inherit; font-size: 18px; letter-spacing: 0px;"><br>© </span><span style="background-color: transparent; color: inherit; font-size: 18px; letter-spacing: 0px;">Glenn Platt</span></p><p> </p></p></section><section><h2>Killer</h2><p>The Killer denotes an ominous-sounding type, but one that is nonetheless valid. Killers are similar to Achievers in the way that they get a thrill from gaining points and winning status too. What sets them apart from Achievers is that the Killers want to see other people <i>lose</i>. They’re highly competitive, and winning is what motivates them. They want to be the best at the game—and it should come as little surprise that the only way for <i>that</i> to be true is if they beat <i>everyone else</i>. <p><br>Source: <a href="https://www.interaction-design.org/literature/article/bartle-s-player-types-for-gamification" class="accent-link link" target="_blank">https://www.interaction-design.org/literature/article/bartle-s-player-types-for-gamification</a></p></p></section><section><h3>Explorer</h3><p>Explorers want to see new things and discover new secrets. They’re not as bothered about points or prizes. For them, <i>discovery </i>is the prize. Explorers are fine with repetitive tasks as long as they eventually “unlock” a new area of the game, or they deliver some kind of “Easter Egg” (an Easter Egg is a small bonus within a game – sometimes it’s as simple as a little joke, whereas in other cases it might be a full extra video sequence regarding what has been accomplished). Explorers really enjoy the surprise that’s possible in a game. These are the players who will feel at walls in a game in order to access a secret passage; their satisfaction on doing so is what makes them tick, not bragging to their friends about their discovery. Build this sort of feature into your gamification design—and you’ll be speaking their language.<p><br>Source: <a href="https://www.interaction-design.org/literature/article/bartle-s-player-types-for-gamification" class="accent-link link" target="_blank">https://www.interaction-design.org/literature/article/bartle-s-player-types-for-gamification</a></p></p></section><section><h3>Socializer</h3><p><p>Socializers experience fun in their games through their interaction with other players. Socializers are happy to collaborate in order to achieve bigger and better things than they could on their own. Games, such as Farmville (Facebook’s largest game), appeal to the Socializer. For instance, Socializers are happy to water someone else’s farm in exchange for new crops for their own farm. For example, office workers who leave at the end of the day and remind each other to water each others’ crops may be friends… or they may just be acquaintances. Whatever the deal is, the point with Socializers is that joining forces makes sense to them. Note—this is the last place you’ll find fierce competition, but it doesn’t mean Socializers are passive milksops who lack ambition.</p><p>Source: <a href="https://www.interaction-design.org/literature/article/bartle-s-player-types-for-gamification" class="accent-link link" target="_blank">https://www.interaction-design.org/literature/article/bartle-s-player-types-for-gamification</a></p></p></section><section><h3>Achiever</h3><p><p>Achievers are all about points and status. They want to be able to show their friends how they are progressing. They like to collect badges and put them on display. This is the type of person who responds particularly well to incentive schemes such as Air Miles, where every additional mile collected is an achievement in its own right. Chances are you will know several people of this sort; someone who boasts he used a quicker route to get to a destination than his friend did is an Achiever type. <br><br>Source: <a style="letter-spacing: 0px;" href="https://www.interaction-design.org/literature/article/bartle-s-player-types-for-gamification" class="accent-link link" target="_blank">https://www.interaction-design.org/literature/article/bartle-s-player-types-for-gamification</a></p></p></section><section><h2>I try to keep up with the number of followers I have on social media.</h2></section><section><h3>I have taken a longer route, special flight, or extra night at a hotel room just so I could get the miles/points.</h3></section><section><h3>I post on Facebook or Twitter often about my experiences.</h3></section><section><h3>I post on LinkedIn often.</h3></section><section><h3>I have used Starbuck’s points for a coffee.</h3></section><section><h3>I prefer a leaderboard or ranking to let me know how I am doing.</h3></section><section><h3>I have asked to be nominated for an award.</h3></section><section><h3>My first thought when choosing an airline is my frequent flyer status.</h3></section><section><h3>I would consider myself very fashion-conscious with my clothing choices.</h3></section><section><h3>I go the same place for gas, most of the time, because of points I get or points I can use.</h3></section><section><h3>I often share deals/coupons with others.</h3></section><section><h3>I prefer team sports to solo sports.</h3></section><section><h3>I often make individual sacrifices on my teams (sports, work, etc.) so that the team can succeed.</h3></section><section><h3>I have helped a colleague “get up to speed” so they don’t look bad to the rest of the team.</h3></section><section><h3>If my team got a performance bonus, it should be split up evenly and not based upon each individual’s contribution to the team.</h3></section><section><h3>Generally speaking, I enjoy parties where I know less than half of the people.</h3></section><section><h3>I frequently let other drivers know about speed traps by flashing my brights, indicating on Waze, etc.</h3></section><section><h3>I won’t take the last item on a food plate that is being shared.</h3></section><section><h3>If I don’t know who is playing a game, I nearly always support the underdog.</h3></section><section><h3>It’s not right when some players in a game can spend money to “level up.”</h3></section><section><h3>I've bought, or considered buying, a subscription box.</h3><p><p>A subscription box is one of those services where a company<span style="background-color: transparent; color: inherit; font-size: 18px; letter-spacing: 0px;"> sends you things they think you will like (clothes, food, etc.), but you don’t know what will be in the box every month.</span></p></p></section><section><h3>I have used a food delivery/prep company like Blue Apron, Green Chef, etc.</h3></section><section><h3>I am one of those people who prefers to tell the significant other in their life what I want for a holiday/birthday gift.</h3></section><section><h3>I prefer a vacation where I make no plans and figure it out when I get there.</h3></section><section><h3>I like to learn about things that have nothing to do with my job or personal interests.</h3></section><section><h3>If I could be promoted in the area I am presently working, I would prefer that to being promoted to an area that I am not familiar with.</h3></section><section><h3>People would describe me more as a “go with the flow” person than someone who plans things carefully.</h3></section><section><h3>I often let frequent flier points, gift certificates, and other similar rewards go unused.</h3></section><section><h3>I am a bit “MacGyver-like” in that I will often use things in ways other than the product was intended.</h3></section><section><h3>I like to learn new things just to see if I can do it.</h3></section><section><h3>When looking at my ranking or a leaderboard, I get consolation if there are people below my ranking.</h3></section><section><h3>If a sports team is so far ahead in a game, that there's no way the other team can catch up, the winning team should put in second-string players.</h3></section><section><h3>I prefer review where everyone is evaluated on a bell curve.</h3></section><section><h3>It is unfair when everyone (more or less) gets the same raise.</h3></section><section><h3>I prefer to make money in the stock market by selling short (betting the price is likely to go down.)</h3></section><section><h3>I like watching other people’s home videos, like on America’s Funniest Home Videos, where something goes horribly and hilariously wrong.</h3></section><section><h3>Most things in life are a zero-sum game, for every winner, there is a loser.</h3></section><section><h3>If I was given a “cheat code” that let me have an advantage over others in a game and no one would ever know I got it, I would likely use it.</h3></section><section><h3>If, in a race, no one is in front of me, I would look behind fairly frequently.</h3></section><section><h3>If you had the power to make the weather more challenging while watching sports, would you use it?</h3></section>