Game, Gaming, Gamification

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GAME, GAMING, GAMIFICATION

Gamification

similar backgrounds and we always make all decisions (both functional and technical) together. Right now we have a functioning website that contains very basic features, enough to be used. This is what is called an MVP (minimum viable product). We are offering the product to organizations that are willing to test it and give feedback on existing features and ideas for future development. At the same time, we are just starting our communication/marketing efforts. We plan to evangelize our approach, which we believe will change how people work, and how companies engage with employees.

Before talking about your idea, could you please briefly summarize your education background? Both my co-founder and I are computer science engineers. The idea behind Ludoffice came later on in our professional careers as consultants in the human capital management sector. We have about 4-6 years of experience working with companies in optimizing their human resources processes.

What was your motivation to start up a company? Did it just pop up in your head? Why do you enjoy working on this project? This idea (not really a “company” yet…) started as a side-project. For quite some time, my co-founder and I we were thinking of doing something “for fun”, beside our everyday work. After working with many companies on a regular basis, we started realizing that, sooner or later, the workplace will be different. The current management class still does

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