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The Doubt of the Benefit: Fake Progress and Lumosity’s “Brain Games”

Posted on August 20, 2012 by Matt Carey

, Matt Carey When ShuffleBrain CEO Amy Jo Kim took the stage at the 2011 CasualConnect game design conference, she started her speech “Smart Gamification” with a strangely defensive proviso: “I’m going to give you a quick run-through of how … Continue reading →

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