In which things like Badgeville and gamification destroy the office world

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There's a broad idea called 'gamification' -- essentially, turning something fairly tangible (education, business) into a game that can be tracked and lead to rewards. It's obviously a controversial approach and the data on it is a little bit not all there, but companies like Badgeville, wh…