Physics of Gamification

032 - Brownian Motion: Embracing Controlled Chaos in Design


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Is your engagement strategy too predictable? In this episode, we dive into the microscopic world of Brownian Motion to discover how random collisions drive sustained movement.

  • The Physics: What Robert Brown’s 1827 discovery teaches us about human behavior.
  • The Trap: Why total predictability leads to "Design Equilibrium"—a system that works but no longer matters.
  • Controlled Chaos: How to inject "jitter" to prevent users from settling into autopilot.
  • The Jitter Factor: Why randomness must remain unpredictable to avoid becoming another ignored pattern.
  • Listener Challenge: Audit your most linear path and find a spot for a meaningful "collision".
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Physics of GamificationBy Hakan Uzer