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    Jane McGonigal‏Verified account @avantgame 18 Sep 2015

    Interesting dilemma. My German publisher for Superbetter insists on putting the word "Gamify" in the subtitle + using it throughout the book

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      2. Oliver Snyders‏ @OliverSnyders 18 Sep 2015
        Replying to @avantgame

        @avantgame It's a very loaded term and I would push against it in your position, but maybe not loaded in Germany?

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      3. Jane McGonigal‏Verified account @avantgame 18 Sep 2015
        Replying to @OliverSnyders

        .@OliverSnyders my publisher insists it is not a loaded term in Germany! If it ruins my reputation in germany I can live with that :)

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      4. Wurzelmann‏ @Wurzelmann 18 Sep 2015
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        @avantgame @OliverSnyders Austrian here: "gamify" is not a loaded term here either, my suggestion is go for it. :-)

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      2. Jerrold McGrath‏ @JerroldMcGrath 18 Sep 2015
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        @avantgame Luckily GAMIFY is also the German word for a delightful pastry filled with quail egg and boysenberry

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      3. Jane McGonigal‏Verified account @avantgame 18 Sep 2015
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        @JerroldMcGrath jajajaj

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      2. Daniel Schroeder‏ @SchroederJR 18 Sep 2015
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        @avantgame why is that a dilemma? You'd be surprised by how American German culture is...

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      3. Jane McGonigal‏Verified account @avantgame 18 Sep 2015
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        @SchroederJR It's a dilemma because I dont' use that word in any of my writing, ever, the book is more about actual games than gamification

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      4. Daniel Schroeder‏ @SchroederJR 18 Sep 2015
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        @avantgame never mind, I just read about it. See, Germans don't play "games" about healthcare, wellbeing etc. so the word ...

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      2. Bobby Lockhart (Official)‏ @bobbylox 18 Sep 2015
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        @avantgame Why?

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      3. Jane McGonigal‏Verified account @avantgame 18 Sep 2015
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        @bobbylox they think Germans will understand and relate to it better.

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      4. Bobby Lockhart (Official)‏ @bobbylox 18 Sep 2015
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        @avantgame I'm sure Americans would understand and relate to it better, too, but it's not what your book is about :/

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      1. Electric BookLab‏ @ElectricBookLab 18 Sep 2015
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        @avantgame The publisher may let you add a para. to the intro to explain the difference between German/US usage of "gamify" vs "gameful."

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      1. Richarda Kraft‏ @richardakraft 18 Sep 2015
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        @avantgame I mean, when reading a translation, I always think "Did the author really mean (to put) it that way?"

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      1. Richarda Kraft‏ @richardakraft 18 Sep 2015
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        @avantgame Being German, that's why I prefer the English original to the German version (also read Reality is Broken in English).

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      1. Mikael Uusi-Mäkelä‏ @Miiku87 18 Sep 2015
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        @avantgame want it or not translation adds layer of interpretation for better/worse. Its not just words translated, its a different culture.

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      1. Travis The RPG Guy‏ @therealrpgguy 18 Sep 2015
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        .@avantgame Sounds like something we should "gamify" to fix. :-)

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      1. Soorena‏ @SoorenaTV 23 Sep 2015
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        @avantgame I think it hasn't come up naturally through your writing, you shouldn't add it. My two cents :)

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      1. Nick Erardi‏ @NicholasErardi 18 Sep 2015
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        @avantgame It's called Superbetter, not Superbuzzwords :P

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      1. Ko‏ @ChristoKelm 18 Sep 2015
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        @avantgame is it because its a hot button word? Kinda connotes a vision of chewiness but i know nothing of german.

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      1. STFU Shelly‏ @STFU_Shelly 18 Sep 2015
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        @avantgame What's German for "Gamify"?

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