User:Issa Rice/Gamification table
| Property/attribute | MMBN | Math/AI safety | Vimscript/vimrc |
|---|---|---|---|
| addicting/feeling of being engrossed | yes | no | yes |
| important | no | yes | no |
| instant feedback | yes | no | yes |
| collecting things | yes | ? | ? |
| mentally easy | yes | no | most of the time |
| livelihood could depend on it | no | yes | no |
| multiple threads that can be pursued | yes | yes | yes |
| social competition | no | yes | no |
| early on, you are told the point of the thing you're doing | yes | no | yes |
| varied repetitiveness (i.e. not grinding) | yes | no | no |
| dominance reasoning/upgrades | yes | no | yes |
| randomness/surprise | yes | no | no |
| pre-made dependency tree | yes | no | no |
| tacit linearity | yes | no?[notes 1] | no |
| large class from which to pull strategies | no | yes | yes? |
| tinkering mechanics | yes | no | yes |
see also https://youtu.be/SqFu5O-oPmU?t=783
Notes
- ↑ not for mathematics as a whole, but a single textbook does have linear structure