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Hakan Uzer
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Gamifying the world one story at a time! Co-founder of Motivacraft, Turkish expat and advertising veteran. I'm on a mission to turn everyday tasks into exciting, engaging experiences. Let's get motivated!
Most systems tell users who they should be.
The good ones let people choose their own lane.

New Motivacraft episode: identity options, flexible goals, and why rigid KPIs push people away.

Watch here → youtu.be/cSpr9Q_a2WE
Give Users the Freedom to Be Who They Want to Be
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December 10, 2025 at 1:34 PM
New episode is out: Quantum Superposition — Let Users Define Their Role.
People don’t stay the same from moment to moment.
Your systems shouldn’t force them to.
Full episode: pod.link/1809305223
#Gamification #Motivation #Design
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November 18, 2025 at 9:34 AM
New episode this week: Creating Rhythms That Keep Users Coming Back.

Staying engaged isn’t about excitement. It’s about patterns that renew themselves — daily missions, weekly cycles, small rewards that pull people back in.

🎥 youtu.be/RdUg0tF4Qxo

#gamification #engagement #motivacraft
Creating Rhythms That Keep Users Coming Back
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November 14, 2025 at 12:01 PM
How to Align Teams with Shared Goals —
When departments chase different targets, motivation scatters.
Shared challenges bring it all together — turning effort into synergy.

Watch on YouTube → youtu.be/9FlBLaHgZUc

#Gamification #Motivacraft #TheMotivacraftMethod #TeamAlignment #Collaboration
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November 6, 2025 at 4:24 PM
🎙 New episode: The Pendulum Principle — Balancing Challenge and Comfort

Motivation moves like a pendulum — between challenge and ease.
The secret is rhythm.

🎧 pod.link/1809305223

#Gamification #Podcast #Motivation
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November 4, 2025 at 11:40 AM
When teams align, motivation turns magnetic.
🎙️ New episode: Magnetic Alignment – Team Synergy and Collective Drive
Listen on Spotify, Apple, or YouTube.
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October 29, 2025 at 1:03 PM
🎙️ The Physics of Gamification is back with Season 2!
Ep. 23 — Fluid Dynamics: Motivation Flow Across Roles & Teams 💡
When motivation flows freely, engagement thrives.
Listen:
Spotify 👉 open.spotify.com/episode/7GIw...
Also on Apple & Amazon.
023 – Fluid Dynamics- Motivation Flow Across Roles and Teams
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October 21, 2025 at 9:57 AM
Engagement isn’t always gradual.
Sometimes it snaps.

That’s a phase transition — the moment a system reorganizes and players see themselves differently.

🎙️ New Physics of Gamification:
Phase Transition – Moments That Shift Player Behavior
👉 pod.link/1809305223

Design thresholds, not just steps.
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August 26, 2025 at 10:08 AM
Complexity can motivate — until it collapses. Add too much, and your system risks its own gravity pulling everything inward.

🎙️ New episode: Black Hole Mechanics – Don’t Let Systems Collapse Under Weight
👉 pod.link/1809305223

Keep it lean. Keep it clear. Don’t let engagement implode.
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August 19, 2025 at 1:09 PM
In Ep. 19 of Physics of Gamification, we explore how to tune missions, rewards, leaderboards & feedback so they amplify each other — instead of fighting for attention.

🎧 Listen: pod.link/1809305223

#Gamification #Podcast #DesignThinking
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August 12, 2025 at 9:23 AM
🎙️ New episode just dropped:
Ep. 17 – Light Speed Limits

In physics, light speed distorts reality.
In gamification, too much speed distorts behavior.

Let’s talk pacing, rhythm, and why users sometimes need less motion to feel more.

📡 Listen: pod.link/1809305223
#gamification #podcast
Physics of Gamification
What if physics could explain user behavior? Physics of Gamification connects classic physics laws with modern gamification mechanics — to reveal how people engage, act, and stay motivated. Hosted by Hakan Uzer, this is where science meets behavior design.
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July 29, 2025 at 9:27 AM
Relativity of Time: Why Perceived Time Matters in UX
It’s not how long it takes.
It’s how long it feels.
Learn how to compress perceived time with rhythm, feedback & structure.
Listen here: open.spotify.com/episode/6HTn...

#Gamification #UX #TimePerception #BehaviorDesign
Physics of Gamification
What if physics could explain user behavior? Physics of Gamification connects classic physics laws with modern gamification mechanics — to reveal how people engage, act, and stay motivated. Hosted by ...
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July 15, 2025 at 2:47 PM
🎧 New episode is out:
Wave-Particle Duality: Users Are Players and People

Like light, users are both logical and emotional. Design for the whole person — not just the task.

Listen: pod.link/1809305223
#gamification #podcast #gamificationdesign
Physics of Gamification
What if physics could explain user behavior? Physics of Gamification connects classic physics laws with modern gamification mechanics — to reveal how people engage, act, and stay motivated. Hosted by ...
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July 9, 2025 at 5:03 AM
Some rooftops roar, even in silence.
A lion watches the moon rise above old stone and stories untold.
Cities speak in details — if you slow down and look up.

#CityDetails #ArchitecturalPoetry #EveningLight #QuietStrength #Moonwatching #UrbanWonder
July 3, 2025 at 4:25 PM
🎧 New episode: Schrödinger’s User — Engagement Exists Until Measured
What if your users aren’t disengaged — just unmeasured?
This one’s about uncertainty, observation, and how systems collapse behavior into reality.

Available on all podcast platforms.
open.spotify.com/episode/3hMC...

#Gamification
Physics of Gamification • A podcast on Spotify for Creators
What if physics could explain user behavior? Physics of Gamification connects classic physics laws with modern gamification mechanics — to reveal how people engage, act, and stay motivated. Hosted by ...
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July 1, 2025 at 1:14 PM
🎧 New ep: Escape Velocity: Breaking Behavioral Inertia

Nudges don’t beat inertia. We talk launch sequences, gravity wells, and how to build systems that truly break disengagement.

Now streaming on Physics of Gamification → open.spotify.com/show/0c93zfP...

#gamification #podcast #ux #productdesign
Physics of Gamification
Podcast · Hakan Uzer · What if physics could explain user behavior? Physics of Gamification connects classic physics laws with modern gamification mechanics — to reveal how people engage, act, and sta...
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June 17, 2025 at 11:12 AM
🎙️ Ep010 is live:
“The Butterfly Effect: Micro-Stories with Macro Impact”
Tiny moments. Massive impact.
How small narrative cues can trigger big emotional reactions in gamified systems.

pod.link/1809305223

#Gamification #Storytelling #ButterflyEffect #Podcast #UserEngagement #PhysicsOfGamification
Physics of Gamification
What if physics could explain user behavior? Physics of Gamification connects classic physics laws with modern gamification mechanics — to reveal how people engage, act, and stay motivated. Hosted by ...
pod.link
June 11, 2025 at 4:33 AM
🎧 Episode 009 is here:
“Potential Energy: Designing Progression That Builds”

🔗 Tune in now — and rethink how you charge your users up.
#Gamification #BehaviorDesign #UserEngagement #ProgressionSystems #MotivationStorage #PhysicsOfGamification #PotentialEnergy #Podcast
June 3, 2025 at 3:27 PM
What if your users weren’t just using your platform… but emotionally entangled with it?
🎧 Episode 008 of Physics of Gamification is live:
“Quantum Entanglement: Building Player Identity”

🔗 Listen now: pod.link/1809305223

#Gamification #UXdesign #MotivationDesign #Podcast
Physics of Gamification
What if physics could explain user behavior? Physics of Gamification connects classic physics laws with modern gamification mechanics — to reveal how people engage, act, and stay motivated. Hosted by ...
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May 28, 2025 at 9:52 AM
A picnic, a breeze, and a quiet patch of earth.
Sometimes joy is just a blanket, wildflowers, and sunlight filtering through the trees.
Today was a reminder: peace doesn’t have to shout.

#SummerVibes #PicnicDay #SlowMoments #NaturePause #WildflowerView #MindfulLiving
May 25, 2025 at 3:19 PM
Rewatching Northern Exposure and feeling both mesmerized and melancholic.
Its 90s blend of intellect, warmth, and quiet hope was the future I believed in.
Soft-spoken wisdom, quirky charm, a world that felt kind.
I miss that future we never quite reached.

#NorthernExposure #90sTV #Nostalgia #SlowTV
May 15, 2025 at 1:34 PM
A small sunny break between showers
May 14, 2025 at 4:01 PM
🎙️ EP006 is out!
Kinetic Chains – The Compound Effect of Layered Mechanics

Every mechanic creates a reaction. Stack wisely — or risk unintended chaos.

🎧 Listen here: pod.link/1809305223
#Gamification #UX #Podcast #BehaviorDesign #Newton
Physics of Gamification
What if physics could explain user behavior? Physics of Gamification connects classic physics laws with modern gamification mechanics — to reveal how people engage, act, and stay motivated. Hosted by ...
pod.link
May 13, 2025 at 1:43 PM
Second game of the semifinals. Let’s make it 2 at 2
May 8, 2025 at 2:01 PM
Sunset in Druzhba! Finally warm enough to sit outdoors. #MoscowChronicles
May 7, 2025 at 6:00 PM