These are the references I used during my brief talk on gamification for a counseling career, at the Chi Sigma Iota, Rho Omega chapter induction ceremony on March 1, 2013.
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Werbach, K. (2012). Gamification. Retrieved from: https://www.coursera.org/course/gamification
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