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“Perception is a fantasy that coincides with reality. —Christ Firth, from Making Up the Mind: How the Brain Creates Our Mental World”
― Alberto Cairo, Functional Art, The: An introduction to information graphics and visualization

“Humans, and some machines, have the ability to interpret messages and infuse them with meaning. But what travels through the wires or electromagnetic waves is not that meaning. It is simpler. It is just information.”
― César Hidalgo, Why Information Grows: The Evolution of Order, from Atoms to Economies

“Gamification should not be about control. It is about motivation and engagement.”
― Andrzej Marczewski, Gamification: A Simple Introduction

“Effective gamification is a combination of game design, game dynamics, behavioral economics, motivational psychology, UX/UI (User Experience and User Interface), neurobiology, technology platforms, as well as ROI-driving business implementations.”
― Yu-kai Chou, Actionable Gamification: Beyond Points, Badges, and Leaderboards