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‘Pension Run’ is a platform game that introduces users to their pension situation in a playful way. Users are guided through realistic scenarios and learn to playfully explore their pension situation through realistic events in the game. However, developing the game as part of an internal, student-led project presented particular challenges, which are highlighted in this blog post.

Pension provision is boring and complicated? It does not have to be! That is because committed adessi are developing the jump-and-run game ‘Pension Run’ to shake off this stigma and make the topic of provision more approachable. This blog post will take you along on the journey to the vision behind a (pension) provision-themed jump-and-run game and explain how this vision is being pursued.

Whereas we are motivated to save energy at home due to rising energy prices and an impending hole in our wallets, things often look different in the office: personal account balances do not suffer and so people sometimes leave a light or the heating on. One possible incentive in this regard is gamification – that is, the introduction of playful elements. In our blog post, you will learn exactly what this looks like and what potential savings gamification entails.