[jazzprado]

Yes. It's a community management software where you can build your own white-label community site. But what makes Beam.gg unique from other community platforms is how it gamifies the online community experience to engage and excite members with playful user interactions. We introduce gaming elements like ranks, quests, badges, and leaderboards to incentivize members, increase engagement, and grow a more active community as a whole.

[XCSme]

Interesting. As far as I know discourse also has badges, ranks and leaderboards, but maybe they are not emphasized as much.

[jazzprado]

Yeah. As community owners ourselves, we know that engagement really is the number one problem when building a community or growing an existing one. This is why we really focused and put all our efforts on gamification. At its core, gaming is about competition — whether that’s against yourself or other people. It’s basically all about leveling up, trying to get a better score, finding the best loot, collecting the most badges, surviving the longest, and others more. Gamers take pride in being the best, and they also find a sense of belonging in games.

[XCSme]

The only think to consider is that relevant discussions are still more important than gamification. You want people to post because they have something to say, not to spam nonsense just to get virtual points.This is why upvotes/like work well, they are a gamification feature that forces people to post content valued by others. So make sure that the gamification features improve content, not make it worse.

[jazzprado]

Yes, I 100% agree. Our features prioritize safety and interactivity. Of course, apart from gamification, we also have moderation tools like word filter, audit logs, member repots, etc. To facilitate better discussions, we have post categories and subforums. Our Quests are also geared towards facilitating conversation and rewarding participation. We have quests like "Get 10 upvotes on your post" or "Comment on 10 posts" or "Create 3 polls" and so on... When members level up, they get access to special profile upgrades and other perks.

We're also currently working on community monetization to allow members to support their community, and owners to generate revenue.