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Explore our collection of articles and guides focused on guide. Rise offers simple yet powerful tools to track scores, create leaderboards, and engage participants in various competitive and collaborative settings.

Browse these resources to learn how to implement effective scoring solutions for your specific needs, whether for education, sports, business, or community events.

Guide 15 September, 2025

How to Run a Hackathon with Points, Badges, and Leaderboards
How to design points, badges, and leaderboards for a 24-hour hackathon so teams stay engaged through the night and don't quit before final presentations. Read more
How to design points, badges, and leaderboards for a 24-hour hackathon so teams stay engaged through the night and don't quit before final presentations.
Guide 01 May, 2025

How Esports and Streaming Communities Use Score Overlays and Leaderboards
Why leaderboards and on-stream overlays are the structural backbone of esports and streaming — and what that means if you're building a community of your own. Read more
Why leaderboards and on-stream overlays are the structural backbone of esports and streaming — and what that means if you're building a community of your own.
Guide 15 March, 2025

Fitness Challenges Made Fun: Using Leaderboards for Motivation
Why a leaderboard turns a step-counting app into something you check before breakfast — and how to run a fitness challenge that doesn't fizzle in week two. Read more
Why a leaderboard turns a step-counting app into something you check before breakfast — and how to run a fitness challenge that doesn't fizzle in week two.
Guide 01 February, 2025

Corporate Gamification: Boosting Employee Performance with Leaderboards
How workplace gamification actually works — real feedback loops instead of annual reviews, with verified examples from Microsoft, Buffer, and Revolut. Read more
How workplace gamification actually works — real feedback loops instead of annual reviews, with verified examples from Microsoft, Buffer, and Revolut.
Guide 15 December, 2024

Gamification in Education: How Teachers Use Points and Leaderboards
How teachers use points, badges, and leaderboards to make a classroom feel less like a chore and more like something kids want to show up for. Read more
How teachers use points, badges, and leaderboards to make a classroom feel less like a chore and more like something kids want to show up for.
Guide 01 November, 2024

How Leaderboards Drive Engagement in Online Communities
Why leaderboards turn lurkers into contributors — the psychology behind ranking, and how to build one that doesn't backfire on your community. Read more
Why leaderboards turn lurkers into contributors — the psychology behind ranking, and how to build one that doesn't backfire on your community.
Guide 01 October, 2024

What Is Gamification? A Beginner's Guide with Real-World Examples
Gamification, in plain terms: what it is, why some implementations work and others don't, and how to actually run a small one yourself. Read more
Gamification, in plain terms: what it is, why some implementations work and others don't, and how to actually run a small one yourself.