We all know that gamification is the proccess of enhancing systems, activities, services, and/or entities by using experiences and steps almost similar to those we experience when play games for the simple reason for engaging and motivating the users of such system and stimulate their brain for better results.
We are used of hearing the concept of gamification in education, management, training, finance, and marketing, but what about web development?
In my opinion as a web developer, using gamification in web development can help designers and website managers to rethink how things are done.
This is why I love BugHerd and I think that this tool is the first step toward making everyone mission to develop a website feels like gamification and visual process.
1- BugHerd: website feedback & bug tracking tool
Bugherd is a magical tool to fix websites in the era of online collaboration and remote work. Without it I would never manage to finish any project with distant client on time and with less back-and-forth steps.
For non-technical users, Bugherd is simply a sticker book for grown-ups where you put stickers everywhere there is an error, bug, or a problem to fix them. It’s simple gamification of website review and approval process that will make it easy for you as a developer to get your clients or managers feedback on your development process on time and even on real time if you want.
2- Why everyone is using BugHerd?
Everytime I’m working with a new clients remotly to develop their website, the main problem I face is the huge amount of emails and calls I recieve for a simple change, things like lack of technical skills, language barriers, the client hesitation are always making the process of debugging harder and slow.
But with Bugherd, everything is visual and easy, so even a non technical person can explain easily, quickly, and with stickers what he/she wants to have fixed.
Also, it’s a tracking system, everything is registred and noted, so no one will forget what was the task or bugs to fix.
If a client told you that buttons should be RED instead of BLUE, he/she can’t comeback later to convince you he wanted it GREEN. And you can’t say that he never asked you to change it. With everything tracked, everything will be clear.
3- How does Bugherd work?
With BugHerd it’s easy to track everything on your website, imagine that every click is a message where your client or manager can say “I need help with this”.
You create a new project and send links to the desired reviewer
Your client clicks on any part of the website to make a note and VOILA!
Bugherd is very interactive and easy to use, as reviewers or your clients scroll over a specific page, the tool highlights each section and understand every part, so you can be sure feedback or notes are pinned to the right spot and functionality.
4- Key Features of Bugherd
Bugherd is a software that will make review and bug reporting easier and fun, like a game with the following features:
1- Easy bug tracking: Report bugs and share feedback in seconds by clicking on any web page element and write your note directly onto a page (grown-ups stickers).
2- Multi-model feedback collection: Get feedback and bug reports via text, drawings, videos, annotated screenshots, and even file attachments.
3- Auto-capture of technical details: the tool automatically captures user browser, operating system, URL, screen resolution, and other technical details, so no more guessing work and headache to find this info from a non-technical person. And without needing to log in.
4- Organized management style: Connect Bugherd with your favorite tools like ClickUp, Asana, Trello, monday.com and manage all feedbacks like you are a project manager, making it easy to assign, track, and execute tasks.
Bugherd is mainly less talking, more fixing…
Conclusion
In my opinion, BugHerd is the gamification process of bug hunting and tracking, and every developer or team of developer should use it to make their process easier and fun with the simple click of a website.
And how do you know a tool or software is really keen about their usability?
Of course when they offer a free trial with no string attached and with no required credit card. Yes, you can test BugHerd for free for 7 days without using your credit card.
David Martinez
