Victoria Ichizli-Bartels on Be Your Best Game Master
From Experience Points by Dave Eng, EdD
May 17, 2026 · 20 min · Season 1 · Episode 164
About this episode
Victoria Ichizli-Bartels discusses how self-gamification can enhance everyday life.
Victoria Ichizli-Bartels on Be Your Best Game Master This episode of Experience Points features self-gamification pioneer Victoria Ichizli-Bartels, who reveals how treating everyday life as a game can spark joy, reduce stress, and boost productivity. Victoria shares how combining role-playing, kaizen, and playful design helps people navigate challenges with curiosity and self-compassion. Drawing on her background in engineering and storytelling, she explains how reframing emotions as game cha...
People in this episode
Host: Dave Eng
Guest: Victoria Ichizli-Bartels
Topics covered
- self-gamification
- role-playing
- productivity
- stress reduction
- emotional reframing
Keywords
- self-gamification
- joy
- stress
- productivity
- role-playing
- kaizen
- playful design
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