One thing that’s been on our mind recently is how many bonus points Goosechase creators are awarding to their participants’ submissions. It’s no secret that awarding bonus points is an easy way for creators to help participants feel positively recognized for their submission contributions (Hint: Participants get a notification for each one!), but what we were curious about was what quantity of points creators tended to award, relative to the original point value of the mission.
Before we took a look at the data, we asked the Goosechase team to take a guess at the most common bonus point quantities awarded. (We had already completed enough data analysis at this point to know that even though creators were able to freely enter the number of points awarded using the current Experience Manager interface, the point values tended to focus on certain cleanly defined percentages)
As it turns out, most of us greatly underestimated Goosechase creators’ generosity levels! Most of the time, creators are awarding a full 100% of a mission’s original point value when they give out bonus points, doubling the participant’s points earned for that mission! Take a look at the chart below of the top bonus point quantities awarded in January 2023.
Creators, what goes into your decision when determining how many points to award to a submission? Do you tend to feel an obligation to keep the number of points awarded consistent between different teams for the same mission?
