Understanding Games

From the article that I read I learned about game mechanics and a few more topics.I learned that game mechanics are made of rules intended to make a  game or gameplay.   In gamification you are suppose to add game elements to the things that dont have them.Game design is technically the most important part of as the article says "It is the skeletal framework from which everything hangs."

http://socialmediatoday.com/rickliebling/421694/understanding-games-gamification-game-mechanics-game-design