diff --git a/gamification/irc-bots.ipynb b/gamification/irc-bots.ipynb
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+{
+ "cells": [
+  {
+   "cell_type": "markdown",
+   "metadata": {},
+   "source": [
+    "# IRC Bots"
+   ]
+  },
+  {
+   "cell_type": "markdown",
+   "metadata": {},
+   "source": [
+    "Making bots as a way to re(turn) to gamification mechanisms and find ways to subvert them.\n",
+    "\n",
+    "Could the prototyping session of today be a moment of collective digestion and testing? \\\n",
+    "A moment to bring back references from the last weeks and test ideas through making small prototypes?\n",
+    "\n",
+    "Links to start in the middle of:\n",
+    "\n",
+    "* https://pad.xpub.nl/p/18012022 - Pad of the session on \"Defining play and games, Blurrying the lines between labour and play: gamification and playbour\" \n",
+    "* https://pad.xpub.nl/p/2022_onesentencegameideas\n"
+   ]
+  },
+  {
+   "cell_type": "markdown",
+   "metadata": {
+    "tags": []
+   },
+   "source": [
+    "## How to make an IRC bot?\n",
+    "\n",
+    "* **example script**: https://pzwiki.wdka.nl/mediadesign/Building_an_IRC_bot_in_python\n",
+    "* **IRC server** for this notebooks: https://libera.chat/\n",
+    "* **Python library**: irc"
+   ]
+  },
+  {
+   "cell_type": "code",
+   "execution_count": null,
+   "metadata": {
+    "scrolled": true,
+    "tags": []
+   },
+   "outputs": [],
+   "source": [
+    "! pip3 install irc"
+   ]
+  },
+  {
+   "cell_type": "markdown",
+   "metadata": {},
+   "source": [
+    "## hellobot"
+   ]
+  },
+  {
+   "cell_type": "code",
+   "execution_count": null,
+   "metadata": {},
+   "outputs": [],
+   "source": [
+    "import irc.bot\n",
+    "\n",
+    "class HelloBot(irc.bot.SingleServerIRCBot):\n",
+    "    def __init__(self, channel, nickname, server, port):\n",
+    "        irc.bot.SingleServerIRCBot.__init__(self, [(server, port)], nickname, nickname)\n",
+    "        self.channel = channel\n",
+    "\n",
+    "    def on_welcome(self, connection, event):\n",
+    "        connection.join(self.channel)\n",
+    "\n",
+    "    def on_privmsg(self, connection, event):\n",
+    "        pass\n",
+    "\n",
+    "    def on_pubmsg(self, connection, event):\n",
+    "        # event.target, event.source, event.arguments, event.type\n",
+    "        # print(event) # type: pubmsg, source: Guest92843793284!~Guest9284@2a10:3781:1734:1:fdd8:ab9a:d925:9106, target: #xpub, arguments: ['...'], tags: []\n",
+    "        messages = event.arguments\n",
+    "        for message in messages:\n",
+    "            if \"hello\" in message:\n",
+    "                connection.privmsg(self.channel, \"HELLO!!!\")\n",
+    "\n",
+    "server = \"irc.libera.chat\"\n",
+    "port = 6667\n",
+    "channel = \"#xpub\"\n",
+    "nickname = \"hellobot\"\n",
+    "\n",
+    "bot = HelloBot(channel, nickname, server, port)\n",
+    "bot.start()"
+   ]
+  },
+  {
+   "cell_type": "markdown",
+   "metadata": {},
+   "source": [
+    "## echobot"
+   ]
+  },
+  {
+   "cell_type": "code",
+   "execution_count": null,
+   "metadata": {},
+   "outputs": [],
+   "source": [
+    "import irc.bot\n",
+    "\n",
+    "class EchoBot(irc.bot.SingleServerIRCBot):\n",
+    "    def __init__(self, channel, nickname, server, port):\n",
+    "        irc.bot.SingleServerIRCBot.__init__(self, [(server, port)], nickname, nickname)\n",
+    "        self.channel = channel\n",
+    "\n",
+    "    def on_welcome(self, connection, event):\n",
+    "        connection.join(self.channel)\n",
+    "\n",
+    "    def on_privmsg(self, connection, event):\n",
+    "        pass\n",
+    "\n",
+    "    def on_pubmsg(self, connection, event):\n",
+    "        # event.target, event.source, event.arguments, event.type\n",
+    "        # print(event) # type: pubmsg, source: Guest92843793284!~Guest9284@2a10:3781:1734:1:fdd8:ab9a:d925:9106, target: #xpub, arguments: ['...'], tags: []\n",
+    "        messages = event.arguments\n",
+    "        for message in messages:\n",
+    "            connection.privmsg(self.channel, message)\n",
+    "\n",
+    "server = \"irc.libera.chat\"\n",
+    "port = 6667\n",
+    "channel = \"#xpub\"\n",
+    "nickname = \"echobot\"\n",
+    "\n",
+    "bot = EchoBot(channel, nickname, server, port)\n",
+    "bot.start()"
+   ]
+  },
+  {
+   "cell_type": "markdown",
+   "metadata": {},
+   "source": [
+    "## timerbot"
+   ]
+  },
+  {
+   "cell_type": "code",
+   "execution_count": null,
+   "metadata": {},
+   "outputs": [],
+   "source": [
+    "import irc.bot\n",
+    "import time \n",
+    "\n",
+    "class TimerBot(irc.bot.SingleServerIRCBot):\n",
+    "    def __init__(self, channel, nickname, server, port):\n",
+    "        irc.bot.SingleServerIRCBot.__init__(self, [(server, port)], nickname, nickname)\n",
+    "        self.channel = channel\n",
+    "        \n",
+    "        # This is where the last_timer is initiated\n",
+    "        self.last_timer = time.time()\n",
+    "\n",
+    "    def on_welcome(self, connection, event):\n",
+    "        connection.join(self.channel)\n",
+    "\n",
+    "    def on_privmsg(self, connection, event):\n",
+    "        pass\n",
+    "\n",
+    "    def on_pubmsg(self, connection, event):\n",
+    "        # event.target, event.source, event.arguments, event.type\n",
+    "        # print(event) # type: pubmsg, source: Guest92843793284!~Guest9284@2a10:3781:1734:1:fdd8:ab9a:d925:9106, target: #xpub, arguments: ['...'], tags: []\n",
+    "        \n",
+    "        # Make a new timestamp \n",
+    "        now = time.time()\n",
+    "        \n",
+    "        # Compare \"now\" with the last_timer\n",
+    "        timer = round((now - self.last_timer), 2)\n",
+    "        \n",
+    "        reply = f\"{ timer } seconds\"\n",
+    "        connection.privmsg(self.channel, reply)\n",
+    "        \n",
+    "        # Reset the last_timer\n",
+    "        self.last_timer = now\n",
+    "\n",
+    "server = \"irc.libera.chat\"\n",
+    "port = 6667\n",
+    "channel = \"#xpub\"\n",
+    "nickname = \"timerbot\"\n",
+    "\n",
+    "bot = TimerBot(channel, nickname, server, port)\n",
+    "bot.start()"
+   ]
+  },
+  {
+   "cell_type": "code",
+   "execution_count": null,
+   "metadata": {},
+   "outputs": [],
+   "source": []
+  }
+ ],
+ "metadata": {
+  "kernelspec": {
+   "display_name": "Python 3",
+   "language": "python",
+   "name": "python3"
+  },
+  "language_info": {
+   "codemirror_mode": {
+    "name": "ipython",
+    "version": 3
+   },
+   "file_extension": ".py",
+   "mimetype": "text/x-python",
+   "name": "python",
+   "nbconvert_exporter": "python",
+   "pygments_lexer": "ipython3",
+   "version": "3.7.3"
+  }
+ },
+ "nbformat": 4,
+ "nbformat_minor": 4
+}
diff --git a/gamification/printer-bots.ipynb b/gamification/printer-bots.ipynb
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+{
+ "cells": [
+  {
+   "cell_type": "code",
+   "execution_count": null,
+   "metadata": {},
+   "outputs": [],
+   "source": [
+    "from escpos.printer import Network\n",
+    "\n",
+    "printer = Network(\"192.168.1.140\") # Printer IP Address will be spit out when plugged\n",
+    "\n",
+    "printer.text(\"testing\") # Send a string to the printer\n",
+    "printer.cut() # Cut the paper"
+   ]
+  },
+  {
+   "cell_type": "code",
+   "execution_count": 1,
+   "metadata": {},
+   "outputs": [
+    {
+     "ename": "KeyboardInterrupt",
+     "evalue": "",
+     "output_type": "error",
+     "traceback": [
+      "\u001b[0;31m---------------------------------------------------------------------------\u001b[0m",
+      "\u001b[0;31mKeyboardInterrupt\u001b[0m                         Traceback (most recent call last)",
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+      "\u001b[0;32m~/.local/lib/python3.7/site-packages/escpos/printer.py\u001b[0m in \u001b[0;36m__init__\u001b[0;34m(self, host, port, timeout, *args, **kwargs)\u001b[0m\n\u001b[1;32m    191\u001b[0m         \u001b[0mself\u001b[0m\u001b[0;34m.\u001b[0m\u001b[0mport\u001b[0m \u001b[0;34m=\u001b[0m \u001b[0mport\u001b[0m\u001b[0;34m\u001b[0m\u001b[0;34m\u001b[0m\u001b[0m\n\u001b[1;32m    192\u001b[0m         \u001b[0mself\u001b[0m\u001b[0;34m.\u001b[0m\u001b[0mtimeout\u001b[0m \u001b[0;34m=\u001b[0m \u001b[0mtimeout\u001b[0m\u001b[0;34m\u001b[0m\u001b[0;34m\u001b[0m\u001b[0m\n\u001b[0;32m--> 193\u001b[0;31m         \u001b[0mself\u001b[0m\u001b[0;34m.\u001b[0m\u001b[0mopen\u001b[0m\u001b[0;34m(\u001b[0m\u001b[0;34m)\u001b[0m\u001b[0;34m\u001b[0m\u001b[0;34m\u001b[0m\u001b[0m\n\u001b[0m\u001b[1;32m    194\u001b[0m \u001b[0;34m\u001b[0m\u001b[0m\n\u001b[1;32m    195\u001b[0m     \u001b[0;32mdef\u001b[0m \u001b[0mopen\u001b[0m\u001b[0;34m(\u001b[0m\u001b[0mself\u001b[0m\u001b[0;34m)\u001b[0m\u001b[0;34m:\u001b[0m\u001b[0;34m\u001b[0m\u001b[0;34m\u001b[0m\u001b[0m\n",
+      "\u001b[0;32m~/.local/lib/python3.7/site-packages/escpos/printer.py\u001b[0m in \u001b[0;36mopen\u001b[0;34m(self)\u001b[0m\n\u001b[1;32m    197\u001b[0m         \u001b[0mself\u001b[0m\u001b[0;34m.\u001b[0m\u001b[0mdevice\u001b[0m \u001b[0;34m=\u001b[0m \u001b[0msocket\u001b[0m\u001b[0;34m.\u001b[0m\u001b[0msocket\u001b[0m\u001b[0;34m(\u001b[0m\u001b[0msocket\u001b[0m\u001b[0;34m.\u001b[0m\u001b[0mAF_INET\u001b[0m\u001b[0;34m,\u001b[0m \u001b[0msocket\u001b[0m\u001b[0;34m.\u001b[0m\u001b[0mSOCK_STREAM\u001b[0m\u001b[0;34m)\u001b[0m\u001b[0;34m\u001b[0m\u001b[0;34m\u001b[0m\u001b[0m\n\u001b[1;32m    198\u001b[0m         \u001b[0mself\u001b[0m\u001b[0;34m.\u001b[0m\u001b[0mdevice\u001b[0m\u001b[0;34m.\u001b[0m\u001b[0msettimeout\u001b[0m\u001b[0;34m(\u001b[0m\u001b[0mself\u001b[0m\u001b[0;34m.\u001b[0m\u001b[0mtimeout\u001b[0m\u001b[0;34m)\u001b[0m\u001b[0;34m\u001b[0m\u001b[0;34m\u001b[0m\u001b[0m\n\u001b[0;32m--> 199\u001b[0;31m         \u001b[0mself\u001b[0m\u001b[0;34m.\u001b[0m\u001b[0mdevice\u001b[0m\u001b[0;34m.\u001b[0m\u001b[0mconnect\u001b[0m\u001b[0;34m(\u001b[0m\u001b[0;34m(\u001b[0m\u001b[0mself\u001b[0m\u001b[0;34m.\u001b[0m\u001b[0mhost\u001b[0m\u001b[0;34m,\u001b[0m \u001b[0mself\u001b[0m\u001b[0;34m.\u001b[0m\u001b[0mport\u001b[0m\u001b[0;34m)\u001b[0m\u001b[0;34m)\u001b[0m\u001b[0;34m\u001b[0m\u001b[0;34m\u001b[0m\u001b[0m\n\u001b[0m\u001b[1;32m    200\u001b[0m \u001b[0;34m\u001b[0m\u001b[0m\n\u001b[1;32m    201\u001b[0m         \u001b[0;32mif\u001b[0m \u001b[0mself\u001b[0m\u001b[0;34m.\u001b[0m\u001b[0mdevice\u001b[0m \u001b[0;32mis\u001b[0m \u001b[0;32mNone\u001b[0m\u001b[0;34m:\u001b[0m\u001b[0;34m\u001b[0m\u001b[0;34m\u001b[0m\u001b[0m\n",
+      "\u001b[0;31mKeyboardInterrupt\u001b[0m: "
+     ]
+    }
+   ],
+   "source": [
+    "from escpos.printer import Network\n",
+    "\n",
+    "printer = Network(\"192.168.1.140\") # Printer IP Address will be spit out when plugged\n",
+    "\n",
+    "def get_reply(message):\n",
+    "    if \"hello\" in message:\n",
+    "        reply = \"oh hello!\"\n",
+    "    else:\n",
+    "        reply = None\n",
+    "\n",
+    "    return reply\n",
+    "        \n",
+    "while True:\n",
+    "    message = input(\">>>\")\n",
+    "    \n",
+    "    printer.txt(message)\n",
+    "    printer.cut()\n",
+    "    \n",
+    "    if message == \"exit\":\n",
+    "        break\n",
+    "    \n",
+    "    reply = get_reply(message)\n",
+    "    \n",
+    "    if reply: \n",
+    "        printer.txt(\"<<<\", reply)\n",
+    "        printer.cut()\n",
+    "    else:\n",
+    "        printer.txt(\"<<<\", \"What did you say?\")\n",
+    "        printer.cut()"
+   ]
+  },
+  {
+   "cell_type": "code",
+   "execution_count": null,
+   "metadata": {},
+   "outputs": [],
+   "source": []
+  }
+ ],
+ "metadata": {
+  "kernelspec": {
+   "display_name": "Python 3",
+   "language": "python",
+   "name": "python3"
+  },
+  "language_info": {
+   "codemirror_mode": {
+    "name": "ipython",
+    "version": 3
+   },
+   "file_extension": ".py",
+   "mimetype": "text/x-python",
+   "name": "python",
+   "nbconvert_exporter": "python",
+   "pygments_lexer": "ipython3",
+   "version": "3.7.3"
+  }
+ },
+ "nbformat": 4,
+ "nbformat_minor": 4
+}
diff --git a/gamification/shell-bot-with-memory.ipynb b/gamification/shell-bot-with-memory.ipynb
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+{
+ "cells": [
+  {
+   "cell_type": "markdown",
+   "metadata": {},
+   "source": [
+    "# A bot in the shell (with memory)\n",
+    "\n",
+    "This bot has one extra feature: it can save information to a database. The database is a JSON file."
+   ]
+  },
+  {
+   "cell_type": "code",
+   "execution_count": 17,
+   "metadata": {},
+   "outputs": [
+    {
+     "name": "stdin",
+     "output_type": "stream",
+     "text": [
+      ">>> count\n"
+     ]
+    },
+    {
+     "name": "stdout",
+     "output_type": "stream",
+     "text": [
+      "<<< 6\n"
+     ]
+    },
+    {
+     "name": "stdin",
+     "output_type": "stream",
+     "text": [
+      ">>> hello\n"
+     ]
+    },
+    {
+     "name": "stdout",
+     "output_type": "stream",
+     "text": [
+      "<<< What did you say?\n"
+     ]
+    },
+    {
+     "name": "stdin",
+     "output_type": "stream",
+     "text": [
+      ">>> count\n"
+     ]
+    },
+    {
+     "name": "stdout",
+     "output_type": "stream",
+     "text": [
+      "<<< 7\n"
+     ]
+    },
+    {
+     "ename": "KeyboardInterrupt",
+     "evalue": "Interrupted by user",
+     "output_type": "error",
+     "traceback": [
+      "\u001b[0;31m---------------------------------------------------------------------------\u001b[0m",
+      "\u001b[0;31mKeyboardInterrupt\u001b[0m                         Traceback (most recent call last)",
+      "\u001b[0;32m<ipython-input-17-72e501df7c33>\u001b[0m in \u001b[0;36m<module>\u001b[0;34m\u001b[0m\n\u001b[1;32m     50\u001b[0m \u001b[0;34m\u001b[0m\u001b[0m\n\u001b[1;32m     51\u001b[0m \u001b[0;32mwhile\u001b[0m \u001b[0;32mTrue\u001b[0m\u001b[0;34m:\u001b[0m\u001b[0;34m\u001b[0m\u001b[0;34m\u001b[0m\u001b[0m\n\u001b[0;32m---> 52\u001b[0;31m     \u001b[0mmessage\u001b[0m \u001b[0;34m=\u001b[0m \u001b[0minput\u001b[0m\u001b[0;34m(\u001b[0m\u001b[0;34m\">>>\"\u001b[0m\u001b[0;34m)\u001b[0m\u001b[0;34m\u001b[0m\u001b[0;34m\u001b[0m\u001b[0m\n\u001b[0m\u001b[1;32m     53\u001b[0m     \u001b[0;32mif\u001b[0m \u001b[0mmessage\u001b[0m \u001b[0;34m==\u001b[0m \u001b[0;34m\"exit\"\u001b[0m\u001b[0;34m:\u001b[0m\u001b[0;34m\u001b[0m\u001b[0;34m\u001b[0m\u001b[0m\n\u001b[1;32m     54\u001b[0m         \u001b[0;32mbreak\u001b[0m\u001b[0;34m\u001b[0m\u001b[0;34m\u001b[0m\u001b[0m\n",
+      "\u001b[0;32m~/.local/lib/python3.7/site-packages/ipykernel/kernelbase.py\u001b[0m in \u001b[0;36mraw_input\u001b[0;34m(self, prompt)\u001b[0m\n\u001b[1;32m    861\u001b[0m             \u001b[0mself\u001b[0m\u001b[0;34m.\u001b[0m\u001b[0m_parent_ident\u001b[0m\u001b[0;34m,\u001b[0m\u001b[0;34m\u001b[0m\u001b[0;34m\u001b[0m\u001b[0m\n\u001b[1;32m    862\u001b[0m             \u001b[0mself\u001b[0m\u001b[0;34m.\u001b[0m\u001b[0m_parent_header\u001b[0m\u001b[0;34m,\u001b[0m\u001b[0;34m\u001b[0m\u001b[0;34m\u001b[0m\u001b[0m\n\u001b[0;32m--> 863\u001b[0;31m             \u001b[0mpassword\u001b[0m\u001b[0;34m=\u001b[0m\u001b[0;32mFalse\u001b[0m\u001b[0;34m,\u001b[0m\u001b[0;34m\u001b[0m\u001b[0;34m\u001b[0m\u001b[0m\n\u001b[0m\u001b[1;32m    864\u001b[0m         )\n\u001b[1;32m    865\u001b[0m \u001b[0;34m\u001b[0m\u001b[0m\n",
+      "\u001b[0;32m~/.local/lib/python3.7/site-packages/ipykernel/kernelbase.py\u001b[0m in \u001b[0;36m_input_request\u001b[0;34m(self, prompt, ident, parent, password)\u001b[0m\n\u001b[1;32m    902\u001b[0m             \u001b[0;32mexcept\u001b[0m \u001b[0mKeyboardInterrupt\u001b[0m\u001b[0;34m:\u001b[0m\u001b[0;34m\u001b[0m\u001b[0;34m\u001b[0m\u001b[0m\n\u001b[1;32m    903\u001b[0m                 \u001b[0;31m# re-raise KeyboardInterrupt, to truncate traceback\u001b[0m\u001b[0;34m\u001b[0m\u001b[0;34m\u001b[0m\u001b[0;34m\u001b[0m\u001b[0m\n\u001b[0;32m--> 904\u001b[0;31m                 \u001b[0;32mraise\u001b[0m \u001b[0mKeyboardInterrupt\u001b[0m\u001b[0;34m(\u001b[0m\u001b[0;34m\"Interrupted by user\"\u001b[0m\u001b[0;34m)\u001b[0m \u001b[0;32mfrom\u001b[0m \u001b[0;32mNone\u001b[0m\u001b[0;34m\u001b[0m\u001b[0;34m\u001b[0m\u001b[0m\n\u001b[0m\u001b[1;32m    905\u001b[0m             \u001b[0;32mexcept\u001b[0m \u001b[0mException\u001b[0m \u001b[0;32mas\u001b[0m \u001b[0me\u001b[0m\u001b[0;34m:\u001b[0m\u001b[0;34m\u001b[0m\u001b[0;34m\u001b[0m\u001b[0m\n\u001b[1;32m    906\u001b[0m                 \u001b[0mself\u001b[0m\u001b[0;34m.\u001b[0m\u001b[0mlog\u001b[0m\u001b[0;34m.\u001b[0m\u001b[0mwarning\u001b[0m\u001b[0;34m(\u001b[0m\u001b[0;34m\"Invalid Message:\"\u001b[0m\u001b[0;34m,\u001b[0m \u001b[0mexc_info\u001b[0m\u001b[0;34m=\u001b[0m\u001b[0;32mTrue\u001b[0m\u001b[0;34m)\u001b[0m\u001b[0;34m\u001b[0m\u001b[0;34m\u001b[0m\u001b[0m\n",
+      "\u001b[0;31mKeyboardInterrupt\u001b[0m: Interrupted by user"
+     ]
+    }
+   ],
+   "source": [
+    "import os\n",
+    "import json\n",
+    "\n",
+    "# --- database functions ---\n",
+    "def write_db(this_db):\n",
+    "    with open(db_filename, 'w+') as f:\n",
+    "        f.write(json.dumps(this_db, indent=4, sort_keys=True))\n",
+    "            \n",
+    "def load_db():\n",
+    "    # Create the database when it does not exist yet\n",
+    "    if not os.path.exists(db_filename):\n",
+    "        new_db = {}\n",
+    "        write_db(new_db)\n",
+    "    with open(db_filename, 'r') as f:\n",
+    "        db = json.loads(f.read())\n",
+    "    \n",
+    "    return db\n",
+    "\n",
+    "def read_db(key):\n",
+    "    if key in db:\n",
+    "        return db[key]\n",
+    "    else:\n",
+    "        return None\n",
+    "\n",
+    "def update_db(key, value):\n",
+    "    db[key] = value\n",
+    "    write_db(db)\n",
+    "# -------------------------\n",
+    "\n",
+    "def get_reply(message):\n",
+    "    if \"hello\" in message:\n",
+    "        reply = \"oh hello!\"\n",
+    "    # --- database example ---    \n",
+    "    if \"count\" in message:\n",
+    "        # First check if there is a counter already,\n",
+    "        # and if not, make one\n",
+    "        if read_db(\"count\") == None:\n",
+    "            current_count = update_db(\"count\", 0)\n",
+    "        current_count = read_db(\"count\")            \n",
+    "        new_count = current_count + 1\n",
+    "        update_db(\"count\", new_count)\n",
+    "        reply = new_count\n",
+    "    # ------------------------\n",
+    "    else:\n",
+    "        reply = None\n",
+    "        \n",
+    "    return reply\n",
+    "\n",
+    "# --- database settings ---\n",
+    "db_filename = 'shell-bot.json'\n",
+    "db = load_db()\n",
+    "# -------------------------\n",
+    "\n",
+    "while True:\n",
+    "    message = input(\">>>\")\n",
+    "    if message == \"exit\":\n",
+    "        break\n",
+    "    \n",
+    "    reply = get_reply(message)\n",
+    "    \n",
+    "    if reply: \n",
+    "        print(\"<<<\", reply)\n",
+    "    else:\n",
+    "        print(\"<<<\", \"What did you say?\")"
+   ]
+  },
+  {
+   "cell_type": "markdown",
+   "metadata": {},
+   "source": [
+    "## Run the bot from a terminal\n",
+    "\n",
+    "You can also save this code as a `.py` script, and run it from the terminal.\n",
+    "\n",
+    "1. Make a new file and save it as a `.py` script\n",
+    "2. Open a new terminal \n",
+    "3. Navigate to the folder where you saved your `.py` script\n",
+    "4. Run your bot: `$ python3 YOURFILENAME.py`"
+   ]
+  },
+  {
+   "cell_type": "code",
+   "execution_count": null,
+   "metadata": {},
+   "outputs": [],
+   "source": []
+  }
+ ],
+ "metadata": {
+  "kernelspec": {
+   "display_name": "Python 3",
+   "language": "python",
+   "name": "python3"
+  },
+  "language_info": {
+   "codemirror_mode": {
+    "name": "ipython",
+    "version": 3
+   },
+   "file_extension": ".py",
+   "mimetype": "text/x-python",
+   "name": "python",
+   "nbconvert_exporter": "python",
+   "pygments_lexer": "ipython3",
+   "version": "3.7.3"
+  }
+ },
+ "nbformat": 4,
+ "nbformat_minor": 4
+}
diff --git a/gamification/shell-bot-with-timer.ipynb b/gamification/shell-bot-with-timer.ipynb
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..59f5900
--- /dev/null
+++ b/gamification/shell-bot-with-timer.ipynb
@@ -0,0 +1,193 @@
+{
+ "cells": [
+  {
+   "cell_type": "markdown",
+   "metadata": {},
+   "source": [
+    "# A bot in the shell (with timer)"
+   ]
+  },
+  {
+   "cell_type": "code",
+   "execution_count": 2,
+   "metadata": {},
+   "outputs": [
+    {
+     "name": "stdin",
+     "output_type": "stream",
+     "text": [
+      ">>> hello\n"
+     ]
+    },
+    {
+     "name": "stdout",
+     "output_type": "stream",
+     "text": [
+      "<<< oh hello!\n",
+      "It took you 3.66 seconds to respond.\n"
+     ]
+    },
+    {
+     "name": "stdin",
+     "output_type": "stream",
+     "text": [
+      ">>> hellooooo\n"
+     ]
+    },
+    {
+     "name": "stdout",
+     "output_type": "stream",
+     "text": [
+      "<<< oh hello!\n",
+      "It took you 3.04 seconds to respond.\n"
+     ]
+    },
+    {
+     "name": "stdin",
+     "output_type": "stream",
+     "text": [
+      ">>> and now\n"
+     ]
+    },
+    {
+     "name": "stdout",
+     "output_type": "stream",
+     "text": [
+      "<<< What did you say?\n"
+     ]
+    },
+    {
+     "name": "stdin",
+     "output_type": "stream",
+     "text": [
+      ">>> and\n"
+     ]
+    },
+    {
+     "name": "stdout",
+     "output_type": "stream",
+     "text": [
+      "<<< What did you say?\n"
+     ]
+    },
+    {
+     "name": "stdin",
+     "output_type": "stream",
+     "text": [
+      ">>> hello\n"
+     ]
+    },
+    {
+     "name": "stdout",
+     "output_type": "stream",
+     "text": [
+      "<<< oh hello!\n",
+      "It took you 1.13 seconds to respond.\n"
+     ]
+    },
+    {
+     "name": "stdin",
+     "output_type": "stream",
+     "text": [
+      ">>> hello\n"
+     ]
+    },
+    {
+     "name": "stdout",
+     "output_type": "stream",
+     "text": [
+      "<<< oh hello!\n",
+      "It took you 1.5 seconds to respond.\n"
+     ]
+    },
+    {
+     "ename": "KeyboardInterrupt",
+     "evalue": "Interrupted by user",
+     "output_type": "error",
+     "traceback": [
+      "\u001b[0;31m---------------------------------------------------------------------------\u001b[0m",
+      "\u001b[0;31mKeyboardInterrupt\u001b[0m                         Traceback (most recent call last)",
+      "\u001b[0;32m<ipython-input-2-3b07a8a8f0dd>\u001b[0m in \u001b[0;36m<module>\u001b[0;34m\u001b[0m\n\u001b[1;32m     15\u001b[0m     \u001b[0;31m# -------------------\u001b[0m\u001b[0;34m\u001b[0m\u001b[0;34m\u001b[0m\u001b[0;34m\u001b[0m\u001b[0m\n\u001b[1;32m     16\u001b[0m \u001b[0;34m\u001b[0m\u001b[0m\n\u001b[0;32m---> 17\u001b[0;31m     \u001b[0mmessage\u001b[0m \u001b[0;34m=\u001b[0m \u001b[0minput\u001b[0m\u001b[0;34m(\u001b[0m\u001b[0;34m\">>>\"\u001b[0m\u001b[0;34m)\u001b[0m\u001b[0;34m\u001b[0m\u001b[0;34m\u001b[0m\u001b[0m\n\u001b[0m\u001b[1;32m     18\u001b[0m     \u001b[0;32mif\u001b[0m \u001b[0mmessage\u001b[0m \u001b[0;34m==\u001b[0m \u001b[0;34m\"exit\"\u001b[0m\u001b[0;34m:\u001b[0m\u001b[0;34m\u001b[0m\u001b[0;34m\u001b[0m\u001b[0m\n\u001b[1;32m     19\u001b[0m         \u001b[0;32mbreak\u001b[0m\u001b[0;34m\u001b[0m\u001b[0;34m\u001b[0m\u001b[0m\n",
+      "\u001b[0;32m~/.local/lib/python3.7/site-packages/ipykernel/kernelbase.py\u001b[0m in \u001b[0;36mraw_input\u001b[0;34m(self, prompt)\u001b[0m\n\u001b[1;32m    861\u001b[0m             \u001b[0mself\u001b[0m\u001b[0;34m.\u001b[0m\u001b[0m_parent_ident\u001b[0m\u001b[0;34m,\u001b[0m\u001b[0;34m\u001b[0m\u001b[0;34m\u001b[0m\u001b[0m\n\u001b[1;32m    862\u001b[0m             \u001b[0mself\u001b[0m\u001b[0;34m.\u001b[0m\u001b[0m_parent_header\u001b[0m\u001b[0;34m,\u001b[0m\u001b[0;34m\u001b[0m\u001b[0;34m\u001b[0m\u001b[0m\n\u001b[0;32m--> 863\u001b[0;31m             \u001b[0mpassword\u001b[0m\u001b[0;34m=\u001b[0m\u001b[0;32mFalse\u001b[0m\u001b[0;34m,\u001b[0m\u001b[0;34m\u001b[0m\u001b[0;34m\u001b[0m\u001b[0m\n\u001b[0m\u001b[1;32m    864\u001b[0m         )\n\u001b[1;32m    865\u001b[0m \u001b[0;34m\u001b[0m\u001b[0m\n",
+      "\u001b[0;32m~/.local/lib/python3.7/site-packages/ipykernel/kernelbase.py\u001b[0m in \u001b[0;36m_input_request\u001b[0;34m(self, prompt, ident, parent, password)\u001b[0m\n\u001b[1;32m    902\u001b[0m             \u001b[0;32mexcept\u001b[0m \u001b[0mKeyboardInterrupt\u001b[0m\u001b[0;34m:\u001b[0m\u001b[0;34m\u001b[0m\u001b[0;34m\u001b[0m\u001b[0m\n\u001b[1;32m    903\u001b[0m                 \u001b[0;31m# re-raise KeyboardInterrupt, to truncate traceback\u001b[0m\u001b[0;34m\u001b[0m\u001b[0;34m\u001b[0m\u001b[0;34m\u001b[0m\u001b[0m\n\u001b[0;32m--> 904\u001b[0;31m                 \u001b[0;32mraise\u001b[0m \u001b[0mKeyboardInterrupt\u001b[0m\u001b[0;34m(\u001b[0m\u001b[0;34m\"Interrupted by user\"\u001b[0m\u001b[0;34m)\u001b[0m \u001b[0;32mfrom\u001b[0m \u001b[0;32mNone\u001b[0m\u001b[0;34m\u001b[0m\u001b[0;34m\u001b[0m\u001b[0m\n\u001b[0m\u001b[1;32m    905\u001b[0m             \u001b[0;32mexcept\u001b[0m \u001b[0mException\u001b[0m \u001b[0;32mas\u001b[0m \u001b[0me\u001b[0m\u001b[0;34m:\u001b[0m\u001b[0;34m\u001b[0m\u001b[0;34m\u001b[0m\u001b[0m\n\u001b[1;32m    906\u001b[0m                 \u001b[0mself\u001b[0m\u001b[0;34m.\u001b[0m\u001b[0mlog\u001b[0m\u001b[0;34m.\u001b[0m\u001b[0mwarning\u001b[0m\u001b[0;34m(\u001b[0m\u001b[0;34m\"Invalid Message:\"\u001b[0m\u001b[0;34m,\u001b[0m \u001b[0mexc_info\u001b[0m\u001b[0;34m=\u001b[0m\u001b[0;32mTrue\u001b[0m\u001b[0;34m)\u001b[0m\u001b[0;34m\u001b[0m\u001b[0;34m\u001b[0m\u001b[0m\n",
+      "\u001b[0;31mKeyboardInterrupt\u001b[0m: Interrupted by user"
+     ]
+    }
+   ],
+   "source": [
+    "import time\n",
+    "\n",
+    "def get_reply(message):\n",
+    "    if \"hello\" in message:\n",
+    "        reply = \"oh hello!\"\n",
+    "    else:\n",
+    "        reply = None\n",
+    "\n",
+    "    return reply\n",
+    "    \n",
+    "while True:\n",
+    "    \n",
+    "    # --- start timer ---\n",
+    "    starttime = time.time()\n",
+    "    # -------------------\n",
+    "    \n",
+    "    message = input(\">>>\")\n",
+    "    if message == \"exit\":\n",
+    "        break\n",
+    "    \n",
+    "    reply = get_reply(message)\n",
+    "    \n",
+    "    if reply: \n",
+    "        print(\"<<<\", reply)\n",
+    "        # --- check timer ---\n",
+    "        timer = round((time.time() - starttime), 2)\n",
+    "        print(f\"It took you { timer } seconds to respond.\")\n",
+    "        # -------------------\n",
+    "    else:\n",
+    "        print(\"<<<\", \"What did you say?\")"
+   ]
+  },
+  {
+   "cell_type": "markdown",
+   "metadata": {},
+   "source": [
+    "## Run the bot from a terminal\n",
+    "\n",
+    "You can also save this code as a `.py` script, and run it from the terminal.\n",
+    "\n",
+    "1. Make a new file and save it as a `.py` script\n",
+    "2. Open a new terminal \n",
+    "3. Navigate to the folder where you saved your `.py` script\n",
+    "4. Run your bot: `$ python3 YOURFILENAME.py`"
+   ]
+  },
+  {
+   "cell_type": "code",
+   "execution_count": null,
+   "metadata": {},
+   "outputs": [],
+   "source": []
+  }
+ ],
+ "metadata": {
+  "kernelspec": {
+   "display_name": "Python 3",
+   "language": "python",
+   "name": "python3"
+  },
+  "language_info": {
+   "codemirror_mode": {
+    "name": "ipython",
+    "version": 3
+   },
+   "file_extension": ".py",
+   "mimetype": "text/x-python",
+   "name": "python",
+   "nbconvert_exporter": "python",
+   "pygments_lexer": "ipython3",
+   "version": "3.7.3"
+  }
+ },
+ "nbformat": 4,
+ "nbformat_minor": 4
+}
diff --git a/gamification/shell-bot.ipynb b/gamification/shell-bot.ipynb
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..78e3aa9
--- /dev/null
+++ b/gamification/shell-bot.ipynb
@@ -0,0 +1,158 @@
+{
+ "cells": [
+  {
+   "cell_type": "markdown",
+   "metadata": {},
+   "source": [
+    "# A bot in the shell"
+   ]
+  },
+  {
+   "cell_type": "code",
+   "execution_count": 10,
+   "metadata": {},
+   "outputs": [
+    {
+     "name": "stdin",
+     "output_type": "stream",
+     "text": [
+      ">>> hello\n"
+     ]
+    },
+    {
+     "name": "stdout",
+     "output_type": "stream",
+     "text": [
+      "<<< oh hello!\n"
+     ]
+    },
+    {
+     "name": "stdin",
+     "output_type": "stream",
+     "text": [
+      ">>> and this\n"
+     ]
+    },
+    {
+     "name": "stdout",
+     "output_type": "stream",
+     "text": [
+      "<<< What did you say?\n"
+     ]
+    },
+    {
+     "name": "stdin",
+     "output_type": "stream",
+     "text": [
+      ">>> hello\n"
+     ]
+    },
+    {
+     "name": "stdout",
+     "output_type": "stream",
+     "text": [
+      "<<< oh hello!\n"
+     ]
+    },
+    {
+     "name": "stdin",
+     "output_type": "stream",
+     "text": [
+      ">>> yes i don't know what to say\n"
+     ]
+    },
+    {
+     "name": "stdout",
+     "output_type": "stream",
+     "text": [
+      "<<< What did you say?\n"
+     ]
+    },
+    {
+     "name": "stdin",
+     "output_type": "stream",
+     "text": [
+      ">>> hello\n"
+     ]
+    },
+    {
+     "name": "stdout",
+     "output_type": "stream",
+     "text": [
+      "<<< oh hello!\n"
+     ]
+    },
+    {
+     "name": "stdin",
+     "output_type": "stream",
+     "text": [
+      ">>> exit\n"
+     ]
+    }
+   ],
+   "source": [
+    "def get_reply(message):\n",
+    "    if \"hello\" in message:\n",
+    "        reply = \"oh hello!\"\n",
+    "    else:\n",
+    "        reply = None\n",
+    "\n",
+    "    return reply\n",
+    "        \n",
+    "while True:\n",
+    "    message = input(\">>>\")\n",
+    "    if message == \"exit\":\n",
+    "        break\n",
+    "    \n",
+    "    reply = get_reply(message)\n",
+    "    \n",
+    "    if reply: \n",
+    "        print(\"<<<\", reply)\n",
+    "    else:\n",
+    "        print(\"<<<\", \"What did you say?\")"
+   ]
+  },
+  {
+   "cell_type": "markdown",
+   "metadata": {},
+   "source": [
+    "## Run the bot from a terminal\n",
+    "\n",
+    "You can also save this code as a `.py` script, and run it from the terminal.\n",
+    "\n",
+    "1. Make a new file and save it as a `.py` script\n",
+    "2. Open a new terminal \n",
+    "3. Navigate to the folder where you saved your `.py` script\n",
+    "4. Run your bot: `$ python3 YOURFILENAME.py`"
+   ]
+  },
+  {
+   "cell_type": "code",
+   "execution_count": null,
+   "metadata": {},
+   "outputs": [],
+   "source": []
+  }
+ ],
+ "metadata": {
+  "kernelspec": {
+   "display_name": "Python 3",
+   "language": "python",
+   "name": "python3"
+  },
+  "language_info": {
+   "codemirror_mode": {
+    "name": "ipython",
+    "version": 3
+   },
+   "file_extension": ".py",
+   "mimetype": "text/x-python",
+   "name": "python",
+   "nbconvert_exporter": "python",
+   "pygments_lexer": "ipython3",
+   "version": "3.7.3"
+  }
+ },
+ "nbformat": 4,
+ "nbformat_minor": 4
+}