# kaal:claim:3128900-032

**Claim.** The gamification design borrows the foundational proof of work principle that verifying a game was played properly is far easier than playing it properly, which is why bench validators can check task performance almost fully automatically.

**Type.** mechanism  **Support.** argued

**Holds when.**

- tasks structured as games with forum defined rules and rewards

**Source quote.**

> The foundational principle of proof of work in the blockchain suggests that it is a lot easier to verify a game was played properly than it is to play it properly.

**From.** Wulf A. Kaal, *Decentralized Mechanical Turk Through Verified Reputation* (2018), 3.5 Gamification of Micro Tasks, page 14

**Cite as.** Wulf A. Kaal, Decentralized Mechanical Turk Through Verified Reputation (2018). SSRN: https://ssrn.com/abstract=3128900

**Verify.** sha256 of source PDF `381d72e85d976e2af852e8ec3bba87bc6a05ccb3349a2c3dd6f9e64de96ab4b0` at https://raw.githubusercontent.com/wulfkaal/Academic-Papers/main/papers/pdf/Kaal%20-%202018%20-%20Decentralized%20Mechanical%20Turk%20Through%20Verified%20Reputation.pdf

**Topics.** consensus-and-security

**Keywords.** proof-of-work, gamification, validation, verification-asymmetry

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