If you are familiar with the video game environment, you know about badges. Most online games award badges for leveling up or getting a high score, for example. Badges represent achievements. In social media, you may have come across badges on Foursquare, Wikipedia, Tripadvisor, and so on. These badges are awarded to motivate users to interact with the platform. In eLearning courses, badges are used to motivate learners and keep them invested in the learning content.