Based on scientific studies on motivational psychology and interviews with people from the target group and their caretakers, we chose a gamified approach. Gaming already plays a central role in the everyday life of many youngsters with Aspergers Syndrome, and could be applied as a motivating metaphor. An early gamification prototype – with an animated ‘Buddy’ as the central motivator – was created and tested in the field. Based on findings from tests the prototype was refined over several stages, tweaking motivational factors and digital/physical flows, to optimize the experience.