Gamification Group

August 2, 2021 In Publication By Benjamin Puha

Mixing work and play – overview of research on the occupational characteristics of video content creation

Video content creation represents a new hybrid form of work and play. Private individuals create content on dedicated video sharing platforms, such as YouTube, and streaming and video sharing services, such as Twitch, in growing numbers. Spurred on by improvements in digital technology and trends...

July 8, 2021 In Publication By Benjamin Puha

A comprehensive look at virtual reality in shopping and retail

Virtual reality (VR), which refers to technologies used for substituting the perceived reality, is a technological trend advancing the digitization of all areas of human life. It finds its way onto new fields constantly, increasingly in business. Perhaps the most promising area of application in...

June 22, 2021 In Augmented Reality, News, POSTEMOTION, Virtual Reality, Wearables By Benjamin Puha

Academy of Finland grants funding for POSTEMOTION, a Gamification Group project

Gamification Group is honoured to announce a new Academy of Finland funded project titled “POSTEMOTION: Socio-emotional augmentation of human exodus to virtual reality". The need to move human interaction into virtual spaces has been increasing steadily over the years – largely due to the climate crisis,...

June 11, 2021 In Gamification, Publication, SataDiLogis By Benjamin Puha

Gamification in freight transportation

As exemplified by the Suez Canal obstruction of 2021 by the Ever Given container ship, disruptions in global logistics can have far-reaching effects on our everyday lives, which depend on fluent and efficient transportation of goods. While the cost-efficiency of freight transportation is usually in...

June 7, 2021 In Publication By Benjamin Puha

Can gamified approaches promote climate change engagement?

[embed]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wroFb_xhf3A&ab_channel=TampereUniversities[/embed] “Gamification can engage players’ climate change cognition, affect and behavior and provide engaging gameful experiences, but research and design in this area can still improve.” Engaging with climate change goes way beyond being aware of scientific facts. Active engagement comprises an ongoing state of connection consisting...

June 2, 2021 In Publication By Benjamin Puha

Restarting the discussion around gamification

When the term gamification first came to be, it was advocating for a new, disruptive, way of doing things. With the promise of reproducing the appeal of games – their capability to be engaging, to convey feelings of autonomy and expertise, and their way of...

May 24, 2021 In Open positions By Benjamin Puha

Associate professor or assistant professor (Gamification), 4 positions

Tampere University and Tampere University of Applied Sciences create a unique environment for multidisciplinary, inspirational and high-impact research and education. Our universities community has its competitive edges in technology, health and society. www.tuni.fi/en Tampere University is now seeking four associate professors or assistant professors in the broad field of...

May 6, 2021 In Publication By Henrietta Jylhä

Taking someone else’s viewpoint – utilizing empathy and emotional intelligence in ideation

Emotional intelligence (EI) is often defined as the skill of differentiating various emotions, the skill of using that information to direct thought and action, and the skill of monitoring the emotions both your own and someone else’s. Empathy is involved similarly in emotional processing and...

April 26, 2021 In Storification By Henrietta Jylhä

Have you ever wondered what education at a real-life Hogwarts would be like?

Nowadays, educators face a plethora of challenges to maintain effective and engaging pedagogical environments. With digitalization, students are expected to increasingly require interaction and novelty from the environments of teaching. It is believed that due to today’s more sporadic practices due to the rise of...

April 15, 2021 In Publication By Henrietta Jylhä

Keeping your head above water: Games and play in liquid modernity

The work of the Gamification Group is intimately concerned with the ways in which humans interact with technology, whether at the micro or macro levels. It is no surprise, therefore, that Black Mirror is a favourite tv show for many of the team’s members. Indeed,...