Gamification Group

March 8, 2022 In Open positions By Henrietta Jylhä

Doctoral Researcher (Ethical and sustainable technologies, services and organizational practices (in gamification)), 2 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 as its competitive edges in technology, health and society https://www.tuni.fi/en Are you interested in the ethical ramifications of where novel information technologies are...

March 3, 2022 In Gamification, Publication By Nevena Sievic

Is there any relationship between users’ behavior data and their experience while using a gamified system?

The question presented in the title of this post was investigated in a study produced by researchers from Tampere University (Finland) and University of São Paulo (Brazil). After a series of participants use a gamified educational system called Eagle-edu, where their behavior data were collected,...

February 21, 2022 In Gamification, Publication By Nevena Sievic

Is it possible to predict users’ flow experience based on their behavior data?

Especially in recent years, the number of people using information systems has increased considerably. This has opened up many opportunities for companies to use users’ behavior data to analyze their experience with products, designs, and other interactivity. Giant companies around the world are also increasingly...

December 20, 2021 In Gamification, Publication By Henrietta Jylhä

From rideshare e-scooters to wandering: Deploying gamification to explore urban mobility

Rideshare e-scooters, along with other various types of personal mobility devices, have rapidly become a common sight in many cities. They weave among pedestrians and traffic, allowing for a seemingly carefree and convenient way to move in the urban environment. They lay at the side...

December 13, 2021 In CFP, News, ReClaim By Mattia Thibault

Call for Papers – Speculative Semiotics

Guest Editor: Mattia Thibault, Gamification Group, Tampere University. FULL CFP: https://bit.ly/SpeculativeSemioticsCFP This special issue of Linguistic Frontiers aims to explore the possible and impossible futures for communication technologies or, in other words, a Speculative Semiotics. Projects of nuclear semiotics (Sebeok 1985), focusing on how to communicate across...

December 9, 2021 In Gamification, Publication By Henrietta Jylhä

How are user types associated with preference and perceived sense of accomplishment for gamification designs?

In the last decade, gamification has been used to engage users in different types of systems, however, it also can bring negative outcomes. These negative outcomes are in part because people have different characteristics and preferences that would influence their behavior during the usage of...

November 29, 2021 In Gamification, Publication By Henrietta Jylhä

Badges and other gamification elements as indicators of trustworthiness: Investigation of crowdsourcing campaigns

Several marketplaces employ different markers, symbols and indicators for vendor trustworthiness, such as star-ratings based on customer feedback, indicators of tenure of the vendor on the platform or other quality certifications accredited by external evaluators. A new surprising entry to the palette of indicators available...

November 21, 2021 In Gamification, Publication By Henrietta Jylhä

Can interest, preferences, and motivations for gamification change over time?

Playing games is part of most people's daily routine and normally evokes positive experiences in the players. In the last decade, gamification has been used to evoke similar experiences in non-game contexts. However, people have different interests and preferences and are motivated in different ways,...

November 3, 2021 In Gamification, Publication By Henrietta Jylhä

Video games’ potential for climate change engagement

The rising concern regarding the climate crisis and existing uncertainties and misinformation call for messages that are both scientifically accurate and engaging in order to urgently mobilize citizens as climate actors. However, communicating climate change remains challenging. Gamification, or the use of games across society,...

October 28, 2021 In Augmented Reality, Publication By Henrietta Jylhä

The fusion of augmented reality and the physical world

New technologies constantly transform and reshape the world, including the way we interact with physical space and other people. Our research team was interested in studying the convergence between the physical and the augmented. We wanted to understand how AR technologies influence users’ perceptions and...