Gamification Group

December 11, 2020 In Gamification, Publication, ReClaim, Urban Play By Mattia Thibault

Digital Playful Tourism

Tourism has become one of the central cultural practices of our time. The year 2018 has set a new record of international tourist arrivals: 1,4 billion, according to the World Tourism Organization (UNTWO). The factors behind these all-time high numbers are many and range from...

November 26, 2020 In Gamification By Henrietta Jylhä

Gamification for better understanding of statistics

The lack of statistical and data literacy has been deemed one of the main causes behind our inability to act against great challenges of our times such as climate change or COVID-19 pandemic or to create a sustainable future in the direction of SDG 2030....

October 28, 2020 In Gamification By Henrietta Jylhä

Archetypes of Gamification: Analysis of mHealth Apps

Following the proliferation of smartphones and other smart devices into people’s everyday lives during the last decade, mobile application stores provide users with a plethora of different health-related mobile applications (mHealth apps). In such mHealth apps, gamification presents itself as a promising approach to increase...

September 20, 2020 In eSports, News By Henrietta Jylhä

The Esports Research Network (ERN) is here!

Esports, or competitive video gaming, is a major global phenomenon (est. revenue at $1.1bn, audience at 495m) that has developed from the internet cafes of the 90’s into a billion dollar industry that fills some of the largest stadiums in the world; there have even...

August 27, 2020 In IMMERSIVE, ReClaim, Virtual Reality By Henrietta Jylhä

VRBAN: An overview of VR urban spaces and its users

VR technologies seem to be stuck in the role of “the next big thing”. It is often described as one of the most interesting contemporary technological developments and yet its potentials appear to be far from fully exploited. In this book chapter, GG members Mila...

August 19, 2020 In IMMERSIVE, Virtual Reality By Henrietta Jylhä

Immersive journalism in academia and where do we go from here

Immersive journalism – a concept from year 2010 that came alive in academia from year 2016. With the advent of immersive technologies and media, such as mobile VR and 360-degree videos, journalism entered the immersive scene by trying to place you as someone else and...

August 19, 2020 In Interaction design, Open positions, Wearables By Oğuz 'Oz' Buruk

Doctoral Researcher (Playful Smart Clothing Design or Smart Textile Development), 2 positions

Gamification Group (GG) and Intelligent Clothing Group (ICG) are together hiring two doctoral students for the following positions (Apply): 1) Playful Smart Clothing Design (mainly positioned in GG) 2) Smart Textile Development (mainly positioned in ICG) Research in both positions is related to the ”Clothing-Integrated Interface (ClothFace) and Applications”...

July 23, 2020 In IMMERSIVE, Virtual Reality By Henrietta Jylhä

Immersive technologies, another’s shoes, and human rights attitudes

Media through which we access both the daily news and in-depth information on broader issues are becoming more diverse and accessible. Reading news articles, watching documentaries on YouTube and Netflix, visiting virtual reality (VR) installations or simply putting on a mobile VR headset to watch...

July 11, 2020 In Gamification, Publication, Urban Play By Lobna Hassan

Gameful civic engagement: A review of the literature on gamification of e- participation

In recent years, we have seen an increased utilization of gamification to foster citizen engagement with the governance of their countries and communities. This, at its best, has beenan endeavor to progress the democraticness of governance or at least to progress its efficiency. However, there...

July 9, 2020 In Gamification, Publication By Henrietta Jylhä

Tailored gamification: A review of literature

The corpus of research about the effects of gamification on people's motivations and behavior have been on the rise (Koivisto & Hamari, 2019). This has been a tremendously positive development in the field of gamification, which has called for more rigorous basic research for the...