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Part of the \u201cDecision Analytics, Mobile Services, and Service Science\u201d \u2013 track<\/em><\/p>\n 54th<\/sup> annual Hawaii International Conference on System Sciences HICSS July 15:<\/strong> <\/p>\n <\/p>\n Interaction with games is considered to have positive effects on our cognitive, emotional, social abilities and motivation (5; 9; 10; 13; 15; 22; 30). It isn\u2019t surprising, then that our reality and lives are increasingly becoming game-like (6). This is not limited to the fact that digital games have become a pervasive part of our lives, but perhaps most prominently with the fact that activities, systems and services that are not traditionally perceived as game-like are becoming either intentionally or unintentionally gameful (4; 6; 10; 13; 14).<\/p>\n Gamification refers to a \u201cprocess of transforming any activity, system, service, product or organizational structure into one which affords positive experiences, skills and practices similar to those afforded by games, and is often referred to as the gameful experience. This is commonly but optionally done with an intention to facilitate changes in behaviours or cognitive processes. As the main inspirations of gamification are games and play, gamification is commonly pursued by employing game design\u201d<\/em> (6).<\/p>\n Gamification has become an umbrella concept that, to varying degrees, includes and encompasses other related technological developments such as serious games<\/em> (3), game-based learning<\/em> (12; 24), exergames & quantified-self<\/em> (8; 9; 21), games with a purpose\/human-based computation games<\/em> (17; 28), and persuasive technology<\/em> (20).<\/p>\n Secondly, gamification also manifests in a gradual, albeit unintentional, cultural, organizational and societal transformation stemming from the increased pervasive engagement with games, gameful interactions (6), game communities and player practices. For example, recently we have witnessed the popular emergence of augmented reality games<\/em> (16; 17) and virtual reality<\/em> technologies (2; 29) that enable a more seamless integration of games into our physical reality. Case in point are urban spaces that are increasingly becoming playgrounds for different games and -play activities. While location-based games such as Pok\u00e9mon Go (1) were able to attract millions of players, concepts such as Playable Cities (19) and Urban Gamification (26) highlight the large scale changes that games are bringing about in the smart cities of the future. Moreover, the media ecosystem has also experienced a degree of ludic transformation: with user generated content becoming an important competitor for large media corporations. This transformation has led to the development of several emerging phenomena such as the Youtube and modding cultures<\/em> (23; 27) and esports<\/em> (7; 25), that have penetrated the cultural membrane allowing games to seep into domains hitherto dominated by traditional media.<\/p>\n We encourage a wide range of submissions from any disciplinary backgrounds: empirical and conceptual research papers, case studies, and reviews.<\/p>\n Authors of accepted papers have the option to fast-track extended versions of their HICSS \u00a0papers to Moreover, the Gamification mini-track is part of the Gamification Publication Track aimed at persistent development of gamification research: http:\/\/gamifinconference.com\/gamification-track\/<\/a><\/p>\n Relevant topics include (but are not limited to):<\/p>\n <\/p>\n
\n<\/em>January 5-8, 2021 | Grand Hyatt, Kauai<\/p>\nImportant dates:<\/h2>\n
\nPapers due
\nAugust 23:<\/strong>
\nNotification to authors
\nSeptember 4:<\/strong>
\nRevision due for papers accepted with mandatory changes
\nSeptember 11:<\/strong>
\nNotifications to authors of revised papers
\nSeptember 22:<\/strong>
\nFinal manuscripts due
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\n<\/strong>Registration deadline
\nJanuary 4:<\/strong>
\nPublications of full conference proceedings
\nJanuary 5-8:<\/strong>
\nConference
\nFebruary 15, 2021 (date subject to change)
\n<\/strong>(Optional) Submission deadline for extended versions of selected papers to
\nInternet Research (IF 4.1) <\/strong>or
\nAIS Transactions on Human-Computer Interaction<\/strong><\/p>\n![\"\"](\"https:\/\/webpages.tuni.fi\/gamification\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/Grand_Wailea_Humu_HR-1024x411.jpg\")
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\nInternet Research<\/strong><\/a> (Impact factor 3.838)<\/strong> or AIS Transactions on Human-Computer Interaction<\/strong><\/a>.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n