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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 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 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,...

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...

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...

June 26, 2020 In Interaction design, Publication By Henrietta Jylhä

Introducing VISQUAL: Scale for measuring visual qualities of graphical user interface elements

Interface aesthetics in our everyday devices have quickly started to garner attention as the means to positively affect usability and satisfaction. Moreover, interfaces that adapt to personal needs are increasingly common, which offers multiple options for different preferences considering layout flexibility and design. Perceptions of appealing...

September 16, 2019 In Augmented Reality, Gamification, Publication By Jonna Koivisto

Getting Healthy by Catching Them All: A Study on the Relationship between Player Orientations and Perceived Health Benefits in an Augmented Reality Game

Augmented Reality (AR) refers to the interactive coexistence of computer generated assets within the physical reality [4]. Such coexistence creates a unique opportunity in video games scenery, especially by altering the traditional way of playing video games. One of the earliest examples of the mobile...

August 22, 2019 In Gamification, Publication, Streaming By Shuo Yang

Play, Playbour or Labour? The Relationships between Perception of Occupational Activity and Outcomes among Streamers and YouTubers

The development of digital technology and the information society has had a significant impact on our working environments and cultures. Technology has advanced our work and communication practices beyond the borders of physical location, but has also provided us with the ability to introduce work...