Exploring the Darkness of Gamification: You Want It Darker?

Nyström, Tobias

doi:10.1007/978-3-030-80129-8_35

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“…Other unintended side effects of gamification include lower self-esteem among struggling employees, breeding an unhealthy outlook on work/life balance, privacy infringements and discouragements due to failure (Gros and van de Leemput, 2021). In a similar vein, Nyström (2021) explored the “darkness of gamification” and stated some of the unintentional side-effects of the concept such as decreased motivation, addiction, manipulation and lack of privacy among several others. Thus, employees may be hesitant to embrace gamification due to these unintentional side effects (Schmidt-Kraepelin et al , 2019).…”

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confidence: 99%

“…These could result in “overuse” which could be driven by peer pressure and unhealthy competition among participants. This can ultimately lead to dissatisfaction among users, addiction and manipulation, thus, leading to an inaccurate evaluation of the trainee’s performance (Nyström, 2021). The issue of data integrity has also been pointed out as a challenge to the successful adoption of gamification, as the security and protection of sensitive data are not always guaranteed (Meder et al , 2017).…”

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confidence: 99%

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Application of gamification for sustainable construction: an evaluation of the challenges

Oke

Aliu

Tunji-Olayeni

et al. 2023

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Purpose This paper aims to identify and evaluate the challenges affecting the adoption of gamification practices in developing countries through the lens of the Nigerian construction industry. Design/methodology/approach A scoping literature review was conducted through which challenges to the adoption of gamification practices were identified, which helped in the formulation of a questionnaire survey. Data was obtained from construction professionals including architects, builders, engineers and quantity surveyors. Retrieved data were analyzed using several statistical tools such as percentages, frequencies, mean item scores (MIS) and exploratory factor analyses. Findings Based on the MIS ranking results, the top five significant challenges to the adoption of gamification were lack of capacity and expertise, lack of budgeting for innovation, lack of technical infrastructure, hesitation to adopt and limited internet connectivity. Through factor analysis, the challenges identified were categorized into five principal clusters, namely, organizational challenges, technical-related challenges, human-related challenges, data security challenges and economic challenges. Practical implications The identification and evaluation of the key challenges hindering the adoption of gamification practices would help construction organizations and stakeholders to understand the need to embrace and implement the concept into their activities, operations and processes to improve the engagement and motivation levels of employees. Originality/value To the best of the authors’ knowledge, this study is the first of its kind in the study area to identify and evaluate the challenges affecting the adoption of gamification practices using a structured quantitative approach.

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Section: Discussionmentioning

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Section: Theoretical Frameworkmentioning

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Application of gamification for sustainable construction: an evaluation of the challenges

Oke

Aliu

Tunji-Olayeni

et al. 2023

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“…Nyström [39] also used a systematic literature review in the gamification domain to identify seven problematic categories in gamification, as follows:…”

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“You Can't Lose a Game If You Don't Play the Game”: Exploring the Ethics of Gamification in Education

O’Sullivan¹,

Stavrakakis²,

Gordon³

et al. 2021

IJI

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Gamification has been hailed as a meaningful solution to the perennial challenge of sustaining student attention in class. It uses facets of gameplay in an educational context, including things such as points, leaderboards and badges. These are clearly efforts to make the student experience more entertaining and engaging, but nonetheless, they are also clearly digital nudges and attempts to change the students' behaviours and attitudes to a specific set of concepts, and in which case they must, and should, be subject to the same ethical scrutiny as any other form of persuasion technique, as they may be unintentionally eroding the choices that students feel they have. This research therefore discusses some of the key ethical considerations and concerns associated with gamification and presents a new framework that incorporates ethical tests into each stage of a pre-existing model of instructional design, that can be used when introducing gamification into an educational process.

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“…online marketing techniques, to increase people's engagement levels (Koivisto and Hamari, 2019). Gamification applications are broadening in the area of marketing (Nystr€ om, 2021;Wang et al, 2022a). Gamification helps marketers retain existing customers by improving the quality of their services (Behl and Dutta, 2020).…”

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Section: Introductionmentioning

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Examining the dark side of using gamification elements in online community engagement: an application of PLS-SEM and ANN modeling

Srivastava¹,

Bag

Rahman

et al. 2022

BIJ

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PurposeThe negative influence of gamification on online communities has received little attention in the available literature. The study examines the adverse effects of gamification during engaging in online communities.Design/methodology/approachGap-spotting methods were used to develop the research questions, followed by model development using the social exchange and social-network theories. Data were collected from 429 samples. The study applied partial least squares structural equation modeling to test the research hypotheses followed by ANN application.FindingsThe study identified five factors related to gamification that have a significant adverse effect on the mental and emotional well-being of the users. Furthermore, the results of PLS-SEM were then compared through an artificial neural network (ANN) analytic process, revealing consistency for the model. This research presents a theoretical contribution by providing critical insights into online gamers' mental and emotional health. It implies that gamification can even bring mental and emotional disturbance. The resulting situation might lead to undesirable social consequences.Practical implicationsThe result highlights the managerial and social relevance from the perspective of a developing country. As respondents are becoming more engrossed in online gaming, managers and decision-makers need to take preventive measures to overcome the dark side of online gaming.Originality/valueThe present study shows that the dark side of gamification has some adverse effects on human mental and emotional health. The study's findings can be used to improve gamification strategies while engaging online communities.

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Exploring the Darkness of Gamification: You Want It Darker?

Cited by 12 publications

References 58 publications

Application of gamification for sustainable construction: an evaluation of the challenges

Application of gamification for sustainable construction: an evaluation of the challenges

“You Can't Lose a Game If You Don't Play the Game”: Exploring the Ethics of Gamification in Education

Examining the dark side of using gamification elements in online community engagement: an application of PLS-SEM and ANN modeling

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