Gamification: Current Research and Applications

Abstract

Gamification is the concept of applying game mechanics to non-game activities (Deterding, Dixon, Khaled, & Nacke, 2011). This concept has received a lot of recent interest from industry and many examples have emerged, especially within the fields of business and marketing, but has grown to encompass such varied examples as health care, training, prosocial behavior, and law enforcement. The purpose of this panel is to discuss some current research and applications of the gamification concept from a varied set of perspectives. The first panelist will describe lessons learned from research on gamification. The second panelist will describe gamification within an industrial context. The third panelist will discuss gamification concepts applied to education. A discussion among panelists and attendees of future trends and needs for gamification is expected.

The Potential Impact of Gamification Elements on the Acceptance of Technology in the Context of Education: A Literature Review

“…For example, Aparicio et al (2012) found that positive effects only occur when Mechanics elements are presented in a non-controlling and voluntary setting. Points only increase intrinsic motivation when the reward is the outcome of an achievement (Doherty, Palmer, & Strater, 2017). Mekler, Brühlmann, Tuch, & Opwis (2017) found in a controlled experiment with points and badges -contrary to earlier studies -that points and badges did not affect intrinsic motivation significantly.…”

“…Points, levels and leaderboards promote the competence need only provided they are presented in a noncontrolling and voluntary setting (Aparicio et al, 2012). Points only increases intrinsic motivation when the rewards is the outcome of an achievement (Doherty et al, 2017). Mekler et al (Mekler et al, 2017) found in a controlled experiment with points and badges, contrary to other researches, that points and badges did not affect intrinsic motivation significantly.…”

“…Song, Kim, Tenzek and Lee (2013) found that players with a high-achievement motivation had a better performance in a competitive setting, while players with a low-achievement motivation had a more negative mood and where less intrinsically motivated. Simple, virtual, statistics were successfully implemented as an accomplishment technique, boosting motivation to use the solution (Doherty et al, 2017).…”

“…A story is the easiest element to implement, and has no direct impact on the effort of the player (Doherty et al, 2017). When the story is linked to realworld settings and in line with the players personal interests, it will inspire and motivate, and lowers the feeling of putting in effort (Nicholson, 2015).…”

Factors Affecting Students’ Intention of Gamification for Learning Model in the Covid- 19 Pandemic Era at Indonesia: A Confirmatory Factor Analysis

“…The terminology of Gamification, in many kinds of research, can be best described as the use of game elements in non-gaming objects [8]. The ability to engage on users makes the Gamification famous in various industries [10][11][12][13]. There are many application designs of Gamification, such as points, badges, leaderboards, and many others [14].…”