MEdit4CEP-Gam: A model-driven approach for user-friendly gamification design, monitoring and code generation in CEP-based systems

Calderón, Alejandro; Boubeta-Puig, Juan; Ruiz, Mercedes

doi:10.1016/j.infsof.2017.11.009

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“…Model-driven approaches for developing gamified solution have been proposed in [36], [37]. For instance, the framework described in [37] provides a graphical modelling tool that supports a gamification expert to design a gamification strategy. For example, in the education domain, a strategy could be: "A student who watches the introductory video gets 5 basic points".…”

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confidence: 99%

Design Thinking and Acceptance Requirements for Designing Gamified Software

Piras

Dellagiacoma²,

Perini

et al. 2019

2019 13th International Conference on Research Challenges in Information Science (RCIS)

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Gamification is increasingly applied to engage people in performing tool-supported collaborative tasks. From previous experiences we learned that available gamification guidelines are not sufficient, and more importantly that motivational and acceptance aspects need to be considered when designing gamified software applications. To understand them, stakeholders need to be involved in the design process. This paper aims to (i) identify key requirements for designing gamified solutions, and ii) understand if existing methods (partially fitting those requirements) can be selected and combined to provide a comprehensive gamification design method. We discuss a set of key requirements for a suitable gamification design method. We illustrate how to select and combine existing methods to define a design approach that fits those requirements using Design Thinking and the Agon framework. Furthermore, we present a first empirical evaluation of the integrated design method, with participants including both requirements analysts and end-users of the gamified software. Our evaluation offers initial ideas towards a more general, systematic approach for gamification design.

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Section: Related Workmentioning

confidence: 99%

Design Thinking and Acceptance Requirements for Designing Gamified Software

Piras

Dellagiacoma²,

Perini

et al. 2019

2019 13th International Conference on Research Challenges in Information Science (RCIS)

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“…In this field, Herzing proposed the Gamification Modelling Language (GaML) [23], [15], a modelling language for game design formalized as a Xtext grammar 2 ; the proposed approach transforms the textual definition of the game rules into JSON and Drools Rule Language (DRL) files, interpreted by software components based on the Unity 3 achievement system plugin and Drools Business Rule Engine 4 (BRE). Calderon et al [4] proposed a graphical modelling language for gamification, supported by the Eclipse Modelling Framework 5 (EMF); the gamification domain, the rules and the interactions with non-gamified components can be defined graphically and the resulting model can be transformed into code for the Complex Event Engine (CEP) and for an Enterprise Service Bus (ESB). In both the above mentioned approaches a change of the gamification policies can only be accomplished in one of two ways: (1) by modifying the generated code, which requires expert programming skills to operate on generated code, which is not always human-readable; (2) by updating the model and regenerating the gamification artifacts, which requires the redeployment of the gamified components and makes evolution time consuming.…”

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confidence: 99%

Model Driven Development of Gamified Applications

Fraternali

Gonzalez

2019

JWE

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Gamification is defined as the injection of game elements in applications with non-gaming purposes. This technique has shown outstanding results in promoting the engagement and activity on communities of users, in both business and non-for-profits fields. Often, gamification features are added late in the application life-cycle and must be weaved into the existing functions. In this paper, we present a model-driven approach to the design of gamified applications, which accelerates the introduction of gamification elements in pre-existing or new applications. The approach relies on a data model of gamification features and on design patterns for the front-end, which encode the essential elements of gamification in a platform independent way.

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“…Group 2 proposed aiming at allowing users to follow an autonomous path, as well as a collaborative path, that could be enabled by the creation of alliance, asymmetrical information distribution for the solution of boss tests. In addition, group 2 suggested including several levels within the MOOC and a skill tree 4 which is a game element often present in roleplaying games, (the Diablo 5 series made it famous) and it enables custom configurations of a character's abilities.…”

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“…Already three years ago in their literature review, [3] reported on eighteen frameworks for design gamification, related to the following fields: economic; logic; measurement; psychology and user interaction [3]. More recently are available gamification design frameworks focused on graphical modelling and the importance of the UX [4]; relative to the design of gamified software engineering [5], [6], or on the gamification of crowdsources systems [7].…”

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Get Gamification of MOOC right!

Antonaci¹,

Klemke

Kreijns³

et al. 2018

IJSG

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The social and individual aspects of MOOCs are two sides of the same coin. However, while the majority of MOOC designs do not valorise the potential that a massive audience could bring in, several studies highlight the solo-mission mode of MOOC users’ experience. Based on implementation intention, social presence, social influence and flow theory we conceptualise our gamification design of MOOCs that embraces their social and individual aspects. We present the gamification design process, our theoretical framework, the quantitative and qualitative results of our study to identify the most suitable game elements, their conceptual design, and our recommendations. Our findings enable designers of gamification and MOOCs as well, to see these two phenomena under a new light, by referring to new theories and new game elements that were not being considered before in the design of a gamified MOOC aiming at enhancing users’ goal achievement and engagement.

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MEdit4CEP-Gam: A model-driven approach for user-friendly gamification design, monitoring and code generation in CEP-based systems

Cited by 40 publications

References 11 publications

Design Thinking and Acceptance Requirements for Designing Gamified Software

Design Thinking and Acceptance Requirements for Designing Gamified Software

Model Driven Development of Gamified Applications

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