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Sukale, Ryan; Pfaff, Mark S.

doi:10.1145/2559206.2581263

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“…Computer Science/Software development Thisdomainconcernscomputerscienceanddevelopmentofinformationsystems/ applicationsforuseinelectronicdevicese.g.computers,tablets,andsmartphones.It isbasedonalgorithmsthatoperatedevicesandconsidersmainlydigitallyimplemented mechanicsaimedtoimproveproductivityinwritingsoftware (deMeloetal.,2014;Sukale & Pfaff, 2014). The mechanics are foremost implemented in a co-existing manneralongwiththesoftwaredevelopmenttoolsinordertomotivateandengage developers to produce more and better.…”

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The Role of Mechanics in Gamification

Helmefalk

Lundqvist

Marcusson

2019

International Journal of Virtual and Augmented Reality

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With regard to the contemporary discussion of gamifying processes in various domains, it is obvious that there exists a naive notion that simply adding leaderboards/pins/points/badges would lead to success. Even though other instances of gamification mechanics could actually perform better. The literature has not yet managed to prove whether different domains require different mechanics in order to impact on engagement and motivation. To address these critical issues, a literature review was conducted across six domains that examined game mechanics, including their uniqueness for gamification research. Findings show a myriad of mechanics with different sharing properties, which are more or less domain-congruent. These mechanics can be separated into four levels: general, mostly similar, partly similar and unique. The findings enable a better understanding of how to employ situation-congruent mechanics to a given context, which is important for both research and practice.

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Section: Sustainability/consumptionmentioning

confidence: 99%

The Role of Mechanics in Gamification

Helmefalk

Lundqvist

Marcusson

2019

International Journal of Virtual and Augmented Reality

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Gamification in software engineering: the mediating role of developer engagement and job satisfaction

Stol

Schaarschmidt

Goldblit³

2021

Empir Software Eng

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Gamification seeks to encourage behavior of participants by borrowing elements of games, such as scoring points. Few rigorous studies exist of gamification in software organizations, and several questions have remained unanswered, for example, what might drive developers to partake, and what are the consequences of developer engagement. This article seeks to provide some answers through a rigorous empirical study at one organization that created an internal gamification platform. We develop a theoretical model that seeks to explain why developers may participate, and develop the concept of developer engagement, which we link to job satisfaction. We collected data from two sources that were linked together: developer opinion data collected through a survey, and data from the organization’s version control system. We test our theoretical model using structural equation modeling and moderation analysis, and find support for our model. These findings suggest that gamification can be an effective mechanism to engage developers within the organization, and that developer engagement is positively associated with job satisfaction, which is a key outcome that is of great interest to software organizations.

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Case study of the introduction of game design techniques in software development

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Software development, in many moments, is an exciting and challenging activity, but it can present itself as a boring endeavour in others. At the same time, the introduction of game elements into efforts such as the teaching of Software Engineering shows that real-world activities can assemble game design elements and that it can make them more engaging. In this work, it is proposed the introduction of game design elements in software development, especially in the Scrum process. For this, elements are included to stimulate adherence to the prescriptions of the process, besides stimulating the execution of more activities by the team, positively impacting the productivity of a project. The authors present the idealised mechanics and the results obtained from the accomplishment of a case study in a software development team in a private company. Overall, the gamification applied to software development stimulated developers to perform their daily tasks, although this result did not generate strong evidence of increased productivity.

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Cited by 10 publications

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The Role of Mechanics in Gamification

The Role of Mechanics in Gamification

Gamification in software engineering: the mediating role of developer engagement and job satisfaction

Case study of the introduction of game design techniques in software development

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