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Elements of Gameful Design Emerging from User Preferences
(Association for Computing Machinery, 2017-10-15)Several studies have developed models to explain player preferences. These models have been developed for digital games; however, they have been frequently applied in gameful design (i.e., designing non-game applications ... -
Empirical validation of the Gamification User Types Hexad scale in English and Spanish
(Elsevier, 2018-10-13)Gamification, the use of game elements in non-game systems, is now established as a relevant research field in human-computer interaction (HCI). Several empirical studies have shown that gameful interventions can increase ... -
A Framework and Taxonomy of Videogame Playing Preferences
(Association for Computing Machinery, 2017-10-15)Player preferences for different gaming styles or game elements has been a topic of interest in human-computer interaction for over a decade. However, current models suggested by the extant literature are generally based ... -
The Gamification User Types Hexad Scale
(ACM, 2016-10-16)Several studies have indicated the need for personalizing gamified systems to users' personalities. However, mapping user personality onto design elements is difficult. Hexad is a gamification user types model that attempts ... -
Heuristic Evaluation for Gameful Design
(Association for Computing Machinery, 2016-10-16)Despite the emergence of many gameful design methods in the literature, there is a lack of evaluation methods specific to gameful design. To address this gap, we present a new set of guidelines for heuristic evaluation of ... -
Investigating the Impact of Cooperative Communication Mechanics on Player Performance in Portal 2
(Canadian Human-Computer Communications Society, 2016-06)Cooperative communication mechanics, such as avatar gestures or in-game visual pointers, enable player collaboration directly through gameplay. We currently lack a deeper understanding of how players use cooperative ... -
Lightweight Games User Research for Indies and Non-Profit Organizations
(Association for Computing Machinery, 2016-05-07)The Games User Research (GUR) community has thrived at CHI with four workshops and a course since CHI 2012; all of these were well attended. In line with the #chi4good spirit this year, the GUR field must advance towards ... -
Personalization in Serious and Persuasive Games and Gamified Interactions
(Association for Computing Machinery, 2015-10)Serious and persuasive games and gamified interactions have become popular in the last years, especially in the realm of behavior change support systems. They have been used as tools to support and influence human behavior ... -
Personalizing Persuasive Strategies in Gameful Systems to Gamification User Types
(Association for Computing Machinery, 2018-04-21)Persuasive gameful systems are effective tools for motivating behaviour change. Research has shown that tailoring these systems to individuals can increase their efficacy; however, there is little knowledge on how to ... -
Positive Gaming: Workshop on Gamification and Games for Wellbeing
(Association for Computing Machinery, 2017-10-15)Gamification and games have been used and studied in a variety of applications related with health and wellbeing. Nevertheless, there are very few studies aimed at designing games (whether serious games or recreational ... -
Recommender Systems for Personalized Gamification
(ACM, 2017-07-09)Gamification has been used in a variety of application domains to promote behaviour change. Nevertheless, the mechanisms behind it are still not fully understood. Recent empirical results have shown that personalized ... -
SIGCHI Games: The Scope of Games and Play Research at CHI
(ACM, 2016-05-07)The games research community at CHI has become an ever-growing significant part of the conference, demonstrated by the SIGCHI-sponsored CHI PLAY conference and the inclusion of a games subcommittee at CHI 2016. Given the ... -
Taking Care of Authenticity on the CBC’s Randy’s Vinyl Tap
(Taylor & Francis, 2020-06-19)This essay explores the radio program Randy’s Vinyl Tap, which is hosted by Randy Bachman and airs on CBC Radio 1 (2005-present). I argue that the show’s complex reception can be explained, in part, by the fact that it ... -
A Theory of Gamification Principles Through Goal-Setting Theory
(Hawaii International Conference on System Sciences, 2018-01-03)Goal-setting theory has been used for decades to explain how to motivate people to perform better in work-related tasks, but more recently gamification has also gained attention as an alternative method to increase engagement ... -
Towards a Trait Model of Video Game Preferences
(Taylor & Francis, 2018-04-19)Typologies for understanding players’ preferences toward different gameplay styles have gained popularity in research. However, attempts to model players’ preferences are based on type models instead of trait models, ... -
Towards Understanding the Importance of Co-Located Gameplay
(Association for Computing Machinery, 2015-10-05)Analyzing the social con¬text present in a gameplay environment and its effect on player experience can provide insights informing the design and social value of games. We investigate the influence of social condition ...