Purposeful Gaming | Gamification and Information Sciences

By• Danny Hartman• Sanne Goos• Remon CoolegemThe Hague University of Applied Sciences

Faculty IT & Design

- Gamification- Learning- Data collection- Gamification part 2

Purposeful Gaming | Gamification

Purposeful Gaming | Gamification

Current methods

- Boring- Lot of work- No motivation

- Gaming elements- Fun & Rewards

Solution: Gamification!

Purposeful Gaming | Gamification

- Game thinking- Solving problems- IT & non-IT

What is gamification

Purposeful Gaming | Gamification

IT- CAPTCHA (sort of)- Foursquare- Ingress

IT vs non-IT

Purposeful Gaming | Gamification

Non-IT- Fun Theory- SEEK!

IT vs non-IT

Purposeful Gaming | Gamification

Learning SkillsAdding tags to photos via crowdsourcing

Now what?

Purposeful Gaming | Gamification

- Fun- Rewarding- Users engage more quickly

Why it works

Purposeful Gaming | Gamification

Learning

Purposeful Gaming | Gamification

Card gameImprove information literacy

SEEK!

Purposeful Gaming | Gamification

Digital tutorIndividual development

Digital Aristotle

Purposeful Gaming | Gamification

Collecting data via crowdsourcingMake boring tasks funFitness

Other uses

Purposeful Gaming | Gamification

INGRESSCAPTCHA

Collecting data: Google

Purposeful Gaming | Gamification

Foldit Protein folding in DNAFaster than scientists

CellsliderCancer research

Collecting data... FOR SCIENCE!

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Zombies, Run!

Fitness

Purposeful Gaming | Gamification

Effectiveness depends on contextNovelty effectMight not be for sporadic users

Cons of gamification

Purposeful Gaming | Gamification

Game elements expected more oftenMainstream or niche?More intelligent gamesMore uses for schoolsMedical application

Future

Purposeful Gaming | Gamification

Summary

Purposeful Gaming | Gamification

We hope you enjoyed our presentation

Thank you for your attention

Purposeful Gaming | Gamification