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Designing for fun and play: exploring possibilities in design for gamification

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Kristina Knaving,

Staffan BjörkAuthors Info & Claims

Gamification '13: Proceedings of the First International Conference on Gameful Design, Research, and Applications

Pages 131 - 134

https://doi.org/10.1145/2583008.2583032

Published: 02 October 2013 Publication History

Abstract

Gamification -- the use of game design elements in non-game contexts -- is touted by many as the solution of how to make applications and processes more engaging to people that may have little or no motivation to engage with them otherwise. Based upon a literature review, the paper argues for guidelines concerning two aspects of gamifying an activity: ensuring that a continued focus on the main activities can be preserved and considering designing for playfulness. Furthermore, the relation between gamification and play is discussed, and some possible issues with gamification are presented.

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Gamification '13: Proceedings of the First International Conference on Gameful Design, Research, and Applications

October 2013

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DOI:10.1145/2583008

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