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Informational vs. Controlling Gamification: A Study Design

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Seamus F. Forde,

Elisa D. Mekler,

Klaus OpwisAuthors Info & Claims

CHI PLAY '15: Proceedings of the 2015 Annual Symposium on Computer-Human Interaction in Play

Pages 517 - 522

https://doi.org/10.1145/2793107.2810297

Published: 05 October 2015 Publication History

Abstract

Recent research suggests that gamification has the potential to increase intrinsic motivation, as well as decrease users' intrinsic motivation. However, the understanding of why gamification sometimes is successful and other times not, is still not fully understood. One reason for this is that applied research has been lacking a theoretical foundation. Therefore, we are currently designing a study in which we examine the underlying psychological mechanisms on how gamification works. Based on self determination theory, in our approach we compare how autonomy, competence and intrinsic motivation differ between an informational and a controlling condition.

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CHI PLAY '15: Proceedings of the 2015 Annual Symposium on Computer-Human Interaction in Play

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DOI:10.1145/2793107

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