How to design gamification? A method for engineering gamified software

Benedikt Morschheuser; Lobna Hassan; Karl Werder; Juho Hamari

doi:10.1016/j.infsof.2017.10.015

How to design gamification? A method for engineering gamified software

Benedikt Morschheuser, Lobna Hassan, Karl Werder, Juho Hamari

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Abstract

Since its inception around 2010, gamification has become one of the top technology and software trends. However, gamification has also been regarded as one of the most challenging areas of software engineering. Beyond traditional software design requirements, designing gamification requires the command of disciplines such as (motivational/behavioral) psychology, game design, and narratology, making the development of gamified software a challenge for traditional software developers. Gamification software inhabits a finely tuned niche of software engineering that seeks for both high functionality and engagement; beyond technical flawlessness, gamification has to motivate and affect users. Consequently, it has also been projected that most gamified software is doomed to fail.

Originalsprog	Engelsk
Tidsskrift	Information and Software Technology
Vol/bind	95
Sider (fra-til)	219-237
Antal sider	19
ISSN	0950-5849
DOI	https://doi.org/10.1016/j.infsof.2017.10.015
Status	Udgivet - 2018
Udgivet eksternt	Ja

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