Gamification through the Application of Motivational Affordances for Physical Activity Technology

Kappen, Dennis L.; Mirza-Babaei, Pejman; Nacke, Lennart E.

doi:10.1145/3116595.3116604

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“…While research has shown that gamification facilitates the interjection of motivational affordances into mundane activities as exercise routines (Lister et al, 2014;Kappen et al, 2017), it is critical to investigate the specific types of motivational affordances that foster older adults PA. Different approaches have been taken with regard to the promotion PA for older adults.…”

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Technology Facilitates Physical Activity Through Gamification: A Thematic Analysis of an 8-Week Study

Kappen

Mirza-Babaei

Nacke

2020

Front. Comput. Sci.

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Gamification has enabled technology to facilitate behavior change through increasing the engagement and motivation of people in health and wellness domains. While research on physical activity (PA) and why older adults engage in PA exists, there are not many long-term studies on how gamification influences technology use and adherence to PA by older adults. We conducted a synchronous, 8-week, experimental study with older adults in the 50+ age group. Participants were randomized into three groups: Gamified technology, non-gamified technology and a control group. We conducted a weekly semi-structured interview with them focused on their PA motivations, setting up goals, accomplishments, fears or barriers, (immediate and long-term) rewards, and tracking in PA. Thematic analysis (TA) of the interview data showed these distinct variations in themes for the three groups over the 8-week period. This indicates that motivational affordances or gamification elements can be customized for older adults to suit their current health conditions and PA participation barriers. We define gamification design guidelines for PA motivation of older adults based on self-determination theory, setting up progressive goals, accomplishments to track PA quality, intangible rewards, and activity tracking.

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Technology Facilitates Physical Activity Through Gamification: A Thematic Analysis of an 8-Week Study

Kappen

Mirza-Babaei

Nacke

2020

Front. Comput. Sci.

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“…However, whether or not this approach is able to hold the attention of players over the long-term is open to question and thus, the researchers identify this as an opportunity for future research to examine the sustainability of exercise activities. In a different study, Kappen et al (2017) explored the effects of gamified motivational affordances (the properties of an object that determine whether and how it can support one's motivational needs (Zang, 2008)) for facilitating physical activity preferences and found that various age groups are motivated by different kinds of motivational affordances ( Table 3) which consists of both intrinsic and extrinsic elements, as well as feedback elements (Table 4).…”

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Background. Exergames have attracted the interest of academics, practitioners, and designers, in domains as diverse as health, human-computer interaction, psychology, and information technology. This is primarily because exergames can make the exercise experience more enjoyable and entertaining, and in turn, can increase exercise levels. Despite the many benefits of exergames, they suffer from retention problems. Thus, the objective of this article was to review theories and game elements that have been empirically examined or employed in an attempt to make exergames more motivating so people engage in sustained physical activity (duration of physical activity) in a repeating pattern over time (frequency of physical activity). Methodology. A literature search and narrative review were conducted. Results. Five major theories and elements were prevalent in the exergaming literature: (1) self-determination theory, (2) gamification, (3) competition and cooperation, (4) situational interest, and (5) social interaction. These theories and elements are important for encouraging long-term play and show promise for designing exergames to promote sustained engagement and motivate physical activity. We discuss their strengths and weaknesses throughout the paper. Conclusions. The longterm effectiveness of exergame interventions is unclear mainly because of the limited amount of long-term studies. Better metrics are also needed to evaluate this effectiveness. We also identified particular attention to social factors and group dynamics, such as multiplayer exergames and more effective player matchmaking strategies for increasing social connectedness, as a key area of future research.

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“…This phase implies acquiring an overall understanding of the characteristics and features relative to the context in which gamification needs to be employed. Gamification has been implemented in online, face to face and mobile applications, related to several domains such as education [9], [10], software engineering [11], retail [12], marketing [13] and physical activity [14]. However, as specified above, designing an implementation of gamification is related to the scenario and its characteristics.…”

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The social and individual aspects of MOOCs are two sides of the same coin. However, while the majority of MOOC designs do not valorise the potential that a massive audience could bring in, several studies highlight the solo-mission mode of MOOC users’ experience. Based on implementation intention, social presence, social influence and flow theory we conceptualise our gamification design of MOOCs that embraces their social and individual aspects. We present the gamification design process, our theoretical framework, the quantitative and qualitative results of our study to identify the most suitable game elements, their conceptual design, and our recommendations. Our findings enable designers of gamification and MOOCs as well, to see these two phenomena under a new light, by referring to new theories and new game elements that were not being considered before in the design of a gamified MOOC aiming at enhancing users’ goal achievement and engagement.

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Gamification through the Application of Motivational Affordances for Physical Activity Technology

Cited by 33 publications

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Technology Facilitates Physical Activity Through Gamification: A Thematic Analysis of an 8-Week Study

Technology Facilitates Physical Activity Through Gamification: A Thematic Analysis of an 8-Week Study

Peer Review #1 of "Motivational strategies and approaches for single and multi-player exergames: a social perspective (v0.1)"

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