The Pikachu effect: Social and health gaming motivations lead to greater benefits of Pokémon GO use

Kaczmarek, Łukasz D.; Misiak, Michał; Behnke, Maciej; Dziekan, Martyna; Guzik, Przemysaw

doi:10.1016/j.chb.2017.05.031

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“…The main argument for this statement is that playing Pokémon GO does not demand contact with other players or a change in routes in order to play. However, curious players may experience different and new places by playing and may meet and interact with a variety of people and, by so doing, possibly find a wider range of Pokémon (Kaczmarek et al, 2017;Kogan et al, 2017;Marquet, Alberico, & Hipp, 2018;Tabacchi, Caci, Cardaci, & Perticone, 2017;Tang, 2017;Zsila et al, 2017). However, it seems spending time with the game, rather than actual performance, is the most influential process for the game progress.…”

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“…Within this understanding, Pokémon GO is the origin for autopoietic functions in that the game leads to new networks of processes outside the game play that contribute to the total experience and increased engagement of play. In research on Pokémon GO, these functions often are referred to as social benefits or motivation and, to some extent, engagement (see, e.g., Kaczmarek, Misiak, Behnke, Dziekan, & Guzik, 2017;Rauschnabel, Rossmann, & tom Dieck, 2017;Tang, 2017). Immersion is foremost studied as a dimension of computer games and mainly described as "being caught up in the world of the game's story" (McMahan, 2003, p. 68), which McMahan referred to as the diegetic level.…”

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Human Technology

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Where there is technology, there is semiotics. Semiotics refers to the science of signs; the study of symbols, markings, and their meanings in the way people interpret them. The human and, arguably, animal worlds are literally littered in signs, both natural (Eco, 1976; Peirce, 1958, p. 172) and artificial (i.e., intentional; de Saussure, 1916/1983). How these are understood and studied depends on the context, purpose, and individual. The built and designed human world can be equated to a massive sign system, in which every form, color, quantity, material, and logic has a communicative function. Architecture, for example, is a classic realm of technology in which form, style, material, and scale have been systematically used to impose societal hierarchy and order upon those who encounter it (Crouch, 1999). Architecture, as with any form of art, design, or technological form, communicates the logic, the values, and the actions of the times. In other words, from a technological perspective, designs are only available at certain periods of time if they serve a purpose, whether functionally through operation or from the perspective of societal ideologies and systems, through style. What is more, the physical nature in which they are realized is also instrumentally linked to public, political, and historical discourses that reinforce their meaning and significance in relation to the public that receives them (Crouch, 2010). When considering contemporary consumption, and that of information technology, this is particularly evidenced in regard to brand value, for instance. That is, bountiful significance and meaning can be obtained from design form through analyzing the technological items' forms, materials, scale, style, and functions as compositions. The meaning derived from these elements, in connection to brand recognition, act in a very similar way to that of architecture over the centuries. That is, messages inherent in the technology shape people's lives through molding their behaviors and exposing them to aesthetic compositions that contribute to formulating peoples' worldviews and norms.

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“…This article is focused on the use of Pokémon Go game, one of the most popular smartphone games of all time [7][8][9][10]. It was launched by the company Niantic Lab in July 2016 and immediately became a global phenomenon [11].…”

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Uses and Gratifications on Augmented Reality Games: An Examination of Pokémon Go

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Users are attracted by augmented reality games to fulfil their needs. Two objectives are proposed: (1) to research the motivations of those using augmented reality mobile games; (2) to define a structural model based on Uses and Gratifications Theory for the adoption of augmented reality mobile games. The present study examines the case of Pokémon Go. The model is composed of eight constructs: enjoyment, fantasy, escapism, social interaction, social presence, achievement, self-presentation and continuance intention. The SEM model was empirically assessed based on 1183 responses from Pokémon Go users around the world. Results clearly confirmed the positive influence of almost all the proposed constructs on continuance intention for Pokémon Go. First, these findings may be helpful for the online gaming industry in identifying the game functions that retain more gamers and improve the user experience. Second, the online gaming industry might use these results in order to classify those players with behaviours that favour the use of online games.

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“…The idea that game design can inspire enjoyment and motivation has been well recognized [2], [3]. As a result, gamification has been used in many contexts, such as learning [4], healthcare [5], knowledge management [6], citizen science [7], governance [8], sustainability [9], production and logistics operations [10], and crowdsourcing [11], to enhance users' motivation, engagement, performance, and attitude.…”

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Using Gamification to Support Users’ Adoption of Contextual Achievement Goals

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Yang²,

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2020

Proceedings of the Annual Hawaii International Conference on System Sciences

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Gamification is a promising approach for motivating and engaging users in nongame tasks. However, theoretical support on why and how gamification enhances users' motivation or behavior is limited. Considering the concepts of goal orientation and goal structure suggested by achievement goal theory, we prescribe gamification design as purposely creating goal structures to support users' goal adoption and achievement behaviors. This conceptual work addresses the question: what types of achievement goals can be associated with gamification design? Particularly, how can the use of gamification design help construct goal structures to support users' goal adoption? Adapting achievement goal theory, we identify three sets of achievement goals, namely, cognitive competence, social competence, and social purpose, and develop six propositions on gamification design. Each proposition is illustrated with empirical examples from the literature. This research contributes to the theoretical advancement of gamification design and provides additional insights into the motivational design of information systems.

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The Pikachu effect: Social and health gaming motivations lead to greater benefits of Pokémon GO use

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Uses and Gratifications on Augmented Reality Games: An Examination of Pokémon Go

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