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Abstract
The idea that game design can inspire the design of motivating, enjoyable interactive systems has a long history in human-computer interaction. It currently experiences a renaissance as gameful design, often implemented through gamification, the use of game design elements in nongame contexts. Yet there is little research-based guidance on designing gameful systems. This article therefore reviews existing methods and identifies challenges and requirements for gameful design. It introduces a gameful design method that uses skill atoms and design lenses to identify challenges inherent in a user’s goal pursuit and restructure them to afford gameplay-characteristic motivating, enjoyable experiences. Two case studies illustrate the method. The article closes by outlining how gameful design might inform experience-driven design more generally.
| Original language | English |
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| Pages (from-to) | 294-335 |
| Journal | Human-Computer interaction |
| Volume | 30 |
| Issue number | 3-4 |
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| Publication status | Published - 15 May 2015 |
Profiles
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Christoph Sebastian Deterding
- Theatre, Film, TV and Interactive Media - Professor, Former employee
Person: Academic
Projects
- 1 Finished
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The Digital Creativity Hub
Cowling, P. I., Austin, J., Cairns, P. A., Holliman, N. S., Hook, J. D., Marsden, E., Murphy, D. T., Petrie, H., Reed, D. J., Richards, J. D., Ursu, M., Wade, A., Baier, H., Beale, G., Block, F. O., Deterding, C. S., Devlin, S., Drachen, A., Kasprowicz, R. E., Smith, D. P. & Williams, D. A. H.
1/10/15 → 30/09/22
Project: Research project (funded) › Research