Harnessing the power of game dynamics: Why, how to, and how not to gamify the library experience

College and Research Libraries News

Volumn 73, Issue 8, 2012, Pages 465-469

  Kim, Bohyun ^a  

^a FLORIDA INTERNATIONAL UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 84866020746     PISSN: 00990086     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5860/crln.73.8.8811     Document Type: Article

References (14)

1. This article has been expanded and revised from my two blog posts published in ACRL TechConnect blog. Bohyun Kim, "Applying Game Dynamics to Library Services," ACRL TechConnect Blog, July 9, 2012, acrl.ala.org/techconnect?p=1333.
2. Bohyun Kim, "Why Gamify and What to Avoid in Library Gamifi cation" ACRL Tech- Connect Blog, August 7, 2012, acrl.ala.org /techconnect/?p=1633.
3. American Library Association, "International Games Day @ Your Library," ngd.ala.org/.
4. L. Johnson, S. Adams, and M. Cummins, The NMC Horizon Report: 2012 Higher Education Edition (Austin, Texas: The New Media Consortium, 2012), 18-21.
5. "Lemon Tree," University of Huddersfi eld, https://library.hud. ac.uk/lemontree /leaderboards.php.
6. Anne Burke, "Demystifying the Library with Game-Based Mobile Learning," ACRL TechConnect Blog, July 9, 2012, acrl.ala.org /techconnect/?p=1418.
7. Gabe Zichermann and Christopher Cunningham, Gamification by Design: Implementing Game Mechanics in Web and Mobile Apps. (Sebastopol, CA: O'Reilly Media, 2011), xiv.
8. Nicholas Carson, "Facebook Now Has 901 Million Monthly Users, With 526 Million Coming Back Every Day," Business Insider, April 23, 2012, http://articles.businessinsider.com/2012-04-23/tech/31385452-1 -active-users-facebook-numbers.
9. Jane McGonigal, Reality Is Broken: Why Games Make Us Better and How They Can Change the World (New York: Penguin Press, 2011), 3.
10. Seth Priebatsch, "The Game Layer on Top of the World | Video on TED.com," TED, 2010, www.ted.com/talks/seth-priebatsch -the-game-layer-on- top-of-the-world.html.
11. Also see the description of game dynamics in this article: Seth Priebatsch, "3 Powerful Game Dynamics That Create Brand Superfans," Fast Company, Nov. 17, 2011, www.fastcompany.com/1795487/3-powerful-game- dynamics -that-create-brand-superfans.
12. The distinction between games with organization-centered design versus those with user-centered is from Scott Nicholson, "A User-Centered Theoretical Framework for Meaningful Gamification," (pre-print) scottnicholson.com/pubs/meaningfulframework.pdf.
13. Elizabeth Armstrong Moore, "Foldit Game Leads to AIDS Research Breakthrough." CNET, Sep. 19, 2011, news.cnet.com/8301 -27083-3-20108365- 247/foldit-game-leads-to -aids-research-breakthrough/.
14. Aaron Dignan, Game Frame: Using Games as a Strategy for Success (New York: Free Press, 2011), 80.