How gamification motivates visits and engagement for online academic dissemination - An empirical study

Computers in Human Behavior

Volumn 55, Issue , 2016, Pages 16-27

  Kuo, Ming Shiou ^a   Chuang, Tsung Yen ^a  

^a NATIONAL UNIVERSITY OF TAINAN   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Academic dissemination; Game elements; Game mechanisms; Gamification; Web analytics

Indexed keywords

BEHAVIORAL RESEARCH; EDUCATION;

ACADEMIC DISSEMINATION; EDUCATIONAL APPLICATIONS; GAME ELEMENTS; GAMIFICATION; QUANTITATIVE DATA; SYSTEM IMPLEMENTATION; THEORY AND PRACTICE; WEB ANALYTICS;

SOCIAL NETWORKING (ONLINE);

EID: 84941763654     PISSN: 07475632     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.chb.2015.08.025     Document Type: Article

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