A field study: Evaluating gamification approaches for promoting physical activity with motivational models of behavior changes

Lecture Notes in Computer Science (including subseries Lecture Notes in Artificial Intelligence and Lecture Notes in Bioinformatics)

Volumn 9733, Issue , 2016, Pages 417-424

  Tong, Xin ^a   Gromala, Diane ^a   Shaw, Chris D ^a   Choo, Amber ^a  

^a SIMON FRASER UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Gamification; Motivation; Physical activity; Serious game; Social Interaction

Indexed keywords

MOTIVATION; SOCIAL SCIENCES;

BEHAVIOR CHANGE; GAMIFICATION; MOBILE APPLICATIONS; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; SERIOUS GAMES; SOCIAL COMMUNITIES; SOCIAL COMPONENTS; SOCIAL INTERACTIONS;

HUMAN COMPUTER INTERACTION;

EID: 84978924201     PISSN: 03029743     EISSN: 16113349     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.1007/978-3-319-39513-5_39     Document Type: Conference Paper

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