What's the Point?: A Review of Reward Systems Implemented in Gamification Interventions

Games for Health Journal

Volumn 5, Issue 2, 2016, Pages 93-99

  Lewis, Zakkoyya H ^a   Swartz, Maria C ^a   Lyons, Elizabeth J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS MEDICAL BRANCH   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

GAME; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTH PROMOTION; MOBILE APPLICATION; MOTIVATION; PROCEDURES; REWARD; VIDEO GAME;

DELIVERY OF HEALTH CARE; GAMES, EXPERIMENTAL; HEALTH PROMOTION; MOBILE APPLICATIONS; MOTIVATION; REWARD; VIDEO GAMES;

EID: 84992756958     PISSN: 2161783X     EISSN: 21617856     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1089/g4h.2015.0078     Document Type: Review

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