The effects of player type on performance: A gamification case study

Computers in Human Behavior

Volumn 91, Issue , 2019, Pages 333-345

  Lopez, Christian E ^a   Tucker, Conrad S ^a,b  

^a The Pennsylvania State University   (United States)

^b PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Game elements; Gamification; Hexad scale; Performance; Player types

Indexed keywords

HUMAN COMPUTER INTERACTION;

GAME ELEMENTS; GAMIFICATION; HEXAD SCALE; PERFORMANCE; PLAYER TYPES;

BEHAVIORAL RESEARCH;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; MALE; MOTIVATION; PERCEPTION; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; STIMULUS; THEORETICAL STUDY; VALIDITY;

EID: 85055291093     PISSN: 07475632     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.chb.2018.10.005     Document Type: Article

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