Building players’ engagement – a case study of games with a purpose in science

• Authors: Łupkowski Paweł , Dziedzic Dagmara

Title variants

PL

Techniki budowania zaangażowania graczy – studium przypadku gier skierowanych na cel wykorzystywanych w nauce

• Languages of publication: EN

Abstracts

EN

The aim of this paper is to present and discuss interesting and inspiring game-design techniques employed in selected games with a purpose. We are interested here in a particular domain of these games’ application – namely science. We consider how particular techniques (like implementing Free2Play mechanics) might influence players’ engagement.

PL

Celem niniejszej pracy jest przedstawienie oraz omówienie interesujących technik projektowania gier, które wykorzystane zostały w grach skierowanych na cel. Omawiane przez nas produkcje zostaną ograniczone do tych używanych w badaniach naukowych. Szczególnie ciekawą kwestię stanowi dla nas wpływ poszczególnych technik (np. implementacji mechanik modelu Free2Play) na zaangażowanie graczy.

Keywords

EN

games with a purpose (GWAP); players’ engagement; citizen science; gamification; game design

PL

gry skierowane na cel; zaangażowanie graczy; citizen science; grywalizacja; projektowanie gier

• Publisher: Polskie Towarzystwo Badania Gier (Games Research Association of Poland)
• Journal: Homo Ludens
• Year: 2016
• Issue: 1(9)
• Pages: 127-145
• Document type: article

Dates

published

2016

Contributors

author

Łupkowski Paweł

• Uniwersytet im. Adama Mickiewicza w Poznaniu

author

Dziedzic Dagmara

• Uniwersytet im. Adama Mickiewicza w Poznaniu

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ISSN

2080-4555