How gamification motivates: An experimental study of the effects of specific game design elements on psychological need satisfaction

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• 作者：Michael Sailer^a ; ^{michael.sailer@psy.lmu.de} ; Jan Ulrich Hense^b ; ^{jan.hense@psychol.uni-giessen.de} ; Sarah Katharina Mayr^a ; ^{sarahmayr@me.com} ; Heinz Mandl^a ; ^{heinz.mandl@psy.lmu.de}
• 关键词：Gamification ; Game design elements ; Psychological need satisfaction ; Motivation ; Self-determination theory ; Simulation
• 刊名：Computers in Human Behavior
• 出版年：2017
• 出版时间：April 2017
• 年：2017
• 卷：69
• 期：Complete
• 页码：371-380
• 全文大小：693 K
• 卷排序：69

文摘

Motivational effects of gamification are analysed from an educational psychology perspective. Gamification is not effective per se, but different game design elements can trigger different motivational outcomes. A self-determination theory framework was used to study the effects of different configurations of game design elements. Competence and autonomy regarding task meaningfulness was affected by badges, leaderboards, and performance graphs. Social relatedness was positively influenced by avatars, a meaningful story, and teammates.