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Does Gamification Work? -- A Literature Review of Empirical Studies on Gamification
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This paper reviews peer-reviewed empirical studies on gamification. We create a framework for examining the effects of gamification by drawing from the definitions of gamification and the discussion on motivational affordances. The literature review covers results, independent variables (examined motivational affordances), dependent variables (examined psychological/behavioral outcomes from gamification), the contexts of gamification, and types of studies performed on the gamified systems. The paper examines the state of current research on the topic and points out gaps in existing literature. The review indicates that gamification provides positive effects, however, the effects are greatly dependent on the context in which the gamification is being implemented, as well as on the users using it. The findings of the review provide insight for further studies as well as for the design of gamified systems.
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“Even though considerable research efforts have been made in this field (Hamari et al. 2014;Seaborn and Fels 2015), conclusive meta-analytic evidence on the effectiveness of gamification in the context of learning and education has yet to be provided.”
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“The use of standardized instruments can help to ensure the comparability of study results and further ensure the reliable measurement of variables (see Hamari et al. 2014).”
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“The research also indicates that an appropriate design of gamification can meet the psychological needs of learners and promote goal-oriented behavior as well as autonomous learning [11].”
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“Many digital platforms also often incorporate gamification elements, rewards, and personalized recommendations and such features act to reinforce novelty seeking behaviors by providing immediate feedback and tailored content based on users' preferences and past engagement (Hamari et al., 2014).”
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“In their literature review of empirical studies on gamification, Hamari et al. (2014) indicated that gamification has a positive influence on users.”
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“The results of this meta-analysis can weaken the fear that effects of gamification might not persist in the long run and might thus contradict the interpretations presented in reviews (see Hamari et al. 2014;Seaborn and Fels 2015).”
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“Previous research suggests that different gamification elements represent motivational affordances that can influence psychological outcomes [23].”
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“aligning with the broader findings of Hamari et al. (2014) and Suh et al. (2015, 2016) regarding gamification's positive impact on user behaviour”
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“Gamification - defined as the application of game design elements in non-game contexts - has emerged as a promising approach for increasing engagement, motivation, and user participation (Deterding et al., 2011; Hamari et al., 2014).”
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“Gamification constitutes an active methodology that can enhance students' motivation and engagement and involves the use of game elements in non-game-related contexts”
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“This finding is supported by studies exploring gamification of tasks, where the use of game design elements (eg, points and scoreboards) can improve motivation [47,48].”
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Metadata
- Authors
- Hamari, J., Koivisto, J., & Sarsa, H.
- Affiliations
- Tampere University (FI)
- Aalto University (FI)
- Venue
- 2014 47th Hawaii International Conference on System Sciences
- Publisher
- IEEE
- Published
- 2014-01
- Pages
- 3025-3034
- ISSN
- 1530-1605 (ISSN-L)
- OpenAlex
- W1998933811
- Cited by
- 5,201
- References
- 43
- Citations by year
- 2026: 519 · 2025: 675 · 2024: 528 · 2023: 499 · 2022: 396 · 2021: 468 · 2020: 434 · 2019: 418 · 2018: 371 · 2017: 303 · 2016: 249 · 2015: 242 · 2014: 91
- FWCI
- 631.57
- Type
- conference paper
- Language
- en
- Open access
- bronze
- doi.org
- Locations
- Hawaii International Conference on System Sciences (HICSS) (publishedVersion)
- Funders
- Suomen Kulttuurirahasto (40311/12)
- Tekes (40311/12)
- Topics
- Social Sciences › Psychology › Developmental and Educational Psychology › Educational Games and Gamification
- Social Sciences › Sociology and Political Science › Digital Games and Media
- Physical Sciences › Computer Science › Human-Computer Interaction › Innovative Human-Technology Interaction
- Keywords
- gamification, motivational affordances, user motivation, psychological outcomes, behavioral effects, context sensitivity, gamification design
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