Does it matter how you play? The effects of collaboration and competition among players of human computation games

• Published in: Journal of the American Society for Information Science and Technology Vol. 68; no. 8; pp. 1823 - 1835
• Main Authors: Pe‐Than, Ei Pa Pa, Goh, Dion Hoe‐Lian, Lee, Chei Sian
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Hoboken Wiley Periodicals Inc 01.08.2017
• Subjects: Achievement Need; Collaboration; Competition; Computation; Computer & video games; Crowdsourcing; Entertainment; Human-computer interaction; Intelligence; Mechanics; Mechanics (physics); Motivation; Players; Software; User generated content

Human computation games (HCGs) harness human intelligence through enjoyable gameplay to address computational problems that are beyond the power of computer programs but trivial for humans. With the popularity of crowdsourcing, different types of HCGs have been developed using various gameplay mecha...