Archetypes of Gamification: Analysis of mHealth Apps

• Published in: JMIR mHealth and uHealth Vol. 8; no. 10; p. e19280
• Main Authors: Schmidt-Kraepelin, Manuel, Toussaint, Philipp A, Thiebes, Scott, Hamari, Juho, Sunyaev, Ali
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Canada JMIR Publications 19.10.2020
• Subjects: Health Behavior; Humans; Mobile Applications; Motivation; Original Paper; Telemedicine; Video Games; gamification; mHealth; exergames, persuasive technology; quantified-self; smartphones; mobile phones

Nowadays, numerous health-related mobile apps implement gamification in an attempt to draw on the motivational potential of video games and thereby increase user engagement or foster certain health behaviors. However, research on effective gamification is still in its infancy and researchers increas...