Field Guide to Gamification: Game Components and Motivation in Higher Education

• Published in: Proceedings of the International Conference on e-Learning (Online) pp. 505 - XIV
• Main Authors: Lenz, Laura, Stehling, Valerie, Haberstroh, Max, Isenhardt, Ingrid
• Format: Conference Proceeding
• Language: English
• Published: Kidmore End Academic Conferences International Limited 01.07.2018
• Subjects: Business Communication; Colleges & universities; Cybernetics; Definitions; Design engineering; Education; Educational Quality; Engineering Education; Entrances; Games; Gamification; Higher education; Learning; Literary Genres; Mechanical engineering; Motivation; Motivation Techniques; Online Surveys; Organizational aspects; Organizational Development; Research Design; Scientific papers; Seminars; Student Attitudes; Student Motivation; Students; Taxonomy; Teacher Effectiveness; Teacher Surveys; Teaching; United States > US; San Francisco California; Germany

Although digital and analogue games differ in many ways, they still trigger multiple types of gaming experiences, which, inter alia, entail sensation, fantasy, narrative, challenge, fellowship, discovery, expression and submission. Most games contain several of these gameplay categories, which predi...