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Personalized Gameful Design (Gamification Europe 2020) Q&A

Last week was Gamification Europe 2020, an amazing forum to exchange experiences and learn from what everyone is doing in the gamification world. On the first day of the conference, I gave a talk about Personalized Gameful Design. If you missed it, you can check…

VideosNovember 9, 20200Comments

Elements of a gameful chat – with Gustavo Tondello

In this interview Pete Jenkins asked Gustavo about his many researches and experiences with gamification. We dived into User Types and Player Traits and when to use them, took a look at Goal Setting Theory with Gamification and then got into the practicalities of…

Design Gamification HCI Research User ExperienceMarch 25, 20200Comments

Points and Rewards in Gameful Design

This week's article brings a detailed review of some of the research about points and rewards in gamification. I started by thinking about points, but then I found it hard to separate them totally from rewards as they are often presented as a form…

Design Gamification HCI Research User ExperienceMarch 3, 20201Comment

Leaderboards in Gameful Design: Their effects, types, and guidelines for their correct use

Like the topic of my previous article (badges), leaderboards are also one of the most used elements in gameful design. But despite the prevalence of leaderboards in gamification, few sources explain exactly what role they fulfill in a gameful system, how users interact with them,…

Design Gamification HCI Research User ExperienceFebruary 20, 20204Comments

Badges in Gameful Design: How users perceive them and how are they motivational

Badges are the most used element in educational gameful design and the third most used element in gamification in general. They have been listed by many different gamification researchers and experts as one of the basic gameful design elements. But do you know exactly what…

Gamification HCI ResearchFebruary 10, 20200Comments

Expanded content on Patreon

One of my goals as a content creator is to help gamification professionals keep up to date with the latest research and help them find the takeaways to apply the research on their daily practice. Therefore, many of my blog posts are summaries of…

VideosApril 24, 20190Comments

Preparing and Conducting Studies in HCI Research

Based on his experiences, Gustavo will discuss how to prepare and conduct graduate studies in Human-Computer Interaction (HCI), presenting tips about how to choose topics and plan studies and publications. He will share suggestions on how to plan and carry out experimental studies in…

VideosDecember 18, 20180Comments

University of Waterloo GRADimpact profile

Gustavo, a PhD candidate, researches personalized gamification for health and well-being.

Games Gamification HCI ResearchFebruary 26, 20170Comments

Collection Interfaces for Digital Game Objects

Originally published by the HCI Games Group. Sample favourite digital game objects. Please see the linked original publication for credits. The HCI Games Group collaborated with a research project that also involved the Play & Interactive Experiences for Learning Lab at the New Mexico State University and…

Education Games HCINovember 21, 20161Comment

How do students differ in gamified education?

Originally published in the ACM XRDS blog. Gamification of University-level courses is becoming a common practice, as many professors decide to try offering their students a more engaging learning environment. Nevertheless, we still do not have a clear idea on how individual students engage differently with…