Gamification in Health Behavior Change Support Systems - A Synthesis of Unintended Side Effects

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Title
Gamification in Health Behavior Change Support Systems - A Synthesis of Unintended Side Effects
Title of the conference
Proceedings of the 14th International Conference on Wirtschaftsinformatik
Author(s)
Schmidt-Kraepelin Manuel, Thiebes Scott, Stepanovic Stefan, Mettler Tobias, Sunyaev Ali
Organization
14th International Conference on Wirtschaftsinformatik
Address
Siegen, Germany
Publication state
Published
Issued date
25/02/2019
Peer-reviewed
Oui
Editor
Ludwig Thomas, Pipek Volkmar
Series
14. Internationale Tagung Wirtschaftsinformatik (WI 2019) Tagungsband
Pages
1032-1046
Language
english
Abstract
Gamification has become a popular and promising tool to positively impact the usage of health behavior change support systems (HBCSSs). Fun and engaging components are purposefully integrated in the design of HBCSSs in an effort to encourage users to employ the system in a more regular manner or over a longer period of time. Although extant research has made extensive efforts to understand the psychological and behavioral outcomes of gamification, its potential unintended side effects have been mostly neglected. We approached this gap by reviewing 33 articles on gamification in HBCSSs. We identified 16 potential unintended side effects in five categories. By taking a critical view, our research contributes to a more nuanced approach to gamification, which helps to understand how it can be utilized as a valuable tool for developers that motivates and does not harm users of HBCSSs.
Keywords
Gamification, Health Behavior Change, Literature Review, Side Effects, Negative Effects
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