The fields of gamification and game-based learning are growing and changing quickly, with researchers investigating the use of gamification in education using various methods and in numerous case studies, however, no research investigates the ...

Patients surviving a brain stroke often experience an impaired neuro-motor coordination and cognitive capability. Rehabilitation assisted by therapists can help them regain much of this coordination. In recent past, gamified activities have proved to be ...

The increasing global prevalence of obesity and related health issues underscores the need for innovative dietary interventions. This paper explores the potential of combining gamification and Virtual Reality (VR) to promote healthier eating habits ...

There are numerous benefits from regularly walking in nature, and today's mobile technologies have the potential to encourage people to do so. Past research has showed that gamified map-based apps and location-based games (LBGs) have the capability to ...

The COVID-19 pandemic, the rise of telehealth and virtual medicine, and the increased accessibility of commercial VR headsets have created opportunities to revitalize the physical therapy field and introduce more innovative tools to complement ...

Climate change is one of humankind's grand challenges, and how we think about it influences how we perceive its risks and act. Understanding people's mental models of climate change (that is, how they internally represent it) and potentially challenging ...

In gamification users show increased motivation and engagement towards tasks. So far, this effect has mostly been empirically tested based on the visual depiction of game elements, while research on the use and addition of auditory aspects is sparse. In ...

Retirement is a significant life event that can have major impacts on well-being. Although demographic changes have led to longer post-retirement periods, the extended lifespan does not guarantee increased quality of life. Older adults may experience ...

We propose EcoMeal, a gamified mobile application that helps users to understand the environmental impact of their daily food consumption. With EcoMeal, users scan the barcodes on packaging of food-related products to reveal details of factors ...

Action and concern about climate change keep increasing. Yet, the climate crisis has traditionally been perceived as far-away and abstract. It has been argued that forms of psychological distance such as geographic (it will not affect my local area) and ...

Semiconductor manufacturing is crucial for national economies; however, the industry faces significant talent shortages. While extensive research exists on motivating students in STEM learning, there is little work specifically addressing semiconductor ...

Phobias, particularly animal phobias like cynophobia (fear of dogs), disrupt the lives of those affected by, for instance, limiting outdoor activities. While virtual reality exposure therapy (VRET) has emerged as a potential treatment for this phobia, ...

Ultrasound examination is an important imaging method used across the medical field (e.g. [1]). However, during medical education, practical training opportunities for ultrasound imaging are not yet widely available, while good potential exists for ...

Despite recent high interest among researchers and practitioners in learning programming, even the most dedicated learners can struggle to find motivation for studying and practicing programming. Therefore, in recent years, several strategies (e.g., ...

Modeling is a key activity in conceptual design and system design, making learning and understanding modeling languages like the Unified Modeling Language (UML) crucial. Despite the availability of various interactive and gamified UML learning ...

This short viewpoint piece poses the question, ‘what are the ethical implications of designing video games that address the societal causes of mental illness rather than an individual's symptoms?’

The aim of the study was to evaluate undergraduate medical students’ knowledge and self-confidence to perform abscess incision after virtual reality-simulation or video lecture. Pre and post-knowledge assessment was conducted.

Gamification research and practice have gained popularity, but there is a lack of experimental and field evidence regarding the effectiveness of specific design elements and their use contexts especially in developing countries.

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Software engineering (SE) is constantly changing and evolving, increasing the gaps in knowledge and skills that students need to become productive software engineers in industry. To address the gaps in SE education, this paper introduces SE Gap Awareness-...