Category: games

Why Do People Play Online Social Games?

In a recent article in Cyberpsychology, Behavior and Social Networking, Lee, Lee and Choi ((Lee, J., Lee, M., & Choi, I.H. (2012). Social network games uncovered: Motivations and their attitudinal and behavioral outcomes Cyberpsychology,...

Are Cheating Social Gamers Also Real-Life Cheaters?

A recent study by Information Solutions Group, sponsored by PopCap Games, led Gamasutra to claim: A new study from PopCap Games finds that those who cheat while playing social games are nearly 3.5 times...

Learn About Our University Library Through Minecraft

So as you might have picked up by now, I’m part of the faculty at Old Dominion University.  Imagine my surprise to discover that Matt Jabaily, Education Reference Librarian, is running a multiplayer Minecraft...

Who Really Wants Gameification at Work?

The results of a poll by Saatchi & Saatchi have recently been floating around the blogosphere indicating that the majority of people want gameification at work. As with any time an online “expert” makes...

Convincing Businesses to Try Gameification

One of my core personal missions is to convince the corporate world that gameification is a valuable tool in the arsenal of HR strategists for encouraging particular behaviors from their employees. From a mechanical...