Succeeding at Games Doesn’t Mean Players Enjoy Them
If players succeed at a game (play well), they only enjoy the game if they feel they were responsible for that success.
Category: Scholarly Pursuits
Recruit Top Talent with Web Sites That Combat Industry Stereotypes
Potential applicants may never apply to work in your organization if your website does nothing to combat stereotypes about industry culture.
Designing Learning Games to Maximize Engagement
Research explores the cognitive-affective states students experience during learning games. Surprisingly, the state of confusion leads to student engagement.
There Are Four Kinds (Markets) of Social Media Users
There are four general classifications of social media users, according to recently published research: introvert, novel, versatile, and expert-communicator.
Surprise: Social People Use Facebook
New research reveals that social people tend to use Facebook more often than asocial people. I guess the Internet is not just for nerds anymore.
Online Plagiarism and Cybercheating Still Strong – 61.9%
In a study of 1222 undergraduates, Selwyn examined differences in cybercheating levels between a variety of majors and student types. Overall results? 61.9% of students cheat.