technology, education and training from an industrial/organizational (I/O) psychologist
One of the most common forms of gamification is the use of leaderboards. Despite their bad press, leaderboards are commonly used to direct people to achieve specific target goals while motivating them via competition....
Gamification, which refers to the use of game elements in non-game contexts, is commonly used as a way to influence the motivation of people in a variety of contexts, including consumer behavior, employee behavior, and...
In an upcoming special issue of Social Science Computer Review, Landers and Callan ((Landers, R.N., & Callan, R.C. (2014). Validation of the Beneficial and Harmful Work-related Social Media Behavioral Taxonomies: Development of the Work-related Social...
On April 15 at 1PM EDT, I will be giving a webinar on gamification for the Human Capital Institute. If you’re interested in what science says about how gamification and videogames can improve HR...
SUBMISSION DUE DATE: June 2nd, 2014 SPECIAL ISSUE ON CFP: Assessing Human Capabilities in Video Games and Simulations International Journal of Gaming and Computer Mediated Simulations (IJGCMS) Guest Editor: Richard N. Landers INTRODUCTION: In...
In a fascinating new paper appearing in the Journal of Applied Psychology, Wagner, Barnes, Lim and Ferris ((D.T. Wagner, C.M. Barnes, V.K.G. Lim, & D.L. Ferris (2012). Lost sleep and cyberloafing: Evidence from the...