Shared Achievements: Exploring the Design of Gameful Collaborative Elements and Fostering Social Relatedness Through Team Effort Contributions in a Social Physical Activity Application
The study underscores the need for careful design considerations to balance competition and collaboration, suggesting digital health tools can benefit from social achievement mechanics and incorporating motivational strategies tailored to different user preferences.
Authors
- Daniela Wurhofer (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8476-6051)
- Dmitry Alexandrovsky (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9551-719X)
- Jan David Smeddinck (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0562-8473)
- Faith Young
- Eva-Maria Krah
Institutions
- Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (DE)
- Austrian Institute for Health Technology Assessment GmbH (AT)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Studies in health technology and informatics
- Published
- 2025-04-24
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.3233/shti250149
- Primary Topic
- Behavioral Health and Interventions
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00