Research — University XP

“I’m the leader and I’m going to save the world”: Characterizing Empowering and Disempowering Game Experiences

“I’m the leader and I’m going to save the world”: Characterizing Empowering and Disempowering Game Experiences

“I’m the leader and I’m going to save the world”: Characterizing Empowering and Disempowering Game Experiences

Player ExperienceDave EngApril 14, 2025Player Experience, Empowerment, DisempowermentComment

Live Learning Games: Insights from the application of a collaborative  hybrid game environment for staff training

Live Learning Games: Insights from the application of a collaborative hybrid game environment for staff training

Live Learning Games: Insights from the application of a collaborative hybrid game environment for staff training

Game-based LearningDave EngApril 13, 2025Live Learning Game, Playful Learning, Game-based LearningComment

No evidence that Chinese playtime mandates reduced heavy gaming in one segment of the video games industry

No evidence that Chinese playtime mandates reduced heavy gaming in one segment of the video games industry

No evidence that Chinese playtime mandates reduced heavy gaming in one segment of the video games industry

Video GamesDave EngApril 12, 2025Regulation, Digital Devices, Video GamesComment

An empirical investigation on the benefits of gamification in communication within university development teams

An empirical investigation on the benefits of gamification in communication within university development teams

An empirical investigation on the benefits of gamification in communication within university development teams

GamificationDave EngApril 11, 2025Communication, Empirical Study, GamificationComment

A New Approach to Perform Individual Assessments at Higher Education Using Gamification Systems

A New Approach to Perform Individual Assessments at Higher Education Using Gamification Systems

A New Approach to Perform Individual Assessments at Higher Education Using Gamification Systems

GamificationDave EngApril 10, 2025TechTeach, Information Systems, GamificationComment

Investigating the Impact of Gamification on Student Motivation, Engagement, and Performance

Investigating the Impact of Gamification on Student Motivation, Engagement, and Performance

Investigating the Impact of Gamification on Student Motivation, Engagement, and Performance

GamificationDave EngApril 9, 2025Gamification, Motivation, Behavioral CommitmentComment

Gamifcation as a Strategy to Increase Student Engagement in Higher Education: Exploring Teachers’ Perspectives

Gamifcation as a Strategy to Increase Student Engagement in Higher Education: Exploring Teachers’ Perspectives

Gamifcation as a Strategy to Increase Student Engagement in Higher Education: Exploring Teachers’ Perspectives

Student EngagementDave EngApril 8, 2025Student Engagement, Motivation, Higher EducationComment

Can gamification increase work motivation? Considering the job characteristics model and employee attitudes towards games.

Can gamification increase work motivation? Considering the job characteristics model and employee attitudes towards games.

Can gamification increase work motivation? Considering the job characteristics model and employee attitudes towards games.

GamificationDave EngApril 7, 2025Gamification, Job Characteristics Model, MotivationComment

Playing at the school table: Systematic literature review of board, tabletop, and other analog game-based learning approaches

Playing at the school table: Systematic literature review of board, tabletop, and other analog game-based learning approaches

Playing at the school table: Systematic literature review of board, tabletop, and other analog game-based learning approaches

Game-based LearningDave EngApril 6, 2025Board Games, Tabletop Games, Game-based LearningComment

An Empirical Framework for Understanding a Player’s Sense of Agency in Games

An Empirical Framework for Understanding a Player’s Sense of Agency in Games

An Empirical Framework for Understanding a Player’s Sense of Agency in Games

Game ControlDave EngApril 5, 2025Game Control, Sense of Agency, User ResearchComment

A Game-Based Learning Application to Help Learners to Practice Mathematical Patterns and Structures

A Game-Based Learning Application to Help Learners to Practice Mathematical Patterns and Structures

A Game-Based Learning Application to Help Learners to Practice Mathematical Patterns and Structures

Game-based LearningDave EngApril 4, 2025Math, Pattern and Structure, Game-based LearningComment

Dungeons & Dragons & Dewey: Toward A Ludic Pedagogy Of Democratic Civic Life Through The John Dewey And Tabletop Role-playing Games

Dungeons & Dragons & Dewey: Toward A Ludic Pedagogy Of Democratic Civic Life Through The John Dewey And Tabletop Role-playing Games

Dungeons & Dragons & Dewey: Toward A Ludic Pedagogy Of Democratic Civic Life Through The John Dewey And Tabletop Role-playing Games

Tabletop Role-Playing GamDave EngApril 3, 2025Tabletop Role-Playing Games (RPGs), Democratic Civic Life, John DeweyComment

Using Gamification to Overcome Anxiety and Encourage Play in the Graduate Classroom

Using Gamification to Overcome Anxiety and Encourage Play in the Graduate Classroom

Using Gamification to Overcome Anxiety and Encourage Play in the Graduate Classroom

GamificationDave EngApril 1, 2025Gamification, Student Engagement, Technology AnxietyComment

Experiverse: Exploring an experiment-based gamification application for motivating children to science learning in an informal setting

Experiverse: Exploring an experiment-based gamification application for motivating children to science learning in an informal setting

Experiverse: Exploring an experiment-based gamification application for motivating children to science learning in an informal setting

GamificationDave EngMarch 31, 2025Gamification, Children, Science LearningComment

Gamification and Soft Skills Assessment in the Development of a Serious Game: Design and Feasibility Pilot Study

Gamification and Soft Skills Assessment in the Development of a Serious Game: Design and Feasibility Pilot Study

Gamification and Soft Skills Assessment in the Development of a Serious Game: Design and Feasibility Pilot Study

GamificationDave EngMarch 30, 2025Gamification, Soft Skills, RecruitmentComment

The Effect of Gamification in Board Game to Improve Students’ English Vocabulary

The Effect of Gamification in Board Game to Improve Students’ English Vocabulary

The Effect of Gamification in Board Game to Improve Students’ English Vocabulary

GamificationDave EngMarch 28, 2025Vocabulary, Gamification Method, Learning MediaComment

Learning through playing: Appreciating the role of gamification in business management education

Learning through playing: Appreciating the role of gamification in business management education

Learning through playing: Appreciating the role of gamification in business management education

GamificationDave EngMarch 27, 2025Gamification, Management Education, Experiential LearningComment

Serious ‘Slow’ Game Jam - A Game Jam Model for Serious Game Design

Serious ‘Slow’ Game Jam - A Game Jam Model for Serious Game Design

Serious ‘Slow’ Game Jam - A Game Jam Model for Serious Game Design

Game DesignDave EngMarch 26, 2025Serious Games, Serious Game Jams, Serious Game Jam DesignComment