Name
Title | ||
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Do games attract or sustain engagement in citizen science?: a study of volunteer motivations |
Abstract | ||
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Increasingly, games are being incorporated into online citizen science (CS) projects as a way of crowdsourcing data; yet the influence of gamification on volunteer motivations and engagement in CS projects is still unknown. In an interview study with 8 CS volunteers (4 from Foldit, 4 from Eyewire), we found that game elements and communication tools are not necessary for attracting new volunteers to a project; however they may help to sustain engagement over time, by allowing volunteers to participate in a range of social interactions and through enabling meaningful recognition of achievements. |
Year | DOI | Venue |
|---|---|---|
2013 | 10.1145/2468356.2468553 | CHI Extended Abstracts |
Keywords | Field | DocType |
meaningful recognition,interview study,online citizen science,volunteer motivation,cs volunteer,crowdsourcing data,social interaction,new volunteer,game element,cs project,communication tool,motivation,citizen science,games | Interview study,Crowdsourcing,Computer science,Human–computer interaction,Citizen science,Multimedia | Conference |
Citations | PageRank | References |
13 | 0.82 | 8 |
Authors | ||
4 | ||
Name | Order | Citations | PageRank |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ioanna Iacovides | 1 | 92 | 11.35 |
| Charlene Jennett | 2 | 461 | 25.17 |
| Cassandra Cornish-Trestrail | 3 | 13 | 0.82 |
| Anna L. Cox | 4 | 948 | 78.98 |