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GamiFIN Conference 2018
Proceedings of
the 2nd International GamiFIN Conference
Pori, Finland, May 21-23, 2018
Edited by
Jonna Koivisto
Gamification Group, Tampere University of Technology, Finland
Juho Hamari
Gamification Group, University of Turku, Finland
GamiFIN 2018
Proceedings
This volume of CEUR-WS Proceedings contains 20 papers presented at the 2nd International
GamiFIN Conference (GamiFIN 2018). The conference was held in Pori, Finland, May 21-23,
2018.
Copyright © 2018 for the individual papers by the papers’ authors. Copying permitted only for
private and academic purposes. This volume is published and copyrighted by its editors.
Preface
The GamiFIN conference is an annual international academic conference on gamification with
rigorous double blind international peer-review practices. The conference brings together a
community of researchers and practitioners to present results from their latest work regarding
gamification.
The second international GamiFIN conference took place on May 21-23, 2018 at the University
Consortium of Pori, Finland, and was organized by the Gamification Group. GamiFIN 2018 was
chaired by professor of Gamification, Juho Hamari and gamification scholar Jonna Koivisto.
GamiFIN 2018 featured an exceptionally high level lineup of keynote speakers on varied aspects
of gamification. The conference was proud to have 4 keynote speakers who are among the top
experts on the field internationally: Professor T.L. Taylor (Massachusetts Institute of Technology,
USA) has spearheaded research into e-sports and professional computer gaming; Associate
Professor Richard N. Landers (Old Dominion University, Virginia, USA) is an internationally
recognized expert on the gamification of education and learning; Assistant Professor Brett
Abarbanel (University of Nevada, University of Los Angeles, USA) is a noted expert on gambling
research and technology use; and Assistant Professor Perttu Hämäläinen (Aalto University) is an
internationally recognized researcher of exergames and digitally augmented sports that promote
physical activity.
GamiFIN 2018 included five academic paper sessions: Gamification in education, Organizational
gamification and gamification of work, Gamification in business and marketing, eSports and
streaming, and Methods and practices of designing gamification. The session themes were based
on the themes of the accepted academic papers. Altogether, 21 academic research papers were
accepted to be presented at the conference. GamiFIN participants came from all over the world
including India, China, Germany, Austria, France, Portugal, Hungary, Greece, Sweden and
Finland. The academic papers were gathered through a call for papers issued in autumn 2017.
Conference management system EasyChair was used for paper submissions with double blind peer
review process being used. The international program committee of the conference consisted of
experts in various fields related to gamification. The acceptance rate for submissions was 44.7 %.
In addition to the academic track, GamiFIN 2018 featured a business and industry session
consisting of a panel discussion which focused on the intersections of gamification research and
industry. All of the five panelists had both academic and industry experience in the field of
gamification: Fredrik Syren, Harri Ketamo, Katriina Heljakka, Robin Brouwer, and Benedikt
Morschheuser. GamiFIN 2018 was sponsored by GameLayer. Altogether the conference was
attended by approximately 60 participants.
As a continuation of the GamiFIN conference series, GamiFIN 2019 has already been announced.
GamiFIN 2019 will take place on April 8-10 in Levi, in Finnish Lapland.
August 2018
Jonna Koivisto Juho Hamari
Organizing Committee
GamiFIN 2018 Conference Chairs
Juho Hamari, Gamification Group, University of Turku
Jonna Koivisto, Gamification Group, Tampere University of Technology
Local Arrangement Chair and Conference Management
Jonna Koivisto, Gamification Group, Tampere University of Technology
Business & Industry Track Management
Maria Törhönen, Gamification Group, University of Tampere
Program Committee
Amon Rapp, Università degli Studi di Torino, Italy
Elisa Mekler, University of Basel, Switzerland
Frans Mäyrä, University of Tampere, Finland
J. Tuomas Harviainen, University of Tampere, Finland
Jaakko Suominen, University of Turku, Finland
Jonna Koivisto, Tampere University of Technology, Finland
Juho Hamari, University of Turku, Finland
Kristian Kiili, Tampere University of Technology, Finland
Lennart Nacke, University of Waterloo, Canada
Richard N. Landers, Old Dominion University, USA
Vivian Hsueh-hua Chen, Nanyang Technological University, Singapore
Welf H. Weiger, Georg-August-University of Göttingen, Germany
Reviewers of the academic papers
Andrew Cen Jukka Vahlo Sebastian Klein
Anna Lisa Martin- Julia Ayumi Bopp Sebastian Marin
Niedecken
Karina Arrambide Sol Klapztein
Antero Lindstedt
Katrina Paola Alvarez Sylvester Arnab
Antti Koivisto
Lia Tirabeni T.L. Taylor
Antti Koskinen
Lobna Hassan Te Bao
Bahadir Gurkan
Manuel Ninaus Till Plumbaum
Carita Kiili
Max Sjöblom Tobias Wolf
Cataldo Musto
Michael Armstrong Tuomas Kari
Conor Linehan
Mikko Salminen Vanessa Wan Sze Cheng
Federica Cena
Mikko Vesa Welf Weiger
Florian Brühlmann
Nicholas O'Donnell Ville Kankainen
Frank Hopfgartner
Osmo Mattila Yuan Jia
Gustavo Tondello
Otso Hannula
Henrietta Jylhä
Patrick Buckley
Ines Beeck
Paul Denny
Jake Mcmullen
Pauliina Tuomi
Jari Multisilta
Pekka Buttler
Jennie Carr
Rina Wehbe
Jonas Linderoth
Ryan Tan
Jose Zagal
Sebastiaan Meijer
Joseph Macey