Persuasive Technology in Games: A Brief Review and Reappraisal

Umair Rehman; Muhammad Umair Shah; Amir Zaib Abbasi; Farkhund Iqbal; Ali Arsalan; Muhammad Umair Javaid

doi:10.1007/978-3-030-77277-2_8

Persuasive Technology in Games: A Brief Review and Reappraisal

Umair Rehman^*
, Muhammad Umair Shah
, Amir Zaib Abbasi
, Farkhund Iqbal
, Ali Arsalan
, Muhammad Umair Javaid

^*Corresponding author for this work

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Abstract

Persuasive technology is a new field of research that has attracted considerable attention from game designers since there is a growing interest in games promoting positive behavioral changes. Persuasive games have been exploited to tremendous effect with applications ranging from mobile healthcare, which persuade users to exercise more often and adopt a healthy lifestyle, to government programs encouraging civic engagement. Therefore, persuasive technologies have become an indispensable part of the modern game designer’s toolkit, and their importance is only set to grow with time. In this paper, we begin by reviewing the existing body of work in this field while also explaining the pros and cons of emerging design models and theoretical frameworks. We then uncover major pitfalls in the current work and suggest directions for future research. Hopefully, this article will prove instructive to game designers and leave them with a better understanding of the central concepts in the field of persuasive technology.

Original language	English
Title of host publication	HCI in Games
Subtitle of host publication	Experience Design and Game Mechanics - 3rd International Conference, HCI-Games 2021, Held as Part of the 23rd HCI International Conference, HCII 2021, Proceedings
Editors	Xiaowen Fang
Publisher	Springer Science and Business Media Deutschland GmbH
Pages	99-109
Number of pages	11
ISBN (Print)	9783030772765
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-77277-2_8
State	Published - 2021
Externally published	Yes

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Name	Lecture Notes in Computer Science (including subseries Lecture Notes in Artificial Intelligence and Lecture Notes in Bioinformatics)
Volume	12789 LNCS
ISSN (Print)	0302-9743
ISSN (Electronic)	1611-3349

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Keywords

And persuasive design models
Behavior change systems
Persuasive games
Persuasive technology

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Theoretical Computer Science
General Computer Science

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Rehman, U., Shah, M. U., Abbasi, A. Z., Iqbal, F., Arsalan, A., & Javaid, M. U. (2021). Persuasive Technology in Games: A Brief Review and Reappraisal. In X. Fang (Ed.), HCI in Games: Experience Design and Game Mechanics - 3rd International Conference, HCI-Games 2021, Held as Part of the 23rd HCI International Conference, HCII 2021, Proceedings (pp. 99-109). (Lecture Notes in Computer Science (including subseries Lecture Notes in Artificial Intelligence and Lecture Notes in Bioinformatics); Vol. 12789 LNCS). Springer Science and Business Media Deutschland GmbH. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-77277-2_8

Rehman, Umair ; Shah, Muhammad Umair ; Abbasi, Amir Zaib et al. / Persuasive Technology in Games : A Brief Review and Reappraisal. HCI in Games: Experience Design and Game Mechanics - 3rd International Conference, HCI-Games 2021, Held as Part of the 23rd HCI International Conference, HCII 2021, Proceedings. editor / Xiaowen Fang. Springer Science and Business Media Deutschland GmbH, 2021. pp. 99-109 (Lecture Notes in Computer Science (including subseries Lecture Notes in Artificial Intelligence and Lecture Notes in Bioinformatics)).

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Rehman, U, Shah, MU, Abbasi, AZ, Iqbal, F, Arsalan, A & Javaid, MU 2021, Persuasive Technology in Games: A Brief Review and Reappraisal. in X Fang (ed.), HCI in Games: Experience Design and Game Mechanics - 3rd International Conference, HCI-Games 2021, Held as Part of the 23rd HCI International Conference, HCII 2021, Proceedings. Lecture Notes in Computer Science (including subseries Lecture Notes in Artificial Intelligence and Lecture Notes in Bioinformatics), vol. 12789 LNCS, Springer Science and Business Media Deutschland GmbH, pp. 99-109. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-77277-2_8

Persuasive Technology in Games: A Brief Review and Reappraisal. / Rehman, Umair; Shah, Muhammad Umair; Abbasi, Amir Zaib et al.
HCI in Games: Experience Design and Game Mechanics - 3rd International Conference, HCI-Games 2021, Held as Part of the 23rd HCI International Conference, HCII 2021, Proceedings. ed. / Xiaowen Fang. Springer Science and Business Media Deutschland GmbH, 2021. p. 99-109 (Lecture Notes in Computer Science (including subseries Lecture Notes in Artificial Intelligence and Lecture Notes in Bioinformatics); Vol. 12789 LNCS).

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Rehman U, Shah MU, Abbasi AZ, Iqbal F, Arsalan A, Javaid MU. Persuasive Technology in Games: A Brief Review and Reappraisal. In Fang X, editor, HCI in Games: Experience Design and Game Mechanics - 3rd International Conference, HCI-Games 2021, Held as Part of the 23rd HCI International Conference, HCII 2021, Proceedings. Springer Science and Business Media Deutschland GmbH. 2021. p. 99-109. (Lecture Notes in Computer Science (including subseries Lecture Notes in Artificial Intelligence and Lecture Notes in Bioinformatics)). doi: 10.1007/978-3-030-77277-2_8

Persuasive Technology in Games: A Brief Review and Reappraisal

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