BitRun: Gamification of Health Data from Fitbit® Activity Trackers

Autor: Rachel Gawley, Herman Chan, Richard Lindsay, Carley Morrow
Rok vydání: 2016
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Zdroj: Lecture Notes of the Institute for Computer Sciences, Social Informatics and Telecommunications Engineering ISBN: 9783319512334
HealthyIoT
DOI: 10.1007/978-3-319-51234-1_12
Popis: This paper presents a mobile game, BitRun that is designed to interact with Fitbit® data in the generation of the game terrain of an endless runner mobile app. By authorizing the game to interact with their Fitbit® data, a user experiences unique and personalized gameplay based on their daily activity. The aim is to use real-game mechanics to encourage users to stay engaged with their activity trackers and subsequently create positive behavior change by rewarding the user in the game for an increase their activity.
Databáze: OpenAIRE