We don’t need no stinkin’ badges: The impact of reward features and feeling rewarded in educational games

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Highlights:

• Examines the impact in-game rewards have on learning in an educational game.

• The quantity of in-game rewards did not have an impact on learning.

• Perception of feeling rewarded was not related to the quantity of in-game rewards.

• Perception of feeling rewarded is positively related with player engagement.

• Study suggests that designers should focus on core mechanics players find satisfying.

摘要

•Examines the impact in-game rewards have on learning in an educational game.•The quantity of in-game rewards did not have an impact on learning.•Perception of feeling rewarded was not related to the quantity of in-game rewards.•Perception of feeling rewarded is positively related with player engagement.•Study suggests that designers should focus on core mechanics players find satisfying.

论文关键词:Educational games,Video games,Rewards,Learning,Cognitive biases

论文评审过程:Available online 7 January 2015.

论文官网地址:https://doi.org/10.1016/j.chb.2014.12.028