Just a Fad? Gamification in Health and Fitness Apps

BackgroundGamification has been a predominant focus of the health app industry in recent years. However, to our knowledge, there has yet to be a review of gamification elements in relation to health behavior constructs, or insight into the true proliferation of gamification in health apps....

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Main Authors: Lister, Cameron, West, Joshua H, Cannon, Ben, Sax, Tyler, Brodegard, David
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: JMIR Publications 2014-08-01
Series:JMIR Serious Games
Online Access:http://games.jmir.org/2014/2/e9/