Spitz, R, Pereira Junior, C, Queiroz, F et al. (3 more authors) (2018) Gamification, citizen science, and civic technologies: In search of the common good. Strategic Design Research Journal, 11 (3). pp. 263-273. ISSN 1984-2988
Abstract
In this paper, we discuss the importance of gameplay as a valuable tool in citizen sensing initiatives aimed at enabling creative collaboration and civic engagement. We present a review of selected citizen science and civic technologies’ projects highlighting an emerging culture of massive collaborative initiatives that make use of crowdsourcing, enabling users to voluntarily contribute their time, effort and resources towards scientific research and civic issues. Moreover, we discuss how these initiatives could benefit from the inclusion of gameplay in their interaction processes. For that matter, we present a gamified citizen sensing project we are devising for users to enter and retrieve information on commercially available food products which contain ingredients associated with an increased risk of cancer and other diseases. Through gameplay, we expect to crowdsource an open database of potentially unhealthy food products, raising awareness among consumers about the risks of certain artificial additives. Finally, we argue that the use of gamification processes can engage voluntary participation in initiatives aimed at citizenship – including those which demand complex and repetitive tasks for the collection of data – and call for a more ethical, critical, and meaningful use of these new potential technologies, and for greater awareness of our new civic responsibilities.
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Item Type: | Article |
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Copyright, Publisher and Additional Information: | This is an open access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International (CC BY 4.0), which permits reproduction, adaptation, and distribution provided the original author and source are credited. |
Keywords: | interaction design; gamification; citizen sensing; mobile applications; artificial food additives |
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Institution: | The University of Leeds |
Academic Units: | The University of Leeds > Faculty of Arts, Humanities and Cultures (Leeds) > School of Design (Leeds) |
Depositing User: | Symplectic Publications |
Date Deposited: | 17 Dec 2018 14:16 |
Last Modified: | 17 Dec 2018 14:16 |
Status: | Published |
Publisher: | Unisinos |
Identification Number: | 10.4013/sdrj.2018.113.11 |
Open Archives Initiative ID (OAI ID): | oai:eprints.whiterose.ac.uk:140011 |