Everything in life has a bright and a dark side; and gamification is not an exception. Although
there is an increasing number of publications discussing the benefits of gamification in …

Nowadays, privacy education plays an important role in teenagers' lives. Since this domain
is strongly linked to their social life, it is preferable to provide a collaborative learning …

Gamification is known as the use of game design elements in non-game contexts. It has
gained a great interest from both industrials and academics during the last years due to its …

Gamification brings the possibility of novel form and expression via visual aesthetics of
interactive nature. Gamification can be seen as the communication form that results in active …

This work presents an ontological model for the formal systematization and representation of
knowledge that describes concepts from gamification and its use as Persuasive Technology …

Education and learning have no limits. At all ages, people are willing to be engaged in new
experiences and get additional knowledge, skills and competencies. In this paper, we …

Resumo The use of Computer-Support Collaborative Learning (CSCL) scripts is an effective
approach to support meaningful interactions and better learning. Unfortunately, in some …

Mobile serious games (MSGs) or gamified apps are kind of user-centered applications
where fun and serious aspects are combined in order to enhance users' experiences …

O aprendizado de programação apresenta desafios e dificuldades em diferentes níveis,
podendo ocasionar baixo desempenho e desmotivação no estudante, aumentando o índice …

Interactively modeling science phenomena enables students to develop rich conceptual
understanding of science. While this understanding is often assessed through summative …