Background: It is well known that regular physical exercise has associated benefits; yet,
participation remains suboptimal. Mobile health (mHealth) has become an indispensable …

Recommender Systems (RS) help the user in the decision-making process when there is a
problem of plenty or lack of information. The context-aware recommender systems (CARS) …

The Hexad scale is a crucial tool for personalized gamification in user experience (UX)
design. However, completing a 24-item questionnaire can increase dropout rates and …

Background Health recommender systems (HRSs) are information retrieval systems that
provide users with relevant items according to the users' needs, which can motivate and …

Gamification has become one of the main areas in information systems and human–
computer interaction research related to users' motivations and behaviors. Within this …

An intelligent assistant (IA) is a computer system endowed with artificial intelligence and/or
machine learning techniques capable of intelligently assisting people. IAs have gained in …

Here we present an exploration into the playful potential of forests and how interactive tech
might respond to it. Through first-person, speculative, and situated generative design …

This narrative review critically examines the application of gamification in higher education.
Gamification, the integration of game elements into learning, is increasingly used to …

Every time an Internet of Things (IoT) solution is deployed, every time a smartphone owner
connects her/his wireless device to a wearable activity-tracker, every time groups of citizens …

Background The use of serious games in health care is on the rise, as these games motivate
treatment adherence, reduce treatment costs, and educate patients and families. However …