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The FIT Game: preliminary evaluation of a gamification approach to increasing fruit and vegetable consumption in school

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This game-based intervention provides a promising step towards developing a low-cost, effective, and sustainable FV intervention that schools can implement without outside assistance.
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This article is published in Preventive Medicine.The article was published on 2014-11-01. It has received 127 citations till now.

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How gamification motivates

TL;DR: The results show that badges, leaderboards, and performance graphs positively affect competence need satisfaction, as well as perceived task meaningfulness, while avatars, meaningful stories, and teammates affect experiences of social relatedness.
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Gamification for Health and Wellbeing : A Systematic Review of the Literature

TL;DR: The current state of evidence supports that gamification can have a positive impact in health and wellbeing, particularly for health behaviours, however several studies report mixed or neutral effect.
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The rise of motivational information systems: A review of gamification research

TL;DR: A comprehensive review of the gamification research is provided and a comprehensive discussion is provided on future agenda for the growing vein of literature on gamification and gameful systems within the information system science field.
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A definition for gamification: anchoring gamification in the service marketing literature

TL;DR: An attempt to tie in gamification with service marketing theory, which conceptualizes the consumer as a co-producer of the service as well as proposing a definition for gamification, one that emphasizes its experiential nature.
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Why do people use gamification services

TL;DR: The results suggest that the relationship between utilitarian benefits and use is mediated by the attitude toward the use of gamification, while hedonic aspects have a direct positive relationship with use.
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Rules of Play: Game Design Fundamentals

TL;DR: This text offers an introduction to game design and a unified model for looking at all kinds of games, from board games and sports to computer and video games.
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Environmental contributions to the obesity epidemic.

TL;DR: Control of portion size, consumption of a diet low in fat and energy density, and regular physical activity are behaviors that protect against obesity, but it is becoming difficult to adopt and maintain these behaviors in the current environment.
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Critical review: vegetables and fruit in the prevention of chronic diseases

TL;DR: This critical review on the associations between the intake of vegetables and fruit and the risk of several chronic diseases shows that a high daily intake of these foods promotes health.
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Fundamentals of Game Design

Ernest Adams
TL;DR: This in-depth resource offers a first-hand look into the process of designing a game, from initial concept to final tuning, and comes with engaging end-of-chapter exercises, design worksheets, and case studies.
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Single case experimental designs

TL;DR: A large variety of experimental strategies have been carried out by behavioral researchers as discussed by the authors, including group-comparison designs (cf. Kazdin, 1980) and single-case experimental designs (Barlow & Hersen, 1984; Hersen & Barlow, 1976).
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