Gamification of Discussoo: An Online AI-Based Forum for Serious Discussions

Elena Bakhanova; Madiha Anjum; Jaime A. Garcia; William L. Raffe; Alexey Voinov

Gamification of Discussoo: An Online AI-Based Forum for Serious Discussions

Elena Bakhanova
, Madiha Anjum
, Jaime A. Garcia
, William L. Raffe
, Alexey Voinov

Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Conference contribution › Academic › peer-review

Abstract

Engagement in the discussion process is one of the common challenges of asynchronous online forums. It becomes especially crucial if the discussion is organized over a serious topic about a complex problem with a group of diverse stakeholders. Gamification gives much promise in addressing this challenge. In this paper, we propose possible game design solutions to the engagement challenge for an existing online AI-based platform Discussoo and reflect on the results from the expert interviews and an experiment with students.

Original language	English
Title of host publication	16th International Conference on Interfaces and Human Computer Interaction, IHCI 2022, and 15th International Conference on Game and Entertainment Technologies 2022, GET 2022 - Held at the 16th Multi Conference on Computer Science and Information Systems, MCCSIS 2022
Publisher	IADIS
Pages	157-164
Number of pages	8
ISBN (Electronic)	9789898704405
Publication status	Published - 27 Sept 2023
Event	16th Multi Conference on Computer Science and Information Systems, MCCSIS 2022 - Lisbon, Portugal Duration: 19 Jul 2022 → 22 Jul 2022 Conference number: 16

Conference

Conference	16th Multi Conference on Computer Science and Information Systems, MCCSIS 2022
Abbreviated title	MCCSIS 2022
Country/Territory	Portugal
City	Lisbon
Period	19/07/22 → 22/07/22

UN SDGs

This output contributes to the following UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs)

SDG 16 Peace, Justice and Strong Institutions

Keywords

Asynchronous Discussion
Game Design
Participatory Modeling
Stakeholder Engagement
NLA

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Bakhanova, E., Anjum, M., Garcia, J. A., Raffe, W. L., & Voinov, A. (2023). Gamification of Discussoo: An Online AI-Based Forum for Serious Discussions. In 16th International Conference on Interfaces and Human Computer Interaction, IHCI 2022, and 15th International Conference on Game and Entertainment Technologies 2022, GET 2022 - Held at the 16th Multi Conference on Computer Science and Information Systems, MCCSIS 2022 (pp. 157-164). IADIS.

Bakhanova, Elena ; Anjum, Madiha ; Garcia, Jaime A. et al. / Gamification of Discussoo : An Online AI-Based Forum for Serious Discussions. 16th International Conference on Interfaces and Human Computer Interaction, IHCI 2022, and 15th International Conference on Game and Entertainment Technologies 2022, GET 2022 - Held at the 16th Multi Conference on Computer Science and Information Systems, MCCSIS 2022. IADIS, 2023. pp. 157-164

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Bakhanova, E, Anjum, M, Garcia, JA, Raffe, WL & Voinov, A 2023, Gamification of Discussoo: An Online AI-Based Forum for Serious Discussions. in 16th International Conference on Interfaces and Human Computer Interaction, IHCI 2022, and 15th International Conference on Game and Entertainment Technologies 2022, GET 2022 - Held at the 16th Multi Conference on Computer Science and Information Systems, MCCSIS 2022. IADIS, pp. 157-164, 16th Multi Conference on Computer Science and Information Systems, MCCSIS 2022, Lisbon, Portugal, 19/07/22.

Gamification of Discussoo: An Online AI-Based Forum for Serious Discussions. / Bakhanova, Elena; Anjum, Madiha; Garcia, Jaime A. et al.
16th International Conference on Interfaces and Human Computer Interaction, IHCI 2022, and 15th International Conference on Game and Entertainment Technologies 2022, GET 2022 - Held at the 16th Multi Conference on Computer Science and Information Systems, MCCSIS 2022. IADIS, 2023. p. 157-164.

Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Conference contribution › Academic › peer-review

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Bakhanova E, Anjum M, Garcia JA, Raffe WL, Voinov A. Gamification of Discussoo: An Online AI-Based Forum for Serious Discussions. In 16th International Conference on Interfaces and Human Computer Interaction, IHCI 2022, and 15th International Conference on Game and Entertainment Technologies 2022, GET 2022 - Held at the 16th Multi Conference on Computer Science and Information Systems, MCCSIS 2022. IADIS. 2023. p. 157-164 Epub 2022 Jan 1.

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