Maria Aufheimer

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An Examination of Motivation in Physical Therapy Through the Lens of Self-Determination Theory: Implications for Game Design

While it is widely assumed that games can engage patients in therapy through their inherent 'motivational pull', relatively little attention has been paid to what HCI games research can learn from strategies employed by therapists. We address this gap by leveraging Self-Determination Theory (SDT) and its mini-theories…

CHI '23CorrespondingSerious & Functional Games +1

Playful Reflection: Impact of Gamification on a Virtual Reality Simulation of Breastfeeding

Gamification is a popular technique to improve task engagement, and has broadly been deployed in health and education to a point where many users now expect gameful experiences in these settings. However, gamification has been criticised for being a potential obstacle to the experience of reflection. Motivated by this…

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