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This comment turns out to be a tangent. But has anyone looked at whether gamification increases stress/anxiety/depression among social app users?
by tom-thistime 7y ago
This comment turns out to be a tangent. But has anyone looked at whether gamification increases stress/anxiety/depression among social app users?
- perchard 7y agofor: https://www.amazon.com/SuperBetter-Living-Gamefully-Jane-McGonigal/dp/0143109774 https://www.amazon.com/SuperBetter-Living-Gamefully-Jane-McG... https://tim.blog/2015/07/28/jane-mcgonigal/ https://tim.blog/2015/07/28/jane-mcgonigal/ against: https://mental.jmir.org/2019/6/e13717/ https://mental.jmir.org/2019/6/e13717/
- blahblahblogger 7y agoYour "against" seems to be an actual study, your "for" links are from Jane McGonigal who's been criticized for making claims not backed up in any way and who makes money selling "betterness" through apps, TED talks, and books.
- perchard 7y agoThanks for your productive contribution to the discussion