A Serious Game for Students to Acquire Productivity Habits

Conference paper (2020)

Authors

Tim Wissel Student
Tim Bruyn Student
Bertan Konuralp Student
M.R. Bueno Perez Computer Graphics and Visualisation - EEMCS
N. Ziliotto Salamon Computer Graphics and Visualisation - EEMCS
Rafael Bidarra Computer Graphics and Visualisation - EEMCS
Research Group
Computer Graphics and Visualisation (EEMCS) (TU Delft)
Copyright: © 2020 Wouter Raateland, Konstantinos Chronas, Tim Wissel, Tim Bruyn, Bertan Konuralp, M.R. Bueno Perez, N. Ziliotto Salamon, Rafael Bidarra
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https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-63464-3_32
Serious games Mobile games Getting Things Done Habit building Personal productivity
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Published Date

2020

Language

English

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Faculty

Electrical Engineering, Mathematics and Computer Science

Department

Intelligent Systems

Research Group

Computer Graphics and Visualisation

Abstract

In recent years there has been an increasing shift from traditional work to knowledge work. Students are not always well prepared for such a work mode and struggle with time and energy management, leading to stress and long unhealthy study sessions. There are many applications aimed at developing productivity habits. A few of them are somewhat gamified, although they are especially focused on real-world to-do lists, lacking a strong narrative and appeal, especially to students. We present the serious game BusyBusy, specifically designed for college students. The game revolves around the capture and reflection steps of David Allen’s Getting Things Done methodology. By simulating aspects of student life, BusyBusy facilitates students to practice capturing action-related thoughts in their real life and reflect upon study activity choices in an entertaining and engaging environment.