Building an academic theoretical framework that allows academics and practitioners to understand online Game-Based Research
Putting online game-based research methods into the academic spotlight for the first time.Meet Betty - the PhD Student
Betty Adamou is the CEO and Founder of Research Through Gaming Ltd, a Guest Lecturer at Universities globally, a consultant on game-based research methods and finally (but most importantly right now), a student at the University of Winchester carrying out a PhD. Find out more here.
Years left of PhD
Got something to contribute?
This PhD is exploratory; it uses a Grounded Theory approach which allows the use of secondary data and new exploratory fieldwork, so if you have something you feel would be valuable to contribute – perhaps a paper, a comment, an article, or recommend a book, please get in touch.
Days into the PhD
Access useful Resources here
Increasingly researchers are using game mechanics and elements in online surveys to increase engagement, so if you’re interested in learning more about game-based research, please access the ‘Things to Read, See & Do’ section for recommended papers, videos and conferences.
Books and papers read
See for yourself! Play a ResearchGame
ResearchGames and Gamified Surveys differ in many ways; the modes of design, execution, impact on engagement and results. Many people are familiar with Gamified Surveys but perhaps less so with ResearchGames. Play two ResearchGames here.
Emotional breakdowns so far
Join the Conversation!
Got a case-study, paper or opinion you'd like to share? Get in touch! Your contribution might even be cited in my PhD work or you might be called upon to be interviewed! Click the images below to find out more about game mechanics and game elements, like Avatars, Narrative and Goals.
Betty Adamou
PhD student
Betty Adamou is the CEO & Founder of Research Through Gaming Ltd. She is the inventor of ResearchGames™ and a ResearchGame Designer.
Betty specialises in making Games and Immersive Experiences for online research, for all types of studies. Betty is a frequent writer, conference speaker (including Keynotes), occasional University Lecturer and of course, a PhD student.
More can be found out about Betty on her:
- Twitter: @BettyAdamou
- Company website: http://www.researchthroughgaming.com/
- SlideShare: https://www.slideshare.net/B_Adam_RTG
- About.Me page here: http://about.me/badamou
- Personal website here: http://bettyadamou.com/
