TY - GEN
T1 - A survey and typology of human computation games
AU - Pe-Than, Ei Pa Pa
AU - Goh, Dion Hoe Lian
AU - Lee, Chei Sian
PY - 2012
Y1 - 2012
N2 - Human computation games (HCGs) can be seen as a paradigm that makes use of human brain power to solve computational problems as a byproduct of game play. In recent years, HCGs are increasing in popularity within various application areas which aim to harvest human problem solving skills by seamlessly integrating computational tasks into games. Thus, a proper system of describing such games is necessary in order to obtain a better understanding of the current body of work and identify new opportunities for future research directions. As a starting point, in this paper, we review existing literature on HCGs and present a typology consisting of 12 dimensions based on the key features of HCGs. With this typology, all HCGs could be classified and compared in a systematic manner.
AB - Human computation games (HCGs) can be seen as a paradigm that makes use of human brain power to solve computational problems as a byproduct of game play. In recent years, HCGs are increasing in popularity within various application areas which aim to harvest human problem solving skills by seamlessly integrating computational tasks into games. Thus, a proper system of describing such games is necessary in order to obtain a better understanding of the current body of work and identify new opportunities for future research directions. As a starting point, in this paper, we review existing literature on HCGs and present a typology consisting of 12 dimensions based on the key features of HCGs. With this typology, all HCGs could be classified and compared in a systematic manner.
KW - Human computation game
KW - social computing
KW - survey
KW - typology
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U2 - 10.1109/ITNG.2012.124
DO - 10.1109/ITNG.2012.124
M3 - Conference contribution
AN - SCOPUS:84863892607
SN - 9780769546544
T3 - Proceedings of the 9th International Conference on Information Technology, ITNG 2012
SP - 720
EP - 725
BT - Proceedings of the 9th International Conference on Information Technology, ITNG 2012
T2 - 9th International Conference on Information Technology, ITNG 2012
Y2 - 16 April 2012 through 18 April 2012
ER -