Gamification of a recycle bin with emoticons

We introduce an emoticon-bin, a recycle bin that rewards users with smiles and sounds. We show that by exploiting human responsiveness to emoticons, recycling rates increase by a factor of x3.

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Main Authors: Berengueres, J., Alsuwairi, F., Zaki, N., Ng, T.
Format: Conference Proceeding
Language:English
Subjects:
Acoustics
bin
Educational institutions
emoticon
Emotional icons
Face
game
Games
gamification
Human behavior
Plastics
Positron emission tomography
recycle
Recycling
reward
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Summary:We introduce an emoticon-bin, a recycle bin that rewards users with smiles and sounds. We show that by exploiting human responsiveness to emoticons, recycling rates increase by a factor of x3.
ISSN:2167-2121
2167-2148
2167-2121
DOI:10.1109/HRI.2013.6483512