Android-based application developed in 2012, which uses game elements as a motivational tool to influence player behaviour. TH turns completing tasks into a role-playing game where each task is a challenge and completing them earns points. 


Macalester College

To explore gamification in task-management applications, the authors investigated two memory-aid task-manager apps.

Selection of Gamified task-management app (Deconstructing ‘Gamified’ Task-Management Applications)

 Kappen, D., Johannsmeier, J., Nacke, L.,(2013) Deconstructing ‘Gamified’ Task-Management Applications. Stratford, Ontario, Canada, October 2-4, 2013. DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1145/2583008.2583034

 Deconstructing ‘Gamified’ Task-Management Applications 

TH (MDJ Software, 2013)

iOS gamification app. The core of the app is a to-do list, which serves as a notepad while incorporating a role-playing spin similar to TH. 

The main player challenge is to input daily tasks as quests to be carried out. The process of remembering to do the quests (i.e., the chores) earns players rewards. As each player completes a task from the to-do list, they move forward on the quest map. Players can choose their own avatars 


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