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Reimagining Arts Engagement Through Gamification And Digital Placemaking: The Intersection of Meaning at Hybrid Spaces.

Barton, Jennifer
http://orcid.org/0000-0003-1213-5925
http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=miami1650583762716795

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2022, Master of Fine Arts, Miami University, Art.
This research project outlines the mental health benefits of art-making and establishes exposure to artistic domains as essential to the art-making process. Understanding the role of intent in behavioral change established the need for external motivators, such as gamification, in the adoption of new habits. Pokémon Go players in Cincinnati, Ohio were studied to understand the relationship between virtual gameplay and physical spaces. Feminist geography and the principles of meaningful gamification informed the design solution, a location-based augmented reality game (LARG) that utilizes artwork by women as elements of gameplay to mitigate patterns of underrepresentation in the arts. The research showed that a LARG would not only increase engagement for those new to the arts but also for those already engaged by providing a new perspective on familiar experiences; travel between locations of gameplay also offers an additional landscape for cultivating meaningful engagement.
Zack Tucker (Advisor)
Willie Caldwell (Committee Member)
Eric Hodgson (Committee Member)
70 p.
Arts Management; Fine Arts; Gender
gamification; Feminist Geography; Digital Placemaking; Augmented Reality; Hybrid Spaces; Location-Based Augmented Reality Games; games; gamers; arts; art-making; creativity; arts engagement

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  • Barton, J. (2022). Reimagining Arts Engagement Through Gamification And Digital Placemaking: The Intersection of Meaning at Hybrid Spaces. [Master's thesis, Miami University]. OhioLINK Electronic Theses and Dissertations Center. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=miami1650583762716795

    APA Style (7th edition)

  • Barton, Jennifer. Reimagining Arts Engagement Through Gamification And Digital Placemaking: The Intersection of Meaning at Hybrid Spaces. . 2022. Miami University, Master's thesis. OhioLINK Electronic Theses and Dissertations Center, http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=miami1650583762716795.

    MLA Style (8th edition)

  • Barton, Jennifer. "Reimagining Arts Engagement Through Gamification And Digital Placemaking: The Intersection of Meaning at Hybrid Spaces. ." Master's thesis, Miami University, 2022. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=miami1650583762716795

    Chicago Manual of Style (17th edition)

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