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Personalized gamification explores knowledge about the users to tailor gamification designs to improve one-size-fits-all gamification. The tailoring process should simultaneously consider user and contextual characteristics (e.g., activity to be done and geographic location), which leads to several occasions to tailor. Consequently, tools for automating gamification personalization are needed. The
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During the research phase, I went to a small handful of local wellness companies in hopes to learn more about different approaches to wellness. The types of wellness I was able to explore included Restore Hyper Wellness, a Float Spa, and a zero gravity massage chair location. The results? Two
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Throughout my research I noticed a theme of wellness spaces being pod like or encapsulating. From primary interviews at wellness locations to existing spaces and furniture that I read about up to this point- there is a loose vision in my head of the back seat being transformed into a
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How many of you were ever taken to a mega screen IMAX or full dome theater at a museum as a kid or teen? Do you remember the feeling of awe at being surrounded by the beauty of the ocean or the story of dinosaurs? Time felt irrelevant and nonexistent.
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When I first started thinking about virtual pets and ritualized care as a way of relaxing, I anticipated the focus to be on the gratification of caring for something and on the reminder to take a break from the stressful world around you. I thought that focusing on Webkinz would
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In a busy world, how are people interacting more with the wellness world? Apps like Finch have been on the rise and provide a wide range of self-care approaches at the touch of a screen. In a blog post from Galvan (2024), the author talks about her personal experience finding
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How is Nintendo's hit game series Animal Crossing helping people cope with anxiety? This article suggests that during a widespread year of fear, Animal Crossing helped her kids feel more secure, motivated, and less anxious about the state of their lives. What could this mean for more forms
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Who here remembers Tamagotchis? The virtual pets from the 90's are low-tech examples of ritualized care and gamification of mindfulness practices. Two blog posts come together to highlight some of the ways Tamagotchis are still teaching people to slow down decades after their original release. " Now, I’
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This conjecture is inspired by the York County Conservation District's guide to 'leave no trace' practices. A phone-booth style station would provide a spot to inspect your clothes and gear for any hitchhiking bugs, seeds, or plant parts. Three mirrors in the booth would allow for
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After personal experience on local trails and survey results from ODNR park managers indicating that dog waste is a big problem in parks, I started looking for articles that might explain why dog owners leave their dog's poop behind. Excerpts from Blenderman et al. (2017) The purpose of
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On Thursday, September 18, 2025 Nicole Li and I visited the Alum Creek State Park Beach. We arrived at about 10am and left at around noon. We observed: one woman alone, smoking cigarettes; a family of two adults and four children; two adults sitting in beach chairs; 4 boats on
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On September 12, 2025 Nicole Li and I visited Glacier Ridge Metro Park. All along the trail, there were dog poop stations with bag dispensers and a small bin to put bagged waste in. We noticed only about 3 pieces of trash and one instance of dog waste on the