Hotseat joined the Games for Health Conference's 3rd Annual Out & About Mobile Serious Games Conference to share what we're doing to turn short social breaks into meaningful activity.

1. HOTSEAT:
USING GAME MECHANICS & SOCIAL
ACCOUNTABILITY TO UNSEAT YOURSELF
FRAN MELMED
CONTEXT COMMUNICATION
!
DUSTIN DITOMMASO
MAD*POW
GAMES FOR HEALTH 2012!
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2. DON’T JUST
SIT THERE!
Turn short breaks into
meaningful activity.
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3.
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4. PEDOMETERS AND TRACKERS WORK.
If you get up.
!
"
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5. A CLOCKY FOR YOUR CHAIR
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6. THE SETUP
We’ll invite your
employees.
" Then they can
download and create
"
!
!
their account.
"
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7. SELECT
ACTIVITIES
Employees decide what
" activities to do during
their micro-breaks,
"
!
!
considering interest
and intensity.
"
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8. ACTIVITY
DETAIL
If an activity’s
" unfamiliar, employees
can get more detail
"
!
!
at any time.
"
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9. DAILY VIEW
Hotseat sets up
a daily, personalized
"
activity break schedule,
working around each
" employee’s calendar
!
! . "
availability
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10. FIND FRIENDS
CREATE GROUPS
For fun and social
accountability,
employees can invite
friends—including
outside-of-work ones. "
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11. INITIATE
CHALLENGES
Groups can
"
collaborate or
compete on challenges
"
!
! "
& preset bundles of
activities.
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12. TRACK
PROGRESS
Employees can track
" daily activity while
" employers track
overall activity.
!
!
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13. DESIGNING
INTERVENTIONS
Behavior Change
" Motivational Design
" Gameplay
! Social Support & Influence
! Good Interaction Design
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14. COM-B MODEL Michie et al
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15. ACTION
PLANNING
Lower the barriers to
entry – Make it Easy!
Smallest Effective Dose
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16. MEANINGFUL
FEEDBACK
What’s the most valuable
& actionable data?
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17. MOTIVATIONAL
DESIGN
Design to support
Psychological Needs
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18. MODES OF PLAY
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19. INTEREST &
GAMEPLAY
Novelty, Chance
& Surprise
Time Pressure
Strategy
& Meaningful Choice
NO BADGES!
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20. SOCIAL
INFLUENCE
Group Play (vs & co-op)
Mutual Dependence
& Obligations
Social Comparison
Socializing
Hawthorne Effect
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21. PILOT OFFER
• Hotseat app for pilot employees
• Employer dashboard
• Ready-to-roll launch communication packet
• Pre and post-pilot year online survey
(Company and user population only)
• No license renewal fees
(Excluding hosting, maintenance and new seats)
"
CONTACT:
Fran Melmed
fran@contextcommunication.com
215.922.2525!
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22. THANKS
"
Fran Melmed Dustin DiTommaso
fran@contextcommunication.com Dustin@madpow.com
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contextcommunication.com! madpow.com!
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