Progress monitoring and feedback systems

The goal of game design is to influence user behavior to create an intended experience

[[See Mark Brown's brilliant video on protecting the player from themselves https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7L8vAGGitr8::rmn]] Game designers recognize that they can't just design a game and expect the player to enjoy it. If you play Xcom in a risk-averse way, then you won't have as much fun as i...

The user believes that their actions in the app lead to goal achievement

If people are going to do something effortful, they want to know that their effort is going towards their goal. In the app, this can be communicated through [[Progress monitoring and feedback systems]] that show how the app is instrumental to goal achievement. It can also be communicated through...