Gamification in Ecology-Oriented Mobile Applications—Typologies and Purposes

Mobile applications viewed as digital social change tools are focused on sustainable development, particularly in topics that address ecology and the environment. In this research, aim is to systematize a review of 10 most downloaded mobile context, but deepening those use game elements their interface, organizing them according components, mechanics playful dynamics. Findings demonstrate role levels achievements more repeated dynamics, challenges feedback relevant gameplay, finally, emotions narratives components gamified experience. The incorporation these games shows gamification environmental context organized from an alternative perspective, where argumentation, succession events, progressive difficulty interaction with computerized system modify traditional view sees superficial points.