TY  - JOUR
TI  - Gamification Practices in Museums
AB  - Museums as cultural institutions serve a large number of audiences. To communicate effectively with their visitors and
attract new audiences, museums have to develop new methods and tools. The competition from other alternative leisure
time activities makes it increasingly harder for museums to attract visitors. “Gamification” is an effective method for
museums to interact with their visitors. Gamification tools have already been implemented successfully in education,
health, self-improvement, and other areas. There are various studies on the utilization of gamification in marketing,
business, and communication as well. Yet studies on the gamification of museum experiences are scant. The purpose of
this study is to close this gap, identify possible gamification methods in museums, and explore the impact of gamification
on the visitor experience. In order to do so, interviews were conducted with eight museum professionals. Results indicate
that gamification is an engaging tool for a meaningful museum experience for visitors. In addition to the benefits of
gamification, some difficulties and challenges were also explored
AU  - Cetin, Özgül
AU  - Erbay, Fethiye
DO  - 10.26650/jot.2021.7.2.1017009
PY  - 2021
JO  - Journal of Tourismology
VL  - 7
IS  - 2
SN  - 2459-1939
SP  - 265
EP  - 276
DB  - TRDizin
UR  - http://search/yayin/detay/510878
ER  -