GAMEFICATION IN CAREER E-COUNSELLING
GAMEFICATION IN CAREER E-COUNSELLING

Summary/Abstract: Gamefication is an approach that uses game theory to increase user involvement in the proposed activity. Assuming that the game produces a state of relaxation and recreation, the proposed activity, regardless of the degree of difficulty is dealt and accepted by the user. This paper starts from the idea of using gamefication in online career counseling, just because induces the user a state of relaxation, state that usually does not accompanies career decision. We can add here the user/online client fear of being judged by a person- career counselor, and being treated like a man who has a problem. Therefore, we propose in this paper an online game / application for career exploration and career advice. Firstly, we shall analyze advantages and disadvantages of this trend for online career counseling, then we shall try to describe the theoretical background of this game (Holland's theory, personal career map) and also the choices made for design step by step, and in the end we shall try to emphasize once more its usefulness. We believe that such a proposal can only revolutionize this field by making it more "user friendly".

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