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摘要
With the rapid development of mobile technologies, gamification has been deployed pervasively on mobile platforms as an effective marketing tool. In this study, we focus on how mobile gesture technology influences consumer enjoyment of mobile marketing games by examining two types of hand gestures: surface and motion gestures. Considering the characteristics of hand gestures and embodied cognition theories, we propose that hand gestures influence the enjoyment of mobile marketing games with two other game elements: object visual presentation and reward setting. Specifically, the interaction between surface gesture (vs. motion gesture) and the object visual presentation of a real product picture (vs. symbolic brand logo image) leads to greater enjoyment of marketing games through mental simulation. Similarly, the interaction between motion gesture (vs. surface gesture) and reward setting of uncertainty (vs. certainty) leads to greater enjoyment of marketing games through perceived control. Three online experiments are conducted to support the proposed hypotheses. Results provide implications for marketing practitioners that hand gesture design should be aligned with congruent object visual presentation and reward setting in order to enhance consumer enjoyment of mobile marketing games. This study contributes to the extant literature of gamification, as well as human-computer interaction.
