What Motivates People To Contribute: A Study On The Gamification Of Github

What Motivates People To Contribute: A Study On The Gamification Of Github

What Motivates People To Contribute: A Study On The Gamification Of Github

Hairui Tang, Nannan Xi, Juho Hamari

Abstract

"In this study we investigate how the gamification elements (in the context of GitHub) affects knowledge workers’ contribution volume and quality over a timespan of 15 years. Analyzing the contribution history of over 23,000 users, this study reveals that social features (groups and social networking features) and personalization features would positively influence knowledge contribution in the long term, while the initial positive effect of achievement features (performance progress, ranking and trophy) would diminish over time, exhibiting negative effects in the long term. The sponsorship features show no significant effect on knowledge sharing."

Reference

Tang, H., Xi, N., & Hamari, J. (2024). What motivates people to contribute: A study on the gamification of GitHub. ECIS 2024 TREOS. https://aisel.aisnet.org/treos_ecis2024/14