Using gamification to rationalize excessive use of mobile devices among children and adolescents

In today’s age leaving your phone alone is nearly impossible, especially for Gen Z. This generation, however, responds well to gamification as that makes everything a challenge and involves you into the reward system. This presents a unique opportunity to combine responsible digital use with gamification. It might sound counterintuitive that we are using digitalization to combat excessive use of digital devices. Studies show that gamification helps to mold a participant’s motivation to do a task in search of a result. This paper provides details to develop an android app that keeps a track of usage of mobile devices and time spent on frequently used apps. The app motivates users through a system of rewards to reduce the excessive use of mobile devices. This would help address the problem of health consequences from the overuse of mobile devices.