DynaGame: a rule editor for gamified education

Gamification is the usage of game elements in non-game contexts, such as education, where it can increase student's engagement and motivation. Multimedia Content Production (MCP) is a gamified MSc course taking place at Instituto Superior Técnico, resorting to GameCourse, a web application that was solely built for the course. However, there was a need for providing easier and more efficient mechanisms for customizing the gamification elements, ultimately allowing GameCourse to be used in other courses as well. To achieve our goals, the GameRules rule system was integrated with our architecture and a UI was developed to facilitate the rule editing process. This paper presents DynaGame, a user-friendly rule editor that can be easily used by non-programmers to generate and manage existing rules.