Lennart E. Nacke

22.6k total citations · 6 hit papers
226 papers, 13.0k citations indexed

About

Lennart E. Nacke is a scholar working on Developmental and Educational Psychology, Sociology and Political Science and Human-Computer Interaction. According to data from OpenAlex, Lennart E. Nacke has authored 226 papers receiving a total of 13.0k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 119 papers in Developmental and Educational Psychology, 96 papers in Sociology and Political Science and 87 papers in Human-Computer Interaction. Recurrent topics in Lennart E. Nacke's work include Educational Games and Gamification (112 papers), Digital Games and Media (85 papers) and Virtual Reality Applications and Impacts (42 papers). Lennart E. Nacke is often cited by papers focused on Educational Games and Gamification (112 papers), Digital Games and Media (85 papers) and Virtual Reality Applications and Impacts (42 papers). Lennart E. Nacke collaborates with scholars based in Canada, Germany and United States. Lennart E. Nacke's co-authors include Sebastian Deterding, Dan Dixon, Rilla Khaled, Gustavo F. Tondello, Craig A. Lindley, Miguel Sicart, Kenton O’Hara, Regan L. Mandryk, Dennis L. Kappen and Rita Orji and has published in prestigious journals such as SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología, Computers in Human Behavior and Personality and Individual Differences.

In The Last Decade

Lennart E. Nacke

221 papers receiving 12.1k citations

Hit Papers

5 papers align trajectories

What are hit papers?

Hit papers significantly outperform the citation benchmark for their cohort. A paper qualifies if it has ≥500 total citations, achieves ≥1.5× the top-1% citation threshold for papers in the same subfield and year (this is the minimum needed to enter the top 1%, not the average within it), or reaches the top citation threshold in at least one of its specific research topics.

From game design elements to gamefulness

2011 4.3k citations Sebastian Deterding, Dan Dixon et al. profile →
Gamification. using game-design elements in non-gaming contexts

2011 1.4k citations Sebastian Deterding, Lennart E. Nacke et al. profile →
From Game Design Elements to Gamefulness: Defining “Gamification”

2011 540 citations Sebastian Deterding, Dan Dixon et al. IT University Of Copenhagen (IT University of Copenhagen) profile →
The Gamification User Types Hexad Scale

2016 326 citations Rina R. Wehbe, Lennart E. Nacke et al. profile →
The maturing of gamification research

2017 312 citations Lennart E. Nacke, Sebastian Deterding profile →
Development and validation of the player experience inventory: A scale to measure player experiences at the level of functional and psychosocial consequences

2019 191 citations Lennart E. Nacke, Daniel Johnson et al. International Journal of Human-Computer Studies profile →

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#	Work	Indexed citations
1	Exergame (ExerG)-Based Physical-Cognitive Training for Rehabilitation in Adults With Motor and Balance Impairments: Usability Study 2025 ·JMIR Serious Games ·(unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), Leo H. Bonati, (unknown), Alexandra Schättin, (unknown), Christian Brenneis, (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), Lennart E. Nacke, Corina Schuster‐Amft, Anna Lisa Martin‐Niedecken	3
2	Experiential disparities in social VR: uncovering power dynamics and inequality 2024 ·SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología ·(unknown), (unknown), Daniel Harley, (unknown), (unknown), Lennart E. Nacke	6
3	The Jade Gateway to Exergaming: How Socio-Cultural Factors Shape Exergaming Among East Asian Older Adults 2024 ·Proceedings of the ACM on Human-Computer Interaction ·Reza Hadi Mogavi, (unknown), (unknown), D. Wang, (unknown), Ahmad Alhilal, Pengyuan Zhou, Pan Hui, Lennart E. Nacke	1
4	Encouraging Disengagement: Using Eye Tracking to Examine Attention with Different Levels of Juicy Design 2024 ·(unknown), (unknown), Lennart E. Nacke, Daniel Vogel	1
5	Disembodied, Asocial, and Unreal: How Users Reinterpret Designed Affordances of Social VR 2024 ·Designing Interactive Systems Conference ·(unknown), Daniel Harley, (unknown), Reza Hadi Mogavi, (unknown), Lennart E. Nacke	4
6	Deceived by Immersion: A Systematic Analysis of Deceptive Design in Extended Reality 2024 ·ACM Computing Surveys ·(unknown), (unknown), Leah Zhang-Kennedy, Lennart E. Nacke	4
7	Uncovering the theoretical basis of user types: An empirical analysis and critical discussion of user typologies in research on tailored gameful design 2024 ·International Journal of Human-Computer Studies ·Jeanine Krath, Maximilian Altmeyer, Linda Schürmann, Bastian Kordyaka, Benedikt Morschheuser, Ana Carolina Tomé Klock, Lennart E. Nacke, Juho Hamari, Harald F. O. von Korflesch	6
8	Let’s Talk Games: An Expert Exploration of Speech Interaction with NPCs 2024 ·International Journal of Human-Computer Interaction ·(unknown), Maximilian A. Friehs, (unknown), Dmitry Alexandrovsky, (unknown), Lennart E. Nacke, Rainer Malaka	4
9	The Role of Generative AI in Games Research 2023 ·Cody Phillips, (unknown), Lennart E. Nacke, Regan L. Mandryk	0
10	Older Adults’ Physical Activity and Exergames: A Systematic Review 2018 ·International Journal of Human-Computer Interaction ·Dennis L. Kappen, Pejman Mirza-Babaei, Lennart E. Nacke	127
11	Practical Insights into the Design of Future Disaster Response Training Simulations. 2018 ·Sultan A. Alharthi, (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), Lennart E. Nacke, Igor Dolgov, (unknown)	6
12	Investigating the Impact of Cooperative Communication Mechanics on Player Performance in Portal 2 2016 ·Graphics Interface ·(unknown), (unknown), Igor Dolgov, Rina R. Wehbe, Lennart E. Nacke	8
13	The edge of glory: the relationship between metacritic scores and player experience 2014 ·University of Southern Queensland ePrints (University of Southern Queensland) ·Daniel Johnson, Christopher N. Watling, John Gardner, Lennart E. Nacke	1
14	Fuzzy Affective Player Models: A Physiology-Based Hierarchical Clustering Method 2014 ·Proceedings of the AAAI Conference on Artificial Intelligence and Interactive Digital Entertainment ·(unknown), (unknown), Rui Rodrigues, Eugénio Oliveira, Lennart E. Nacke	6
15	Guided Emotional State Regulation: Understanding and Shaping Players’ Affective Experiences in Digital Games 2013 ·Proceedings of the AAAI Conference on Artificial Intelligence and Interactive Digital Entertainment ·(unknown), Rui Rodrigues, Eugénio Oliveira, Lennart E. Nacke	11
16	From Game Design Elements to Gamefulness: Defining “Gamification” breakdown → 2011 ·IT University Of Copenhagen (IT University of Copenhagen) ·Sebastian Deterding, Dan Dixon, Rilla Khaled, Lennart E. Nacke	540
17	Player Typology in Theory and Practice 2011 ·Chris Bateman, Rebecca Lowenhaupt, Lennart E. Nacke	85
18	Methods for Evaluating Gameplay Experience in a Serious Gaming Context. 2010 ·Lennart E. Nacke, Anders Drachen, Stefan Göbel	89
19	Brain Training for Silver Gamers: Effects of Age and Game Form on Effectiveness, Efficiency, Self-Assessment, and Gameplay Experience 2009 ·CyberPsychology & Behavior ·Lennart E. Nacke, (unknown), Craig A. Lindley	40
20	Game Metrics and Biometrics : The Future of Player Experience Research 2009 ·Lennart E. Nacke, (unknown), Alessandro Canossa, Regan L. Mandryk, Tadeusz Stach	3

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