List of Publications

• Richter, G. (2018). Know your crowd:
  A study on gamification in crowdsourcing to encourage user contributions. Digital Humanities at Oxford Summer School, Oxford, UK, University of Oxford e-Research Centre. http://www.dhoxss.net/posters
• Richter, G., Raban, D. R., & and Rafaeli, S. (2018). Re-playing: The role of the scoring mechanism design as motivator. Paper presented at Meaningful Play 2018, Michigan State University, East Lansing, MI. Carnegie Mellon University: ETC Press, Pittsburgh, PA.
  
• Richter, G., Raban, D. R., & and Rafaeli, S. (2018). Tailoring a Points Scoring Mechanism for Crowd-Based Knowledge Pooling. Hawaii International Conference on System Sciences (HICSS-51), Big Island, Hawaii, Shidler College of Business, University of Hawai’I at Manoa.
• Zlotnik, S., Weissbrem-Padan, D., and Richter, G. (2017). Implementing elements of collaborative learning and gamification in an academic occupational therapy program. AOTA Annual Conference & Expo: Centennial Celebration. Philadelphia, March 30 – April 2, 2017.
• Richter, G. Raban, D.R. and Rafaeli, S. (2015). Studying Gamification: the Effect of Rewards and Incentives on Motivation. P. 21-46, Chapter 2, In T. Reiners & L. C. Wood (Eds), Gamification in Education and Business. Springer.
  
• Richter, G., Raban, D. R. and Rafaeli, S. (2014). The mathematics of knowledge sharing gamification. MEITAL Gamification Conference, Tel Aviv.
• Richter, G., Raban, D.R. and Rafaeli, S. (2014) Score keeping function in a knowledge sharing game. Proceedings of the ECIS 2014 Conference, Tel Aviv, 11 June 2014, Israel.
  
• Richter, G., Raban, D.R. and Rafaeli, S. (2014) The effect of different score systems on player performance. Meital 2014, Tel-Aviv, Israel.
• Richter, G. and Raban, D.R. (2012) Schedules of reinforcement and game experience
  Proceedings of the MCIS 2012 Conference, Guimaraes, Portugal , and in AIS eLibrary. Best paper award
  
• Raban, D. R. and Richter, G. (2011). Harnessing the Power of Games to Enhance Organizational Knowledge Sharing.
  Proceedings of the 5th ILAIS Conference, The Open University of Israel
  

professional Publications

English Publications

Ken-Dror Feldman, D., Richter, G. (2018). The Power and Rights of the Virtual Citizen in the Virtual and Global World -of 9B People. Israel’s Innovation Summit 2018, Peres Center for Peace and Innovation.

Hebrew Publications

• Raban, D., & Richter, G. (2011). Playing games at work. Galileo, 154, 56-57.
• Richter, G., Raban, D. (2017). Changes in mathematics and science curricula and in the knowledge about their learning and instruction in Israel in light of developments around the world regarding knowledge about learning and the view of the teacher’s and the education system's role. Insights from Past initiatives to Promote Science Education in Israel: Learning from Selected Issues. The Israel Academy of Sciences and Humanities, The Initiative for Applied Education Research, Jerusalem

Information Behavior Tech-Projects

• Developing GUESS – a game for crowds uniquely designed for knowledge contribution (with Prof. Sheizaf Rafaeli, Prof. Daphne Raban and the IBM Social Technologies team).
• Developing a mobile app./game for crowds specially designed to address the question of providing feedback through the scoring mechanism design in order to promote user’s motivation to contribute knowledge.
  

reSearch centers affiliations

• The Center for Internet Research
• LINKS ISF Center of Research Excellence (Learning in a Networked Society)
• Games for Executives Initiative
  

Participation in Conferences

Free Speech in the Age of Algorithms, University of Haifa Center for Law & Technology . Scoring Points in Crowd-Based Knowledge- Pooling Games.

Zefat Academic College, academic event. Keynote: Games are Serious Business

The Annual Israeli Competitive Intelligence Conference 2018: Human Intelligence in the Digital Era, the Israeli CI Forum (FIMAT), Tel-Aviv. Gamifying Crowdsourced Contributions

Meaningful Play 2018, Michigan State University, East Lansing, MI. Re-playing: The role of the scoring mechanism design as motivator

Digital Humanities at Oxford (DHOxSS) 2018, Oxford UK, Keble College 2-6 July 2018. Know your crowd: A study on gamification in crowdsourcing to encourage user contributions

Hawaii International Conference on System Sciences (HICSS-51), Big Island, Hawaii. Hilton Waikoloa Village, 2-6.1.2018. Tailoring a Points Scoring Mechanism for Crowd-Based Knowledge Pooling.

Israel Ministry of Labor, Social Affairs and Social Services. Tel Aviv, January 30, 2018. Serious Games and Gamification -Lecture and workshop

AOTA Annual Conference & Expo: Centennial Celebration. Philadelphia, March 30 – April 2, 2017. Implementing elements of collaborative learning and gamification in an academic occupational therapy program

Annual Conference for Information Management. Tel Aviv, March 30, 2017. Gaming & Gamification

The Israel Academy of Sciences and Humanities. Symposium: Learning from Past Initiatives to Improve Science Education in Israel. Ramat Rachel, Jerusalem, November 1, 2016. Changes in Mathematics and Sciences Curricula and in the Knowledge about their Learning and Instruction in Israel – In Light of Developments around the World Regarding Knowledge about Learning and the View of the Teacher’s and the Education System’s Role

Researchers' Night 2016. University of Haifa. September 22. Citizen Science Games

Israel Ministry of Education, Tel Aviv. Serious Games and Gamification in Education

LINKS 3rd Annual Retreat, Ben-Gurion University of the Negev, September 8-9, 2015. Gamification - Tech & Learning in Action Groups, 2-days sessions

Researchers' Night 2015. University of Haifa. September 21, 2015. Online Games - A Problem or an Opportunity?

The 12th Annual MEITAL National Conference 2014. Levinsky College of Education, Tel-Aviv, 2 July 2014. The effect of different score systems on player performance

ECIS 2014 . Tel Aviv, 11 June 2014, Israel. Score keeping function in a knowledge sharing game.

Seminar. Ruppin Academic Center February 5 2014.Serious games in higher education

MEITAL (IUCEL). Gamification. Tel-Aviv, January 27 2014. The Mathematics of Knowledge Sharing Gamification

IsraHCI 2014. IBM Haifa. 14 January 2014. Using Common Gamification Elements to Enhance Knowledge Sharing: The effect of Score Keeping Function on Player Performance.

Links seminar. University of Haifa. September 12 2013. Gamification Research

Researchers' Night 2013. University of Haifa. September 12. Games for crowds research

INFO 2013 - Hilton Hotel Tel Aviv, May 6-8 2013- Games for Crowds

MCIS 2012 - Guimarães, Portugal - September 8-10, 2012- Schedules of reinforcement and game experience. Best paper award

Israeli Conference on Information Science 2012 - Western Galilee College, Akko, June 2012- Knowledge sharing enhanced by a game. I received a letter of appreciation from the conference Program Chair

Seminar. IBM R&D Lab Haifa Israel. Score Keeping Functions in Online CBSG (Crowd Based Serious Games)

The 5th Israel Association for Information Systems (ILAIS) Conference- Ra'anana, The Open University of Israel June 2011- Harnessing the Power of Games to Enhance Organizational Knowledge Sharing.

Annual Conference for Information Studies 2011 -Bar Ilan University April 2011 -On the Connection between Trivia Games and Business Glossaries

GRANTS

2016 - The Israel Academy of Sciences and Humanities. Research title: Learning from Past Initiatives to Improve Science Education in Israel and Promote Excellence

Scholarships

2018 University of Oxford e-Research Centre scholarship for early-career researchers

2018 The Trump Foundation Scholarship for research

2018 Faculty of Management Fellowship, University of Haifa

2018 The Center for Internet Research Scholarship

2018 Travel grant, University of Haifa

2018 Travel grant, LINKS Scholarship, the ISF Center for Research Excellence

2014-2018 LINKS Scholarship, the ISF Center for Research Excellence

2013-2018 Scholarships for Excellent, University of Haifa

2014 Israel Internet Association Scholarship

2012 Scholarship for Excellence, Advanced Studies Authority, University of Haifa

2009 Scholarship for Excellence in Studies, Advanced Studies Authority, University of Haifa

AWARDS

2018 Belkin Prize, ‬SCIP

2018 Best paper award, Open PISA. The Trump Foundation & The Center for Internet Research

2018 Publications grant, The Center for Internet Research

2018 Publications grant, University of Haifa

2014 Publications Grant 

2014 Dean's Prize for Outstanding Research Excellence

2012 Best paper award. MCIS, Guimaraes, Portugal.

2012 Best paper award, Information Science Conference

2010 MBA Magna Cum laude, University of Haifa

Public Community Activities

2014, 2016 Advanced Program for Public Leadership

2013- present- Board Member, A SOCIETY FOR ADVANCEMENT OF EDUCATION, CULTURE AND SPORT – ZVULUN

2012 - present -Plenary member, Zvulun Regional Council

2012- present- Chairman, Students Scholarship Committee, Zvulun Regional Council

2002-2005, 2007-2012- member of Nofit’s Local committee

2002 - present, one of the leaders of Ohad Zach navigation competition (commemoration event)

2003- present – Entrepreneur of a regional event “Music and Nature”