The impact of gamification factor in the acceptance of cybersecurity awareness augmented reality game (CybAR)

Hamed Alqahtani; Manolya Kavakli-Thorne; Majed Alrowaily

doi:10.1007/978-3-030-50309-3_2

The impact of gamification factor in the acceptance of cybersecurity awareness augmented reality game (CybAR)

Hamed Alqahtani^*, Manolya Kavakli-Thorne, Majed Alrowaily

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Human behavior is considered to be the weakest link in the field of cybersecurity. Despite the development of a wide range of Augmented Reality (AR) applications in various domains, no AR application is available to educate users and increase their awareness of cybersecurity issues. Thus, we developed a game based on AR techniques as an Android app called CybAR. Since there have been few acceptance studies in the field of AR, it was particularly important to identify the factors that affect user acceptance of AR technology. This paper aims to identify whether gamification features influence users’ acceptance of the CybAR app and increase their cybersecurity awareness. The predictors of CybAR app usage were derived from the extended unified theory of acceptance and usage of technology (UTAUT2) with the addition of the gamification factor. In this paper, we present the preliminary results of a study addressing the impact of gamification features on acceptance of the CybAR game. The theoretical model was tested in a quantitative study using structural equation modelling, conducted in Australia, with 95 Macquarie University students. The findings indicate that there is a significant relationship between gamification factors and behavioural intention to use the CybAR app and actual use of the CybAR app.

Original language	English
Title of host publication	HCI for Cybersecurity, Privacy and Trust
Subtitle of host publication	Second International Conference, HCI-CPT 2020 Held as Part of the 22nd HCI International Conference, HCII 2020 Copenhagen, Denmark, July 19–24, 2020, Proceedings
Editors	Abbas Moallem
Place of Publication	Cham, Switzerland
Publisher	Springer, Springer Nature
Pages	16-31
Number of pages	16
ISBN (Electronic)	9783030503093
ISBN (Print)	9783030503086
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-50309-3_2
Publication status	Published - 2020
Event	2nd International Conference on HCI for Cybersecurity, Privacy and Trust, HCI-CPT 2020, held as part of the 22nd International Conference on Human-Computer Interaction, HCII 2020 - Copenhagen, Denmark Duration: 19 Jul 2020 → 24 Jul 2020

Publication series

Name	Lecture Notes in Computer Science (including subseries Lecture Notes in Artificial Intelligence and Lecture Notes in Bioinformatics)
Volume	12210 LNCS
ISSN (Print)	0302-9743
ISSN (Electronic)	1611-3349

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Conference	2nd International Conference on HCI for Cybersecurity, Privacy and Trust, HCI-CPT 2020, held as part of the 22nd International Conference on Human-Computer Interaction, HCII 2020
Country	Denmark
City	Copenhagen
Period	19/07/20 → 24/07/20

Keywords

Cybersecurity
Gamification
Behavioural analysis

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Alqahtani, H., Kavakli-Thorne, M., & Alrowaily, M. (2020). The impact of gamification factor in the acceptance of cybersecurity awareness augmented reality game (CybAR). In A. Moallem (Ed.), HCI for Cybersecurity, Privacy and Trust: Second International Conference, HCI-CPT 2020 Held as Part of the 22nd HCI International Conference, HCII 2020 Copenhagen, Denmark, July 19–24, 2020, Proceedings (pp. 16-31). (Lecture Notes in Computer Science (including subseries Lecture Notes in Artificial Intelligence and Lecture Notes in Bioinformatics); Vol. 12210 LNCS). Springer, Springer Nature. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-50309-3_2

Alqahtani, Hamed ; Kavakli-Thorne, Manolya ; Alrowaily, Majed. / The impact of gamification factor in the acceptance of cybersecurity awareness augmented reality game (CybAR). HCI for Cybersecurity, Privacy and Trust: Second International Conference, HCI-CPT 2020 Held as Part of the 22nd HCI International Conference, HCII 2020 Copenhagen, Denmark, July 19–24, 2020, Proceedings. editor / Abbas Moallem. Cham, Switzerland : Springer, Springer Nature, 2020. pp. 16-31 (Lecture Notes in Computer Science (including subseries Lecture Notes in Artificial Intelligence and Lecture Notes in Bioinformatics)).

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Alqahtani, H, Kavakli-Thorne, M & Alrowaily, M 2020, The impact of gamification factor in the acceptance of cybersecurity awareness augmented reality game (CybAR). in A Moallem (ed.), HCI for Cybersecurity, Privacy and Trust: Second International Conference, HCI-CPT 2020 Held as Part of the 22nd HCI International Conference, HCII 2020 Copenhagen, Denmark, July 19–24, 2020, Proceedings. Lecture Notes in Computer Science (including subseries Lecture Notes in Artificial Intelligence and Lecture Notes in Bioinformatics), vol. 12210 LNCS, Springer, Springer Nature, Cham, Switzerland, pp. 16-31, 2nd International Conference on HCI for Cybersecurity, Privacy and Trust, HCI-CPT 2020, held as part of the 22nd International Conference on Human-Computer Interaction, HCII 2020, Copenhagen, Denmark, 19/07/20. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-50309-3_2

The impact of gamification factor in the acceptance of cybersecurity awareness augmented reality game (CybAR). / Alqahtani, Hamed; Kavakli-Thorne, Manolya; Alrowaily, Majed.

HCI for Cybersecurity, Privacy and Trust: Second International Conference, HCI-CPT 2020 Held as Part of the 22nd HCI International Conference, HCII 2020 Copenhagen, Denmark, July 19–24, 2020, Proceedings. ed. / Abbas Moallem. Cham, Switzerland : Springer, Springer Nature, 2020. p. 16-31 (Lecture Notes in Computer Science (including subseries Lecture Notes in Artificial Intelligence and Lecture Notes in Bioinformatics); Vol. 12210 LNCS).

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Alqahtani H, Kavakli-Thorne M, Alrowaily M. The impact of gamification factor in the acceptance of cybersecurity awareness augmented reality game (CybAR). In Moallem A, editor, HCI for Cybersecurity, Privacy and Trust: Second International Conference, HCI-CPT 2020 Held as Part of the 22nd HCI International Conference, HCII 2020 Copenhagen, Denmark, July 19–24, 2020, Proceedings. Cham, Switzerland: Springer, Springer Nature. 2020. p. 16-31. (Lecture Notes in Computer Science (including subseries Lecture Notes in Artificial Intelligence and Lecture Notes in Bioinformatics)). https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-50309-3_2

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