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What Could Go Wrong?: Raising Mobile Privacy and Security Awareness Through a Decision-Making Game

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Mehrdad Bahrini,

Rainer MalakaAuthors Info & Claims

CHI PLAY '19 Extended Abstracts: Extended Abstracts of the Annual Symposium on Computer-Human Interaction in Play Companion Extended Abstracts

Pages 805 - 812

https://doi.org/10.1145/3341215.3356273

Published: 17 October 2019 Publication History

Abstract

Uninformed actions in privacy and security settings of mobile devices might cause data leaks. In many occasions, users may not be aware of such issues due to lack of knowledge on the topic. To raise interest and awareness towards this issue, extra effort might be needed. Game-based learning has proven to be an effective approach in terms of motivation and promotion of understanding. Humour is also considered to have the ability to create a positive attitude to the subject matter and reduce anxiety. To examine the interplay of games and humor, we developed What Could Go Wrong, a humorous decision-making game that helps users to better understand the consequences of applying security changes on a mobile device. We conducted a preliminary study comparing the game to two more models (a serious animated video and a humorous animated video), to analyze its impact on user's motivation as well as raising awareness of the topic. Our user study (n=21) shows that the game-based approach is more successful in engaging and raising awareness.

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Index Terms

What Could Go Wrong?: Raising Mobile Privacy and Security Awareness Through a Decision-Making Game
1. Applied computing
  1. Computers in other domains
    1. Personal computers and PC applications
      1. Computer games
2. Security and privacy
  1. Human and societal aspects of security and privacy
    1. Usability in security and privacy
  2. Systems security
    1. Operating systems security
      1. Mobile platform security

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CHI PLAY '19 Extended Abstracts: Extended Abstracts of the Annual Symposium on Computer-Human Interaction in Play Companion Extended Abstracts

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DOI:10.1145/3341215

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