
Daniel Fernandez Galeote
About me
My research interests include games, gamification, and engagement with topics such as climate change and sustainability transitions.
My profile at researchportal.tuni.fi: https://researchportal.tuni.fi/en/persons/daniel-fernandez-galeote
My research group is the Gamification Group: https://webpages.tuni.fi/gamification/
Latest publications
Becoming Your Quantified Self: A Study of the Effects of Personal Avatars in Self-Tracking Sports Apps
Birnstiel, S., Reiss, S., Fernández Galeote, D., Düemler, B. & Morschheuser, B., 27 Oct 2025, (E-pub ahead of print) In: International Journal of Human-Computer Interaction. p. 1-28Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Scientific › peer-review
Gamification of Personal Finance: A Systematic Literature Review
Ahmad, A., Fernandez Galeote, D., Xi, N. & Hamari, J., 2025, PACIS 2025 Proceedings. Association for Information Systems, 17 p. 1930. (Pacific Asia Conference on Information Systems (PACIS)).Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Conference contribution › Scientific › peer-review
Gamified reflection: How interaction design shapes student engagement with prompts Gamification and Metacognitive Reflection
Smith, A., Galeote, D. F., Legaki, N. Z. & Hamari, J., 17 Nov 2025, ACADEMIC MINDTREK 2025 - Proceedings of the 28th International Academic Mindtrek Conference. Bujic, M., Olsson, T., Spors, V. & Thibault, M. (eds.). ACM, p. 22-33Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Conference contribution › Scientific › peer-review
Play, games, and gamification to support sustainability transitions: a scoping review and research agenda
Fernández Galeote, D., Gabrielaitis, L., Guillén, G. & Hamari, J., 2025, In: Environmental Innovation and Societal Transitions. 57, 101025.Research output: Contribution to journal › Review Article › peer-review
State-of-the-art in climate resilience gamification for coastal environments: a systematic literature review
Alvarez Barroso, C., Fernandez Galeote, D., Gertrudix Barrio, M. & Hamari, J., Nov 2025, In: Environmental Research Letters. 20, 11, 28 p., 113007.Research output: Contribution to journal › Review Article › peer-review
The limits to sustainability: views and tensions expressed by future leaders for change
Fernández Galeote, D., Spors, V., Cardinale, A., Scartapenna, A., Buruk, O. ‘. & Hamari, J., 2025, In: Environmental Education Research. 31, 7, p. 1313-1334Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Scientific › peer-review
Virtual empowerment: manipulating height in virtual reality affects self-related cognitions and personal speech performance evaluation
Macey, A.-L., Macey, J., Järvelä, S., Fernandez Galeote, D. & Hamari, J., 11 Apr 2025, (E-pub ahead of print) In: Behaviour and Information Technology.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Scientific › peer-review
Changing Climate Change Mental Models Through Game-Based Learning: A Controlled Experiment Involving Cognitive Mapping
Galeote, D. F., Sicevic, N., Legaki, N.-Z. & Hamari, J., 14 Oct 2024, In: Proceedings of the ACM on Human-Computer Interaction. 8, 297.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Scientific › peer-review
Climate Change at Your Doorstep: An Experiment Using a Digital Game and Distance Framing
Galeote, D. F., Legaki, N.-Z. & Hamari, J., 14 Oct 2024, Companion Proceedings of the 2024 Annual Symposium on Computer-Human Interaction in Play. ACM, p. 71-77 7 p.Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Conference contribution › Scientific › peer-review
Designing locative human-forest interactions through playful design workshops
Nummenmaa, T., Chambers, P., Thibault, M., Laato, S., Altarriba Bertran, F., Fernandez Galeote, D. & Buruk, O. '., 2024, Proceedings of the 8th International GamiFIN Conference. DSouza, P., Bujić, M., Xi, N. & Hamari, J. (eds.). Ruka, Finland: CEUR-WS, 11 p. (Ceur Workshop proceedings; vol. 3669).Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Conference contribution › Scientific › peer-review