Diane
Watson
is
a
PhD
Candidate
in
the
Department
of
Computer
Science
at
the
University
of
Waterloo.
Her
focus
is
on
gamification,
in
particular,
how
positive
behaviours
can
be
encouraged
through
games.
She
has
been
involved
in
the
design
of
several
games,
including
Reading
Garden,
an
educational
games
that
encourage
students
to
participate
in
self-study
activities
such
as
reading
the
text
book;
and
Vortex
Mountain,
an
educational
exergame
that
combines
in-classroom
learning
with
short
bursts
of
exercise.
