Habitica

Habitica
Type of site
Task management
Available inMultilingual
FoundedJanuary 30, 2013; 11 years ago (2013-01-30)
OwnerHabitRPG, Inc.
Founder(s)
  • Tyler Renelle
  • Siena Leslie
  • Vicky Hsu
URLhabitica.com
Content license
Written inJavaScript

Habitica, formerly HabitRPG, is an online task management application developed by HabitRPG, Inc.[1][2][3] It was founded on January 30, 2013. The application uses the format of a role-playing game to organize tasks.[4] Habitica is an open source project.[1][5] It has attracted the interest of scientific research into the efficacy of habit-forming.[6][7]

  1. ^ a b Pot, Justin (21 February 2013). "HabitRPG Makes Improving Yourself Actually Addictive". MakeUseOf.com. Retrieved 16 December 2013.
  2. ^ Whitwam, Ryan (16 August 2013). "[New App] HabitRPG Turns Your To-Do List Into A Real Life RPG". AndroidPolice.com. Retrieved 16 December 2013.
  3. ^ "Habitica: How it Works". Retrieved September 30, 2016.
  4. ^ "HabitRPG: Because doing the dishes sucks less when there's treasure involved". 20 August 2013. Retrieved 17 December 2013.
  5. ^ Chavez, Chris (16 January 2013). "HabitRPG turns your real life to-do list into an online role playing game". Phandroid.com. Retrieved 16 December 2013.
  6. ^ Diefenbach, Sarah (2019). "Counterproductive effects of gamification: An analysis on the example of the gamified task manager Habitica". International Journal of Human-Computer Studies. 127: 190–210. doi:10.1016/j.ijhcs.2018.09.004.
  7. ^ Zhang, Qi. "Investigating the Effects of Gamification and Ludicization on Learning Achievement and Motivation: An Empirical Study Employing Kahoot! and Habitica". International Journal of Technology-Enhanced Education. 2 (1): 1–19. doi:10.4018/IJTEE.326127.