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   "text": "Because requesters select workers by reputation score, workers acquire an incentive to keep their scores high by performing tasks with high accuracy and efficiency.",
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   "text": "Existing decentralized gamification attempts for micro task workers fail because they are monodimensional and permit earning only by playing the game, whereas a multidimensional design gives players several ways to earn and builds stronger loyalty.",
   "abstract": "Unlike other decentralized gamification attempts for micro task workers that are monodimensional and only allow earning by playing the game, the Semada platform offers players multiple opportunities to earn by playing.",
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