A Mobile Game Controller Adapted to the Gameplay and User’s Behavior Using Machine Learning

Understanding User Experience with Game Controllers: A Case Study with an Adaptive Smart Controller and a Traditional Gamepad

“…Recently, Torok et al [26,27] and Pelegrino [22] proposed a novel adaptive controller for digital games called Smart controller 1 . Smart controller is a mobile app available for Android and iOS that allows the player to use a mobile phone as a touch-based gamepad for PC games.…”

“…However, there is an open discussion to include other relevant factors. Fluency on the gamepad and the game controls [27] as well as emotion [14] are often cited as key elements of the user experience. Emotions in digital games act as a motivator for the cognitive decisions players make during gameplay and they drive user experience in digital games [19].…”

“…We propose a method to evaluate the game in an exploratory user experience and usability study that investigated a commercial joystick as input device compared to a novel adaptive touch-based controller (the Smart controller [22,26,27]). Our goal is to advance the theoretical understanding of how game controllers can affect the user experience, focusing on the measurement of user experience, usability, and physiology.…”

Applying User Experience (UX) Methods to Understand Assistive Technology (AT) for Video Gaming

“…Game satisfaction scales can be used to assess satisfaction with the controller while playing the video game. While these scales would not assess the controller itself and are focused on the game, one of the main aspects that influences a player's perception of the game is the quality and fluency of the game controls (Torok et al, 2015). Some game satisfaction scales include the Game Experience Questionnaire (GEQ; IJsselsteijn et al, 2008), the Player Experience of Needs Assessment (PENS; Ryan et al, 2006), the Game User Experience Satisfaction Scale (GUESS; Phan et al, 2016), or the GUESS-18 (Keebler et al, 2020).…”