Game Analytics – The Basics

Drachen, Anders; El-Nasr, Magy Seif; Canossa, Alessandro

doi:10.1007/978-1-4471-4769-5_2

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“…metrics such as total playtime, damage dealt per player, etc. [13]. Analytics are used frequently in the context of online games, where the data can be used to continuously refine and redevelop the game.…”

Section: Games User Research Methodsmentioning

confidence: 99%

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A Mixed Method Approach for Evaluating and Improving the Design of Learning in Puzzle Games

Scozzi

Iacovides

Linehan

2017

Proceedings of the Annual Symposium on Computer-Human Interaction in Play

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Despite the acknowledgment that learning is a necessary part of all gameplay, the area of Games User Research lacks an established evidence based method through which designers and researchers can understand, assess, and improve how commercial games teach players game-specific skills and information. In this paper, we propose a mixed method procedure that draws together both quantitative and experiential approaches to examine the extent to which players are supported in learning about the game world and mechanics. We demonstrate the method through presenting a case study of the game Portal involving 14 participants, who differed in terms of their gaming expertise. By comparing optimum solutions to puzzles against observed player performance, we illustrate how the method can indicate particular problems with how learning is structured within a game. We argue that the method can highlight where major breakdowns occur and yield design insights that can improve the player experience with puzzle games.

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Section: Games User Research Methodsmentioning

confidence: 99%

“…It has also been argued that the pacing of challenges is central to player's ability to learn game-specific skills [8,9,13]. Pacing refers to the trajectory of difficulty over time as players advance through the game.…”

Section: Designing For Learning In Gamesmentioning

confidence: 99%

A Mixed Method Approach for Evaluating and Improving the Design of Learning in Puzzle Games

Scozzi

Iacovides

Linehan

2017

Proceedings of the Annual Symposium on Computer-Human Interaction in Play

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“…Game analytics is a subset of analytics applied to the game development [19]. Analytics in turn refers to using business intelligence in the process of discovering and communication patterns from the data and using the recognized patterns in solving business problems [20].…”

Section: Game Analyticsmentioning

confidence: 99%

Why Do Small and Medium-Size Freemium Game Developers Use Game Analytics?

Koskenvoima

Mäntymäki

2015

Lecture Notes in Computer Science

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“…In general, video games use two interaction strategies: a) event-based, where the game logs prespecified events when they occur; and b) state-based, where the game repeatedly sends game state at a specific frequency [22]. Each of the 14 serious games in our review opted for the events-based strategy.…”

Section: Interactions Tracked In Serious Gamesmentioning

confidence: 99%

Applying standards to systematize learning analytics in serious games

Serrano-Laguna

Martínez‐Ortiz

Haag

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Computer Standards & Interfaces

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Learning Analytics is an emerging field focused on analyzing learners’ interactions with educational content. One of the key open issues in learning analytics is the standardization of the data collected. This is a particularly challenging issue in serious games, which generate a diverse range of data. This paper reviews the current state of learning analytics, data standards and serious games, studying how serious games are tracking the interactions from their players and the metrics that can be distilled from them. Based on this review, we propose an interaction model that establishes a basis for applying Learning Analytics into serious games. This paper then analyzes the current standards and specifications used in the field. Finally, it presents an implementation of the model with one of the most promising specifications: Experience API (xAPI). The Experience API relies on Communities of Practice developing profiles that cover different use cases in specific domains. This paper presents the Serious Games xAPI Profile: a profile developed to align with the most common use cases in the serious games domain. The profile is applied to a case study (a demo game), which explores the technical practicalities of standardizing data acquisition in serious games. In summary, the paper presents a new interaction model to track serious games and their implementation with the xAPI specification.This study is part of the RAGE project. The RAGE project has received funding from the European Union’s Horizon 2020 research and innovation programme under grant agreement No 644187. This publication reflects only the author's view. The European Commission is not responsible for any use that may be made of the information it contains

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Game Analytics – The Basics

Cited by 76 publications

References 12 publications

A Mixed Method Approach for Evaluating and Improving the Design of Learning in Puzzle Games

A Mixed Method Approach for Evaluating and Improving the Design of Learning in Puzzle Games

Why Do Small and Medium-Size Freemium Game Developers Use Game Analytics?

Applying standards to systematize learning analytics in serious games

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