How computer gamers experience the game situation

Clarke, Delwin; Duimering, P. Robert

doi:10.1145/1146816.1146827

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“…Especially the term user experience (UX) has become increasingly important. Researchers and human-computer interaction (HCI) experts want to find out how computer gamers experience the game situation (Clarke and Duimering 2006), and the industry is interested in finding ways to measure the user experience and to interpret the collected data (e.g. to acquire new target groups).…”

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Enabling Social Play: A Framework for Design and Evaluation

Isbister

2009

Human-Computer Interaction Series

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Human-Computer Interaction is a multidisciplinary field focused on human aspects of the development of computer technology. As computer-based technology becomes increasingly pervasive -not just in developed countries, but worldwide -the need to take a human-centered approach in the design and development of this technology becomes ever more important. For roughly 30 years now, researchers and practitioners in computational and behavioral sciences have worked to identify theory and practice that influences the direction of these technologies, and this diverse work makes up the field of human-computer interaction. Broadly speaking, it includes the study of what technology might be able to do for people and how people might interact with the technology.In this series, we present work which advances the science and technology of developing systems which are both effective and satisfying for people in a wide variety of contexts. The human-computer interaction series will focus on theoretical perspectives (such as formal approaches drawn from a variety of behavioral sciences), practical approaches (such as the techniques for effectively integrating user needs in system development), and social issues (such as the determinants of utility, usability and acceptability). Apart from any fair dealing for the purposes of research or private study, or criticism or review, as permitted under the Copyright, Designs and Patents Act 1988, this publication may only be reproduced, stored or transmitted, in any form or by any means, with the prior permission in writing of the publishers, or in the case of reprographic reproduction in accordance with the terms of licenses issued by the Copyright Licensing Agency. Enquiries concerning reproduction outside those terms should be sent to the publishers. The use of registered names, trademarks, etc., in this publication does not imply, even in the absence of a specific statement, that such names are exempt from the relevant laws and regulations and therefore free for general use. The publisher makes no representation, express or implied, with regard to the accuracy of the information contained in this book and cannot accept any legal responsibility or liability for any errors or omissions that may be made.Printed on acid-free paper Springer is part of Springer Science+Business Media (www.springer.com) For Philippe ForewordIt was a pleasure to provide an introduction to a new volume on user experience evaluation in games. The scope, depth, and diversity of the work here is amazing. It attests to the growing popularity of games and the increasing importance developing a range of theories, methods, and scales to evaluate them. This evolution is driven by the cost and complexity of games being developed today. It is also driven by the need to broaden the appeal of games. Many of the approaches described here are enabled by new tools and techniques. This book (along with a few others) represents a watershed in game evaluation and understanding.The field of game evaluation has truly "come of age...

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Enabling Social Play: A Framework for Design and Evaluation

Isbister

2009

Human-Computer Interaction Series

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“…In the HCI field, research on the experience of users has become important. HCI experts are investigating user content experience, and the industry is measuring the user experience, researching methods of interpreting the collected data, and designing methods of evaluating contents [15,16]. Measurement of the physiological or physical performance data not only improves our understanding of the physical health but also help us better understand the experience of users by supplementing the results of other methods.…”

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Biological-Signal-Based User-Interface System for Virtual-Reality Applications for Healthcare

2018

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Biosignal interfaces provide important data that reveal the physical status of a user, and they are used in the medical field for patient health status monitoring, medical automation, or rehabilitation services. Biosignals can be used in developing new contents, in conjunction with virtual reality, and are important factors for extracting user emotion or measuring user experience. A biological-signal-based user-interface system composed of sensor devices, a user-interface system, and an application that can extract biological-signal data from multiple biological-signal devices and be used by content developers was designed. A network-based protocol was used for unconstrained use of the device so that the biological signals can be freely received via USB, Bluetooth, WiFi, and an internal system module. A system that can extract biological-signal data from multiple biological-signal data and simultaneously extract and analyze the data from a virtual-reality-specific eye-tracking device was developed so that users who develop healthcare contents based on virtual-reality technology can easily use the biological signals.

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“…Researchers and human-computer interaction (HCI) experts want to find out how computer gamers experience the game situation (cf. Clarke and Duimering 2006) to create more compelling and immersive game environments, and the industry is interested in finding ways to measure UX and to interpret the collected data (e.g. to acquire new target groups).…”

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A Heuristic Framework for Evaluating User Experience in Games

Hochleitner

Graf

Tscheligi

2015

Human–Computer Interaction Series

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This book chapter describes an approach of evaluating user experience in video games by using heuristics. We provide a short overview of video games and explain the concept of user-centred design for games. Furthermore we describe the history of heuristics for video games and the role of user experience of games in general. Based on our previous work and experience we propose a revised framework consisting of two sets of heuristics (game play/game story, virtual interface) to detect the most critical issues in games. To assess its applicability to measure user experience factors we compare the results of expert evaluations of six current games with the user experience-based ratings of various game reviews. Our findings indicate a correlation between the extent to which our framework is satisfied and the game's average rating.

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How computer gamers experience the game situation

Cited by 61 publications

References 34 publications

Enabling Social Play: A Framework for Design and Evaluation

Enabling Social Play: A Framework for Design and Evaluation

Biological-Signal-Based User-Interface System for Virtual-Reality Applications for Healthcare

A Heuristic Framework for Evaluating User Experience in Games

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