Usability, playability, and long-term engagement in computer games

Does usability affect long term user engagement in computer games, or are other factors more influential? This paper explores this issue, discussing an evaluation study that measured the relevance of usability versus playability factors for long-term user engagement in eight commercial games. Keywords Interactive game, engagement, usability, playability, heuristic evaluation, user testing, correlation ACM Classification Keywords H5.2. User Interfaces ? Evaluation/Methodology

• Type: Conference
• Year: 2009
• Where: CHI
• Authors: Alessandro Febretti, Franca Garzotto
• Keywords: ACM Classification Keywords, CHI 2009, Human Computer Interaction, Long-term User Engagement, Usability Versus Playability