In this paper we discuss the different elements of the gaming experience and their relation to other concepts within HCI. The objective is to showcase how the different elements t...
One of the major challenges of video game design is to have appropriate difficulty levels for users in order to maximize the entertainment value of the game. Game players may lose...
Chang Yun, Dvijesh Shastri, Ioannis Pavlidis, Zhig...
This workshop addresses current needs in the games developers' community and games industry to evaluate the overall user experience of games. New forms of interaction techniq...
Regina Bernhaupt, Manfred Eckschlager, Manfred Tsc...
In this paper, we describe the design and development of a social game called Familiars. Inspired by the daemons in Pullman’s “Dark Material” trilogy, Familiars are animal c...
Ben Kirman, Eva Ferrari, Shaun Lawson, Jonathan Fr...
Video game players often learn to map their physical actions (e.g., pressing buttons) onto their on-screen avatars' actions (e.g., wielding swords) in order to play. We explo...