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FPLAY
2008
13 years 9 months ago
Construction of cybertypes in Lineage II: an analysis of game interfaces and support documentation
This paper discusses social exclusion by analyzing the avatar creation interface of the massively multiplayer online roleplaying game (MMORPG) Lineage II. We use a previously deve...
Victoria McArthur, Tyler M. Pace, Aaron R. Houssia...
FPLAY
2008
13 years 9 months ago
Exaggerated head motions for game viewpoint control
In this paper, we present an evaluation of exaggerated headcoupled camera motions in a game-like 3D object movement. Three exaggeration levels were compared to determine if the ex...
Robert J. Teather, Wolfgang Stürzlinger
FPLAY
2008
13 years 9 months ago
Integrating cumulative context into computer games
In this paper, we describe a cumulative context computer game, where accumulated contextual information of the players activity levels, obtained through mobile sensors, is used to...
Kevin G. Stanley, David Pinelle, Alan Bandurka, Da...
FPLAY
2008
13 years 9 months ago
Using genres to customize usability evaluations of video games
Video games are varied, with vastly different visual layouts and interaction styles; however, most games that share a common genre still have many user interface similarities. The...
David Pinelle, Nelson Wong, Tadeusz Stach
FPLAY
2008
13 years 9 months ago
A low-cost infrastructure for tabletop games
Tabletop games provide an intimate gaming experience where groups of friends can interact in a shared space using shared physical props. Digital tabletop games show great promise ...
Christopher Wolfe, J. David Smith, T. C. Nicholas ...
FPLAY
2008
13 years 9 months ago
Lessons from Brain Age on password memorability
User authentication involves establishing a user's right to access a system. Most user authentication is done with text passwords, which have advantages over other approaches...
Alain Forget, Sonia Chiasson, Robert Biddle
FPLAY
2008
13 years 9 months ago
Flow and immersion in first-person shooters: measuring the player's gameplay experience
Researching experiential phenomena is a challenging undertaking, given the sheer variety of experiences that are described by gamers and missing a formal taxonomy: flow, immersion...
Lennart Nacke, Craig A. Lindley
FPLAY
2008
13 years 9 months ago
World of Warcraft as a ludic cyborg
This paper describes World of Warcraft as a ludic cyborg -- an entity that exists for play and depends on both artificial and organic components to survive. We argue that the popu...
Victoria McArthur
FPLAY
2008
13 years 9 months ago
Crafting game-models using reactive system design
This paper presents a game-model of a gym training system, where the behavior of the system is specified using languages developed originally for reactive system design, which dri...
David Harel, Itai Segall, Hillel Kugler, Yaki Sett...
FPLAY
2008
13 years 9 months ago
Intelligent adaptation of digital game-based learning
Games for learning cannot take the same design approach as games when targeting audiences. While players of entertainment games have the luxury of choosing games that suit them, s...
Brian Magerko, Carrie Heeter, Joe Fitzgerald, Ben ...