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...
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...
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...
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...
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 ...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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 ...