Immersion in Digital Games: Review of Gaming Experience Research

Cairns, Paul; Cox, Anna L.; Nordin, A. Imran

doi:10.1002/9781118796443.ch12

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“…"Presence" is one example and has been used to describe the sense of being in a virtual environment [25]. While presence can also occur at the highest level of immersion [5] -a player might even describe his or herself as being "in the game" [26] -it does not necessarily equate with immersion [6]. For example, it is possible to have presence without being immersed, e.g.…”

Section: Gameplay Experiencementioning

confidence: 99%

“…Higher levels of immersion would depend on satisfying other aspects of gaming experience, beyond these core elements. For a comprehensive discussion concerning how immersion relates to other game experience constructs see Cairns et al, [6]. [13] note that the challenge experienced by a player results from an interaction between their expertise and the challenges provided by the game.…”

Section: Gameplay Experiencementioning

confidence: 99%

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Proceedings of the 2015 Annual Symposium on Computer-Human Interaction in Play

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Previous research has shown that player involvement can be influenced by a range of factors, from the controllers used to the perceived level of challenge provided by the game. However, little attention has been paid to the influence of the game interface. Game interfaces consist of both diegetic (that can be viewed by the player-character, e.g. the game world) and non-diegetic components (that are only viewed by the player, e.g. the heads-up display). In this paper we examine two versions of a first-person shooter game to investigate how immersion is influenced through interacting with a diegetic and non-diegetic interface. Our findings suggest that the removal of non-diegetic elements, such as the heads-up display, is able to influence immersion in expert players through increasing their cognitive involvement and sense of control. We argue that these results illustrate the importance of considering the role of expertise in relation to how particular design choices will influence the player experience.

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Section: Gameplay Experiencementioning

confidence: 99%

Section: Gameplay Experiencementioning

confidence: 99%

Removing the HUD

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Proceedings of the 2015 Annual Symposium on Computer-Human Interaction in Play

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“…ingame challenges). In the latter case, a fine balance of challenge against expertise or skill-level helps to increase player involvement leading to immersion [7] or flow [11] and contributing to the overall experience [21]. In this way, purposefully designed-in friction can help people transition to mental states where they experience deeper levels of involvement.…”

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Design Frictions for Mindful Interactions

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Gould

Cecchinato

et al. 2016

Proceedings of the 2016 CHI Conference Extended Abstracts on Human Factors in Computing Systems

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Design frictions, a term found in popular media articles about user experience design, refer to points of difficulty occurring during interaction with technology. Such articles often argue that these frictions should be removed from interaction flows in order to reduce the risk of user frustration and disengagement. In this paper we argue that, in many scenarios, designing friction into interactions through the introduction of microboundaries, can, in fact, have positive effects. Design frictions can disrupt "mindless" automatic interactions, prompting moments of reflection and more "mindful" interaction. The potential advantages of intentionally introduced frictions are numerous: from reducing the likelihood of errors in data-entry tasks, to supporting health-behaviour change.

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“…In recent years, game studies have shown to be worthy of research attention and have become one of the established domains of research within the field of human-computer interaction (HCI) [1]. Evidently, user experience studies have also become more prominent in HCI [2].…”

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Evaluating Affective User-Centered Design of Video Games Using Qualitative Methods

Khong

Nathan

2018

International Journal of Computer Games Technology

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In recent years, researchers and practitioners in the human-computer interaction (HCI) community have placed a lot of focus in developing methods and processes for use in the gaming field. Affective user-centered design (AUCD) plays an important role in the game industry because it promotes emotional and mental communication, hence improving the interaction modes between users and video games. This paper looks at the development of a suitable AUCD guideline to determine if the expressed emotion, semantics, and mental concept of a tangible and intangible video gaming interface are well received by its intended users. Approaching AUCD in video games requires investigating multiple data to obtain a reliable data especially when assessing and interpreting affect and emotion. They present a challenge due to many ambiguities related to affect definition and measuring affective emotion can be very tedious due to its complexity and unpredictability. In this paper, we describe the methods and techniques used to assess affective user-centered design in video games. We also discuss our approaches within the context of existing affective gaming and user-centered design theory and data gathering procedures, including the factors affecting internal and external validity and the data analysis techniques.

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Immersion in Digital Games: Review of Gaming Experience Research

Cited by 137 publications

References 38 publications

Removing the HUD

Removing the HUD

Design Frictions for Mindful Interactions

Evaluating Affective User-Centered Design of Video Games Using Qualitative Methods

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