Using Heuristics to Evaluate the Overall User Experience of Video Games and Advanced Interaction Games

Koeffel, Christina; Hochleitner, Wolfgang; Leitner, Jakob; Haller, Michael; Geven, Arjan; Tscheligi, Manfred

doi:10.1007/978-1-84882-963-3_13

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“…Another GUR method is heuristic evaluation, where games are reviewed according to a checklist of design guidelines [22]. Examples of heuristics include: "The game's interface should be intuitive and easy to use" [39] and "The game is paced to apply pressure without frustrating the players.…”

Section: Games User Research Methodsmentioning

confidence: 99%

A Mixed Method Approach for Evaluating and Improving the Design of Learning in Puzzle Games

Scozzi

Iacovides

Linehan

2017

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

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Despite the acknowledgment that learning is a necessary part of all gameplay, the area of Games User Research lacks an established evidence based method through which designers and researchers can understand, assess, and improve how commercial games teach players game-specific skills and information. In this paper, we propose a mixed method procedure that draws together both quantitative and experiential approaches to examine the extent to which players are supported in learning about the game world and mechanics. We demonstrate the method through presenting a case study of the game Portal involving 14 participants, who differed in terms of their gaming expertise. By comparing optimum solutions to puzzles against observed player performance, we illustrate how the method can indicate particular problems with how learning is structured within a game. We argue that the method can highlight where major breakdowns occur and yield design insights that can improve the player experience with puzzle games.

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Section: Games User Research Methodsmentioning

confidence: 99%

A Mixed Method Approach for Evaluating and Improving the Design of Learning in Puzzle Games

Scozzi

Iacovides

Linehan

2017

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

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“…Future development will include the deployment on Oculus Rift SDK3 as well for SAMSUNG Gear VR and Google Cardboard for final interactive lectures. The design of the framework is following the key-heuristics based on Koefeel et.al [13] research and some of them are summarized in Table 1 The player finds the application enjoyable and fun with no repetitive or boring tasks [14] This is a very important heuristic because the objective of the game is to utilize VR in educational applications. The game will strive to be an alternative way of learning without it being overly repetitive that could cause more harm than good…”

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Learning Languages and Complex Subjects with Memory Palaces

Ralby¹,

Mentzelopoulos

Cook³

2017

Communications in Computer and Information Science

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“…9.4, heuristics can be a valuable method in video game design. In this section we want to present a modular framework which is based on our previous work (Koeffel 2007;Koeffel et al 2009) and current literature. The framework consists of the sections game play/game story and virtual interface.…”

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“…In our previous work (Koeffel et al 2009) we collected a literature-based set of 29 heuristics derived from research by Nielsen andMolich (1990), Federoff (2002), Desurvire et al (2004), Sweetser and Wyeth (2005), Korhonen and Koivisto (2006), Röcker and Haar (2006), Schaffer (2007) and Pinelle et al (2008a). The major part of these heuristics was similar to the approach introduced in Sweetser and Wyeth (2005).…”

Section: Video Game Heuristicsmentioning

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A Heuristic Framework for Evaluating User Experience in Games

Hochleitner

Graf

Tscheligi

2015

Human–Computer Interaction Series

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This book chapter describes an approach of evaluating user experience in video games by using heuristics. We provide a short overview of video games and explain the concept of user-centred design for games. Furthermore we describe the history of heuristics for video games and the role of user experience of games in general. Based on our previous work and experience we propose a revised framework consisting of two sets of heuristics (game play/game story, virtual interface) to detect the most critical issues in games. To assess its applicability to measure user experience factors we compare the results of expert evaluations of six current games with the user experience-based ratings of various game reviews. Our findings indicate a correlation between the extent to which our framework is satisfied and the game's average rating.

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Using Heuristics to Evaluate the Overall User Experience of Video Games and Advanced Interaction Games

Cited by 49 publications

References 32 publications

A Mixed Method Approach for Evaluating and Improving the Design of Learning in Puzzle Games

A Mixed Method Approach for Evaluating and Improving the Design of Learning in Puzzle Games

Learning Languages and Complex Subjects with Memory Palaces

A Heuristic Framework for Evaluating User Experience in Games

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