Search for dissertations about: "Player Experience"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 26 swedish dissertations containing the words Player Experience.

2. 1. Lodestars for Player Experience : Ideation in Videogame design

   Author : Ulf Hagen; Kristina Höök; Mattias Arvola; Frans Mäyrä; Södertörns högskola; []
   Keywords : TEKNIK OCH TEKNOLOGIER; ENGINEERING AND TECHNOLOGY;

   Abstract : The design and development of commercial AAA videogames is a difficult and complex endeavor. It involves large development teams that together aim to create high quality, entertaining games that sell well. Up to now, very few scholars have documented or problematized this practice. READ MORE

4. 2. Designing Public Play : Playful Engagement, Constructed Activity, and Player Experience

   Author : Jon Back; Annika Waern; Barry Brown; José P. Zagal; Uppsala universitet; []
   Keywords : NATURVETENSKAP; NATURAL SCIENCES; design; public; play; playful; playfulness; game; activity; experience; second order design; engage; engagement; fun; magic circle; brink games; pervasive games; place; space; co-creativity; empowerment; game jam; busking; street performance; playground; Human-Computer Interaction; Människa-dator interaktion;

   Abstract : This thesis sets out to explore why people engage in, and how to design for, play in a public setting. It does this by separating design for play from design of games, describing play as a socially and mentally understood activity, and a playful approach to engaging in that activity. READ MORE

5. 3. Extending Game User Experience - Exploring Player Feedback and Satisfaction : The Birth of the Playsona

   Author : Björn Strååt; Harko Verhagen; Frans Mäyrä; Stockholms universitet; []
   Keywords : SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; video game design; user experience; game user experience; playsona; aspect based sentiment analysis; focused player diaries; Man-Machine-Interaction MMI ; människa-maskin-interaktion MMI ;

   Abstract : Video games are experience-based products and user satisfaction is key for their popularity. To design for as strong an experience as possible, game developers incorporate evaluation methods that help to discover their users’ expectations and needs. Despite such efforts, problems still occur with the game design that lower the user experience. READ MORE

6. 4. Predictive Psychological Player Profiling

   Author : Ahmad Azadvar; José Font; Malmö universitet; []
   Keywords : NATURVETENSKAP; NATURAL SCIENCES; Human-Computer Interaction; Affective Computing; Player Experience; User Research; Behavioral modeling; Psychology of play;

   Abstract : Video games have become the largest portion of the entertainment industry and everyday life of millions of players around the world. Considering games as cultural artifacts, it seems imperative to study both games and players to understand underlying psychological and behavioral implications of interacting with this medium, especially since video games are rich domains for occurrence of rich affective experiences annotated by and measurable via in-game behavior. READ MORE

7. 5. Designing Activity and Creating Experience : On People’s Play in Public places

   Author : Jon Back; Annika Waern; Barry Brown; Oskar Juhlin; Staffan Björk; Stockholms universitet; []
   Keywords : NATURVETENSKAP; NATURAL SCIENCES; game design; play; activity; experience; enjoyment; fun; människa-datorinteraktion; Human-machine interaction; Mobile Life; Mobile Life;

   Abstract : This thesis deals with the design of play in public places; this can mean both pervasive games and other freer play activities. In these activities (as well as in many other game activities) the same game can spur many different ways to play it, and the same activity can be experienced differently by different players, and even differently on different occasions for the same player. READ MORE