Designing & theorising play

Paper session

会議の名前
CHI 2020
Sensitizing Scenarios: Sensitizing Designer Teams to Theory
要旨

Concepts and theories that emerge within the social sciences tend to be nuanced, dealing with complex social phenomena. While their relevance to design could be high, it is difficult to make sense of them in design projects, especially when participants have a variety of backgrounds. We report on our experiences using role-play scenarios as a way to sensitize heterogeneous designer teams to complex theoretical concepts related to museology as social and cultural phenomena. We discuss design requirements on such scenarios, and the importance of connecting their execution closely to the context of the design and the current stage of the design process.

キーワード
Sensitizing Concepts
Sensitizing Designers
Role-Play
Social Science Theory
著者
Annika Waern
Uppsala University, Uppsala, Sweden
Paulina Rajkowska
Uppsala University, Uppsala, Sweden
Karin B. Johansson
Uppsala University, Uppsala, Sweden
Jon Bac
Uppsala University, Uppsala, Sweden
Jocelyn Spence
University of Nottingham, Nottingham, Nottinghamshire, United Kingdom
Anders Sundnes Løvlie
IT University of Copenhagen, Copenhagen, Denmark
DOI

10.1145/3313831.3376620

論文URL

https://doi.org/10.1145/3313831.3376620

Self-Determination Theory in HCI Games Research: Current Uses and Open Questions
要旨

Self-Determination Theory (SDT), a major psychological theory of human motivation, has become increasingly popular in Human-Computer Interaction (HCI) research on games and play. However, it remains unclear how SDT has advanced HCI games research, or how HCI games scholars engage with the theory. We reviewed 110 CHI and CHI PLAY papers that cited SDT to gain a better understanding of the ways the theory has contributed to HCI games research. We find that SDT, and in particular, the concepts of need satisfaction and intrinsic motivation, have been widely applied to analyse the player experience and inform game design. Despite the popularity of SDT-based measures, however, prominent core concepts and mini-theories are rarely considered explicitly, and few papers engage with SDT beyond descriptive accounts. We highlight conceptual gaps at the intersection of SDT and HCI games research, and identify opportunities for SDT propositions, concepts, and measures to more productively inform future work.

受賞
Honorable Mention
キーワード
Games
Gamification
Motivation
Play
Player Experience
Self-Determination Theory
Theory
著者
April Tyack
Queensland University of Technology & Aalto University, Brisbane, QLD, Australia
Elisa D. Mekler
Aalto University, Espoo, Finland
DOI

10.1145/3313831.3376723

論文URL

https://doi.org/10.1145/3313831.3376723

Progression Maps: Conceptualizing Narrative Structure for Interaction Design Support
要旨

Interactive narratives are frequently designed for learning and training applications, such as social training. In these contexts, designers may be inexperienced in storytelling and interaction design, and it may be difficult to quickly build an effective experience, even for experienced designers. Designers often approach this problem through iterative design. To augment and reduce iteration, we argue for the utility of employing models to reason about, evaluate, and improve designs. While there has been much previous work on interactive narrative models, none of them capture aspects of the interaction design necessary for testing and evaluation. In this paper we propose a new computational model called Progression Maps, which abstracts interaction design elements of the narrative's structure and visualizes its interaction properties. We report on the model, its implementation, and two studies evaluating its use. Our results demonstrate Progression Maps' effectiveness in communicating the underlying design through an easily understandable visualization.

キーワード
Interactive Narrative
Interaction Design
Design Assistance Tools
Graph-based Models
Visualization
Interactive Narrative Model
Game Design
著者
Elin Carstensdottir
Northeastern University, Boston, MA, USA
Nathan Partlan
Northeastern University, Boston, MA, USA
Steven Sutherland
University of Houston-Clear Lake, Houston, TX, USA
Tyler Duke
University of Houston-Clear Lake, Houston, TX, USA
Erika Ferris
University of Houston-Clear Lake, Houston, TX, USA
Robin M. Richter
University of Houston-Clear Lake, Houston, TX, USA
Maria Valladares
University of Houston Clear Lake, Houston, TX, USA
Magy Seif El-Nasr
Northeastern University, Boston, MA, USA
DOI

10.1145/3313831.3376527

論文URL

https://doi.org/10.1145/3313831.3376527

Physiologically Driven Storytelling: Concept and Software Tool
要旨

We put forth Physiologically Driven Storytelling, a new approach to interactive storytelling where narratives adaptively unfold based on the reader's physiological state. We first describe a taxonomy framing how physiological signals can be used to drive interactive systems both as input and output. We then propose applications to interactive storytelling and describe the implementation of a software tool to create Physiological Interactive Fiction (PIF). The results of an online study (N=140) provided guidelines towards augmenting the reading experience. PIF was then evaluated in a lab study (N=14) to determine how physiological signals can be used to infer a reader's state. Our results show that breathing, electrodermal activity, and eye tracking can help differentiate positive from negative tones, and monotonous from exciting events. This work demonstrates how PIF can support storytelling in creating engaging content and experience tailored to the reader. Moreover, it opens the space to future physiologically driven systems within broader application areas.

受賞
Honorable Mention
キーワード
Affective Computing
Physiology
Interactive Fiction
Storytelling
Taxonomy
Physiological Computing
著者
Jérémy Frey
Ullo & Interdisciplinary Center (IDC) Herzliya, La Rochelle, France
Gilad Ostrin
Ben-Gurion University of the Negev & Interdisciplinary Center (IDC) Herzliya, Beer Sheva, Israel
May Grabli
Interdisciplinary Center (IDC) Herzliya, Herzliya, Israel
Jessica R. Cauchard
Ben-Gurion University of the Negev & Interdisciplinary Center (IDC) Herzliya, Beer Sheva, Israel
DOI

10.1145/3313831.3376643

論文URL

https://doi.org/10.1145/3313831.3376643

動画
"It Should Be a Game for Fun, Not Exercise": Tensions in Designing Health-Related Features for Pokémon GO
要旨

Leveraging existing popular games such as Pokémon GO to promote health can engage people in healthy activities without sacrificing gaming appeal. However, little is known about what potential tensions arise from incorporating new health-related features to already existing and popular games and how to resolve those tensions from players' perspectives. In this paper, we identify design tensions surrounding the appeals of Pokémon GO, perspectives on different health needs, and mobile health technologies. By conducting surveys and design workshops with 20 avid Pokémon GO players, we demonstrate four design tensions: (1) diverse goals and rewards vs. data accuracy, (2) strong bonds between players and characters vs. gaming obsession, (3) collaborative play vs. social anxiety, and (4) connection of in-real-life experiences with the game vs. different individual contexts. We provide design implications to resolve these tensions in Pokémon GO and discuss how to extend our findings to the broader context of health promotion in location-based games.

キーワード
Pokémon GO
game design
health promotion
health-related game feature
design tension
location-based game
augmented reality game
著者
Yoojung Kim
Seoul National University, Seoul, Republic of Korea
Arpita Bhattacharya
University of Washington, Seattle, WA, USA
Julie A. Kientz
University of Washington, Seattle, WA, USA
Jin Ha Lee
University of Washington, Seattle, WA, USA
DOI

10.1145/3313831.3376830

論文URL

https://doi.org/10.1145/3313831.3376830