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This article explores the use of a mobile Augmented Reality (AR) exploration game to enhance immersive storytelling and enrich cultural experiences. Specifically, we present the prototype design and evaluation of HeritageSite AR, an AR exploration game ...

This paper presents a case study in a curriculum structure that aims to integrate specialized course content across a range of primary study pathways. The 3-year Bachelor of Design degree at the School of Art and Design, Auckland University of Technology,...

One of the primary goals of Human-Computer Interaction (HCI) in game design has been the close coupling of players with the digital game system and an increasingly popular approach towards this is Brain-Computer Interaction (BCI). Recent ...

Juiciness is visual pizzazz used to improve player experience and engagement in games. Most research has focused on juicy particle effects. However, text effects are also commonly used in games, albeit not always juiced up. One type is onomatopoeia, a ...

Toxicity in online games refers to behaviors where players disrupt the gaming experience of others, leading to adverse outcomes such as depression and low self-esteem. Although scholars have identified various factors contributing to toxicity, ranging ...

Research on live streaming systems that incorporate real-time data, such as game or viewer data, have been a topic of HCI research for some time. Despite the potential of data-driven game streaming interfaces, translating this research into practice ...

Mysteries are an engaging form of fiction, capturing audiences with curiosity, uncertainty, and ambiguity. However, mysteries in games have presented a challenge for research since the word mystery may be understood as 1) detective mysteries with clear-...

An increasing number of game platforms, such as Roblox, enable game creators to develop user-generated games (UGGs). Yet, these platforms often come under scrutiny for hosting UGGs that contain harmful content, ranging from sexually explicit material to ...

Numerous digital games and media with historical themes aim to educate or engage audiences with heritage. When developing a historical video game, some of the most critical design decisions are centered around finding the balance between an accurate ...

Underneath their compelling audiovisual surface, games require players to carry out mundane interaction work, such as pointing, typing, or steering. However, many of these underlying building blocks are not defined rigorously, hampering synthesis and ...

Today's videogames are often intertwined with profound religious narratives, content, characters, and artifacts - but how do player communities understand the role of religion in games, and what is the impression of believers on the use, portrayal, and ...

This PhD research project (Autumn 2024 – Spring 2027) explores interdisciplinary game development from within game development teams in Denmark. It will consist of three qualitative case studies in Danish game studios and education through which I apply ...

Cybersecurity campaigns often fail because tools and practices, like password managers, appear too daunting or difficult to implement. While prior work has shown that transformational game design approaches to improving players’ security self-efficacy ...

Virtual reality technologies allow new ways of creating a sense of space not only through sight but also through sound. We present SoundTrek, a game about using listening perspective for navigating through environments in VR. In SoundTrek, the player ...

In this paper, we discuss concepts in games for and beyond entertainment to promote innovative designs in learning games. When it comes to designing learning games, pedagogies are regarded as a standalone field. This means that global pedagogical ...

Self-efficacy describes an individual’s perceived capability to accomplish a given task. Self-efficacy theory has long been applied in games for increasing player motivation, performance, and game enjoyment— however, it’s not immediately clear how to ...

Artifacts are vivid carriers of history and culture. Current applications of cultural heritage (CH) education present knowledge from a third-person perspective, potentially overlooking the emotional connection between users and artifacts. This paper ...

This paper seeks to understand the connections between two previously disjoint subfields of game research and design: 1) the study of emotionally impactful games and 2) the study of game feel. Regarding games and emotion, we now understand aspects such ...

Mixing computational textile fabrication and game design requires a unique combination of crafting skill and interaction design, which leads to a fun constraint and challenge in the context of a game jam. The Crafting Textile Games game jam, which was ...

This paper examines the affordances of a component in a serious game, specifically how one material design choice affected the interactions and opportunities for agency and learning. The game examined is a megagame, a large-scale (20-100 participants) ...