Comparing game input modalities: A study for the evaluation of player experience by measuring emotional state and game usability
Authors: Bampatzia, Stavroula 
Antoniou, Angeliki 
Lepouras, George 
Roumelioti, Eftychia 
Bravou, Varvara 
Publisher: IEEE
Issue Date: 1-Jun-2015
Conference: 9th International Conference on Research Challenges in Information Science (RCIS) 
Book: Proceedings - International Conference on Research Challenges in Information Science 
Volume: 2015-June
Issue: June
Keywords: Emotional state, Games input modalities, Gesture based interaction, User experience
Abstract: 
With the launch of new game controllers such as the Microsoft Kinect for Xbox, novel forms of game interaction are introduced such as gestures and voice. These new control mechanisms raise some questions regarding the user experience. In this paper, an initial study is presented for evaluating the user's experience and motivation, by measuring the emotional state (self report measures), during a simple game scenario. A game was designed and implemented in order to test this hypothesis. To investigate this topic a comparative study of two similar prototypes (mouse input vs. Kinect input) of a 2D game about the history of photography was conducted. Two different groups tested these two prototypes. The first findings from the pilot experiments indicated that using voice and gestures as an input method caused higher user valence and dominance than the use of mouse. In addition, users seemed to find the mouse version more user-friendly but they reported more satisfied playing the Kinect version.
ISBN: 978-1-4673-6630-4
ISSN: 21511357
21511349
DOI: 10.1109/RCIS.2015.7128922
URI: https://uniwacris.uniwa.gr/handle/3000/471
Type: Book Chapter
Department: Department of Archival, Library and Information Studies 
School: School of Administrative, Economics and Social Sciences 
Affiliation: University of West Attica (UNIWA) 
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