Perception vs. Reality: Challenge, Control and Mystery in Video Games
Ali Alkhafaji, Brian Grey, and Peter Hastings. Perception vs. Reality: Challenge, Control and Mystery in Video Games. In Proceedings of CHI 2013 Games User Research Workshop, Paris, 2013.
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Abstract
Long have studies attempted to bridge the gap between perception and reality for video games attributes. This study highlights the relationship between what a player perceives about certain game attributes (Challenge, Control and Mystery) and how those elements are actually portrayed in the game. We measured user perception with a post-game questionnaire and compared that to the answers of pointed questions about those attributes at different times during the game-play. We found high correlation for the Challenge attribute but lower correlation for the Control and Mystery attributes.
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@InProceedings{Alkhafaji:gur2013,
author = {{Ali Alkhafaji} and {Brian Grey} and Peter Hastings},
title = {Perception vs. Reality: Challenge, Control and Mystery in Video Games},
booktitle = {Proceedings of CHI 2013 Games User Research Workshop},
year = 2013,
address = {Paris},
abstract = {Long have studies attempted to bridge the gap between perception and reality for video games attributes. This study highlights the relationship between what a player perceives about certain game attributes (Challenge, Control and Mystery) and how those elements are actually portrayed in the game. We measured user perception with a post-game questionnaire and compared that to the answers of pointed questions about those attributes at different times during the game-play. We found high correlation for the Challenge attribute but lower correlation for the Control and Mystery attributes.}
}