Videogame control device impact on the play experience

Mitchell McEwan; Daniel Johnson; Peta Wyeth; Alethea Blackler

doi:10.1145/2336727.2336745

Videogame control device impact on the play experience

Mitchell McEwan^*, Daniel Johnson, Peta Wyeth, Alethea Blackler

^*Corresponding author for this work

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Abstract

New types of control devices for videogames have emerged and expanded the demographics of the game playing public, yet little is known about which populations of gamers prefer which style of interaction and why. This paper presents data from a study that seeks to clarify the influence the control interface has on the play experience. Three commercial control devices were categorised using an existing typology, according to how the interface maps physical control inputs with the virtual gameplay actions. The devices were then used in a within-groups experimental design aimed at measuring differences in play experience across 64 participants. Descriptive analysis is undertaken on the performance, play experience and preference results for each device. Potential explanations for these results are discussed, as well as the direction of future work.

Original language	English
Title of host publication	Playing the System - IE 2012, Proceedings of the 8th Australasian Conference on Interactive Entertainment
Publisher	Association for Computing Machinery (ACM)
Number of pages	3
ISBN (Print)	9781450314107
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1145/2336727.2336745
Publication status	Published - 29 Aug 2012
Externally published	Yes
Event	8th Australasian Conference on Interactive Entertainment: Playing the System, IE 2012 - Auckland, New Zealand Duration: 21 Jul 2012 → 22 Jul 2012

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Conference	8th Australasian Conference on Interactive Entertainment: Playing the System, IE 2012
Country/Territory	New Zealand
City	Auckland
Period	21/07/12 → 22/07/12

Keywords

control device
natural mapping
play experience
videogames

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McEwan, M, Johnson, D, Wyeth, P & Blackler, A 2012, Videogame control device impact on the play experience. in Playing the System - IE 2012, Proceedings of the 8th Australasian Conference on Interactive Entertainment. Association for Computing Machinery (ACM), 8th Australasian Conference on Interactive Entertainment: Playing the System, IE 2012, Auckland, New Zealand, 21/07/12. https://doi.org/10.1145/2336727.2336745

Videogame control device impact on the play experience. / McEwan, Mitchell; Johnson, Daniel; Wyeth, Peta et al.
Playing the System - IE 2012, Proceedings of the 8th Australasian Conference on Interactive Entertainment. Association for Computing Machinery (ACM), 2012.

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