As information systems (IS) are increasingly able to induce highly engaging and interactive
experiences, the phenomenon of flow is considered a promising vehicle to understand IS …

How can we model affect in a general fashion, across dissimilar tasks, and to which degree
are such general representations of affect even possible? To address such questions and …

Flow has been defined as a state of full immersion that may emerge when the skills of a
person match the challenge of an activity. It is a special case of being on task, as during flow …

Despite rewards being seemingly ubiquitous in video games, there has been limited
research into their impact on the player experience. Informed by extant literature, we built a …

Materials and methods Experienced Minecraft players were recruited for this study. These
participants played Minecraft, either with strong immersive cues (high immersion) or with …

This chapter introduces the use of psychophysiology as behavioural measures for
evaluating games. We first describe what the various physiological measures are, which …

This research has been conducted to ascertain the validity of existing videogame reward
categorisations. An overview of current videogame reward types is provided and the need …

This work explores the use of functional Near Infrared Spectroscopy (fNIRS) to assess
cognitive activity during videogame play, and compare it to cognitive activity during cognitive …

We have all experienced the sense of time slowing down when we are bored or speeding
up when we are focused, engaged, or excited about a task. In virtual reality (VR), perception …

Bioelectric signals can improve assessment in videogames by helping to better understand
user experience, evaluate attention, or study the cognitive and physical effects of games …