Immersive technologies such as Virtual Reality (VR) and Augmented Reality (AR) empower
users to experience digital realities. Known as distinct technology classes, the lines between …

Statistical Significance Testing--or Null Hypothesis Significance Testing (NHST)--is common
to quantitative CHI PLAY research. Drawing from recent work in HCI and psychology …

When friends live across different time zones, have incompatible work schedules, or have
different levels of access to technology, synchronous communication becomes infeasible. To …

Virtual reality (VR) multiplayer games increasingly use asymmetry (eg, differences in a
person's capability or the user interface) and resulting interdependence between players to …

Social play can have numerous health benefits but research has shown that not all
multiplayer games are effective at promoting social engagement. Asymmetric cooperative …

The paper presents research on the topic of asymmetric virtual reality (VR) games. These
types of applications are in the development phase when it comes to their presence on the …

In this study, we present RoleVR, which can provide a similar high level of presence and
multi experience for co-located head-mounted display (HMD) and Non-HMD users in an …

We present a system for diegetic tangible objects in virtual reality (VR) narratives. The
system integrates a custom-designed sensor unit, built with low-cost off-the-shelf hardware …

Despite the growth of Virtual Reality (VR), the design space of collocated social play in VR
remains narrow. Here we present Astaire, a collaborative hybrid VR dance game for two …

Increasingly, virtual reality (VR) design and research leverages gameplay asymmetries,
flattening discrepancies of interface, abilities, information or other aspects between players …