With the rise of competitive online gaming and esports, players' ability to review, reflect
upon, and improve their in-game performance has become important. Post-play …

Playtesting is a key component in the game development process aimed at improving the
quality of games through the collection of gameplay data and identification of design issues …

Abstract Games User Research (GUR) is a relevant field of research that exploits knowledge
on human-computer interaction, game design, and psychology, with a focus on improving …

Iterative user-centred design has become a standard approach for developing interactive
products. This process relies on prototyping and usertesting as early as possible to deliver a …

The use of human participants in game evaluation can be costly, time-consuming, and
present challenges for constructing representative player samples. These challenges may …

We describe a Monte Carlo Tree Search (MCTS) powered tool for assessing the impact of
various design choices for in-development games built on the Unity platform. MCTS shows …

Making effective use of data generated from players interacting with games (often via
playtesting to improve game quality) is a challenging task since the datasets are often mixed …

Playtesting of games often relies on a mixed-methods approach to obtain more holistic
insights about and, in turn, improve the player experience. However, triangulating the …

Understanding how players navigate through virtual worlds can offer useful guidance for
map and level design of video games. One way to handle large-scale movement data …

Playtesting is a games user research (GUR) method used to evaluate design decisions
based on feedback gathered from players with the goal to improve player experiences (PX) …