Collecting data is one of the bottlenecks of Human-Computer Interaction (HCI) research.
Motivated by this, we explore the potential of large language models (LLMs) in generating …

Measuring theoretical concepts, so-called constructs, is a central challenge of Player
Experience research. Building on recent work in HCI and psychology, we conducted a …

Abstract Dynamic Difficulty Adjustment (DDA) has garnered significant interest in game
research fields for many years. Despite high expectations, the effectiveness of DDA in …

As the complexity and scope of game development increases, playtesting remains an
essential activity to ensure the quality of video games. Yet, the manual, ad-hoc nature of …

Forward biomechanical simulation in HCI holds great promise as a tool for evaluation,
design, and engineering of user interfaces. Although reinforcement learning (RL) has been …

Videogames' increasing cultural relevance and suffusion into everyday use contexts
suggests they can no longer be considered novelties. Broadly speaking, games research at …

User's leaving from the system without further return, called user churn, is a severe negative
signal in online games. Therefore, churn prediction and intervention are of great value for …

The balance of game content significantly impacts the gaming experience. Unbalanced
game content diminishes engagement or increases frustration because of repetitive failure …

Video game testing requires game-specific knowledge as well as common sense reasoning
about the events in the game. While AI-driven agents can satisfy the first requirement, it is …

This paper presents a novel approach to automated playtesting for the prediction of human
player behavior and experience. We have previously demonstrated that Deep …