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

Self-Determination Theory (SDT), a major psychological theory of human motivation, has
become increasingly popular in Human-Computer Interaction (HCI) research on games and …

Previous research has shown that player involvement can be influenced by a range of
factors, from the controllers used to the perceived level of challenge provided by the game …

Now more than ever, people are using online platforms to communicate. Twitch, the
foremost platform for live game streaming, offers many communication modalities. However …

Immersive virtual reality is thought to be advantageous by leading to higher levels of
presence. However, and despite users getting actively involved in immersive three …

Research has shown that older adults interact with products less intuitively than younger
adults, and that familiarity is an essential element of intuitive interaction. This paper reports …

Control schemes are central to the player experience as they dictate how users interact with
the game world. Since the 1990s, desktop 3D games have used a standard control scheme …

A virtual reality (VR) system's interface determines its corresponding interaction fidelity.
While there exist several naturally-mapped interfaces, these have not been directly …

Many studies conducted in non-virtual activities have shown that flow significantly influences
performance, yet studies in virtual activities often reveal only a weak association. This paper …

Intuitive use is a notoriously vague concept. Several research groups have been developing
a wealth of definitions and ways of measuring intuitive use that show only few …