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Arguing on the Holodeck.: Designing Immersive Interactive Entertainment with Persuasive Intent

Authors:

Martijn J.L. Kors,

Karel Millenaar,

Erik D. van der Spek,

Gabriele Ferri,

Alyea Sandovar,

Joris DormansAuthors Info & Claims

CHI PLAY '17 Extended Abstracts: Extended Abstracts Publication of the Annual Symposium on Computer-Human Interaction in Play

Pages 667 - 671

https://doi.org/10.1145/3130859.3131444

Published: 15 October 2017 Publication History

Abstract

Games are designed with different objectives in mind. Some primarily for entertainment, others also to educate, motivate or persuade its players. Games with the latter objective, that of persuasion, are designed not only to be entertaining, but also with the intent to shape how players think and feel about issues in reality. However, despite the growing interest in persuasive games, we still lack the design insights and strategies that support their production, particularly for those using immersive technologies. To address this gap, we organize a hands-on workshop and bring together academic and industry experts to explore persuasive game design. Through making we generate knowledge in the form of insights and examplar work, and subsequently formulate best-practises and design strategies for future design and research.

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CHI PLAY '17 Extended Abstracts: Extended Abstracts Publication of the Annual Symposium on Computer-Human Interaction in Play

October 2017

700 pages

ISBN:9781450351119

DOI:10.1145/3130859

General Chairs:
Ben Schouten
Eindhoven University of Technology and Amsterdam University of Applied Sciences, the Netherlands
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Panos Markopoulos
Eindhoven University of Technology, the Netherlands
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Phoebe O. Toups Dugas
New Mexico State University, USA
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Paul Cairns
University of York, UK
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Tilde Bekker
Eindhoven University of Technology, the Netherlands

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Fujo SKhder MSafdar S(2022)Immersive Technology Systematic Review and Challenges2022 ASU International Conference in Emerging Technologies for Sustainability and Intelligent Systems (ICETSIS)10.1109/ICETSIS55481.2022.9888855(186-191)Online publication date: 22-Jun-2022
https://doi.org/10.1109/ICETSIS55481.2022.9888855

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