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In response to the unique challenges of Mixed Reality (MR) game development, we developed GAMR, an analytics tool specifically designed for MR games. GAMR aims to assist developers in identifying and resolving gameplay issues effectively. It features ...

This forum features game-practitioner perspectives on the interaction design process, techniques, and evaluation involved in creating playful experiences. We focus on how technology advancement, infrastructure, and constraints shape the player ...

When learning how to develop AI behavior it is common for students to test different ideas before settling on a desired outcome. This functionality is not available in modern behavior tree systems beyond the traditional methods of duplication and ...

Motion controlled video games were popular with the release of the original Nintendo Wii, but that popularity faded over time as new peripherals were released. While the Wii’s success demonstrated the interest that customers have in motion ...

Game development is a collective process in which a variety of different professionals from different backgrounds collaborate together not only by means of conversational interaction but also collaborative participation, one of which is ...

We present Jessy, an interactive intelligent digital board game assistant for The Royal Game of Ur. Jessy is capable of answering questions regarding the game rules, giving suggestions for best moves considering the player's state, and informing the ...

We present Hypercare – a system for automated escalation and incident management in healthcare, which allows clinicians to create escalation logic in the hospitals. We present eight common escalation use cases and the results of a heuristic ...

Games user research (GUR) is centered on ensuring games deliver the experience that their designers intended. GUR researchers frequently make use of playtesting to evaluate games. This often requires watching back hours of video footage after the ...

Video games of all genres make heavy use of notifications as a means of alerting the user to important information. Cooking task management games such as Overcooked and Cook Serve Delicious force the user to manage multiple tasks at the same time and ...

Game development is a naturally iterative process where many ideas are tested and prototyped before final decisions are made. Given the increased usage of visual scripting systems in game development recently, it is apparent that these tools must be ...

This study explores the relationship between a player’s spending habits and peer pressure with regards to optional purchases in online multiplayer games. We hypothesized that there is a positive correlation between player spending and the number ...

Virtual reality (VR) games continue to grow in popularity with the advancement of commercial VR capabilities such as the inclusion of full body tracking. This means game developers can design for novel interactions involving a player's full body rather ...

In the conceptual design phase, designers routinely generate dozens of alternatives based on a single idea. This is especially relevant in generative design where an algorithm can generate a large number of viable design options. While solutions for ...

Colour plays a critical role in the design of artistic works and visual media. Existing colour management tools are liMassachusetts Institute of Technologyed in their ability to support generation and manipulation of multiple palette variations. We ...

We present a new interface for interactive comparisons of more than two alternative documents in the context of a generative design system that uses generative data-flow networks defined via directed acyclic graphs. To better show differences between ...

We present GEM-NI -- a graph-based generative-design tool that supports parallel exploration of alternative designs. Producing alternatives is a key feature of creative work, yet it is not strongly supported in most extant tools. GEM-NI enables various ...

We present a new system for visualizing and merging differences in diagrams that uses animation, dual views, a storyboard, relative re-layout, and layering. We ran two user studies investigating the benefits of the system. The first user study compared ...

We present a new system for visualizing and merging differences in diagrams. It uses animation, dual views, a storyboard, relative re-layout, and layering to visualize differences. The system is also capable of differencing UML class diagrams. An ...

Cloning objects is a common operation in graphical user interfaces. One example is calendar systems, where users commonly create and modify recurring events, i.e. repeated clones of a single event. Inspired by the calendar paradigm, we introduce a new ...

We present a study which compares touchscreen-based controls and physical controls for game input using Ubisoft's Assassin's Creed: Altair's Chronicles. Our study used the Apple iPhone as a representative touchscreen-based controller and the Nintendo DS ...