Graphical Games: Distributed Multiplayer Games on Graphs

Communications and Control Engineering - Cooperative Control of Multi-Agent Systems ◽

10.1007/978-1-4471-5574-4_6 ◽

2014 ◽

pp. 181-217

Author(s):

Frank L. Lewis ◽

Hongwei Zhang ◽

Kristian Hengster-Movric ◽

Abhijit Das

Keyword(s):

Multiplayer Games ◽

Graphical Games ◽

Games On Graphs

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Evolutionary multiplayer games on graphs with edge diversity

PLoS Computational Biology ◽

10.1371/journal.pcbi.1006947 ◽

2019 ◽

Vol 15 (4) ◽

pp. e1006947 ◽

Cited By ~ 4

Author(s):

Qi Su ◽

Lei Zhou ◽

Long Wang

Keyword(s):

Multiplayer Games ◽

Games On Graphs

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Robo Ludens

ACM Transactions on Human-Robot Interaction ◽

10.1145/3451343 ◽

2021 ◽

Vol 10 (4) ◽

pp. 1-28

Author(s):

John Edison MUñOZ ◽

Kerstin Dautenhahn

Keyword(s):

Human Behavior ◽

Scoping Review ◽

Game Design ◽

Research Community ◽

Human Robot Interaction ◽

Multiplayer Games ◽

Robot Interaction ◽

Design Elements ◽

Comprehensive List ◽

Suitable Solution

The use of games as vehicles to study human-robot interaction (HRI) has been established as a suitable solution to create more realistic and naturalistic opportunities to investigate human behavior. In particular, multiplayer games that involve at least two human players and one or more robots have raised the attention of the research community. This article proposes a scoping review to qualitatively examine the literature on the use of multiplayer games in HRI scenarios employing embodied robots aiming to find experimental patterns and common game design elements. We find that researchers have been using multiplayer games in a wide variety of applications in HRI, including training, entertainment and education, allowing robots to take different roles. Moreover, robots have included different capabilities and sensing technologies, and elements such as external screens or motion controllers were used to foster gameplay. Based on our findings, we propose a design taxonomy called Robo Ludens, which identifies HRI elements and game design fundamentals and classifies important components used in multiplayer HRI scenarios. The Robo Ludens taxonomy covers considerations from a robot-oriented perspective as well as game design aspects to provide a comprehensive list of elements that can foster gameplay and bring enjoyable experiences in HRI scenarios.

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