Analyzing Multi-Modal Digital Discourses during MMORPG Gameplay through an Experiential Rhetorical Approach

2016 ◽  
pp. 220-243
Author(s):  
Yowei Kang ◽  
Kenneth C. C. Yang
Keyword(s):  
Human Computer Interaction ◽  
User Experience ◽  
Economic Recession ◽  
World Of Warcraft ◽  
Digital Game ◽  
Process And Outcome ◽  
New Type ◽  
Rapid Ascent ◽  
Game Industry

The digital game industry has contributed disproportionally to the overall U.S. economy and GDP in spite of recent economic recession. The rapid ascent of MMORPGs as an increasingly popular digital game genre has affected the manners that gamers interact with each other to generate a new type of digital discourses and human experiences that are multimodal, synchronous, interactive, and engaging. Despite the existence of ample digital game research in user experience (UX) in the human-computer interaction (HCI) literature, there is a lack of programmatic exploration from a rhetorical perspective to examine the process and outcome of these digital interactions and co-generated discourses. Derived from the concept of “the rhetoric of experience,” this book chapter analyzed a representative gaming session captured in real time to study digital discourses that represent various aspects of gameplay experiences in World of Warcraft. The chapter discusses the methodological and theoretical implications of this approach to analyze and study MMORPGs and other digital game genres.

scholarly journals A Novel Integration Method for D Numbers Based on Horizontal Comparison

Axioms ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 10 (4) ◽  
pp. 312
Author(s):  
Haiyang Hou ◽  
Chunyu Zhao
Keyword(s):  
User Experience ◽  
Integration Method ◽  
Mutual Exclusion ◽  
Evidence Theory ◽  
Uncertainty Modelling ◽  
Missing Information ◽  
New Type ◽  
Evaluation Problem ◽  
D Numbers

D numbers theory is an extension of Dempster–Shafer evidence theory. It eliminates the constraints of mutual exclusion and completeness under the frame of discernment of Dempster–Shafer evidence theory, so it has been widely used to deal with uncertainty modelling, but if it cannot effectively deal with the problem of missing information, sometimes unreasonable conclusions will be drawn. This paper proposes a new type of integration representation of D numbers, which compares the data of multiple evaluation items horizontally, and can reasonably fill in missing information. We apply this method to the user experience evaluation problem of online live course platform to verify the effectiveness of this method.

scholarly journals Investigating the Finnish Elderly People’s Attitudes and Motivation towards Digital Game-Based Physical Exercises

2017 ◽  
Vol 9 (4) ◽  
pp. 265-283 ◽  
Author(s):  
Aung Pyae ◽  
Tapani N. Liukkonen ◽  
Luimula Mika ◽  
Christina Kattimeri ◽  
Veroline Cauberghe ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Elderly People ◽  
User Experience ◽  
Digital Games ◽  
Vital Role ◽  
Digital Game ◽  
User Experiences ◽  
Physical Exercises ◽  
People’S Attitudes

Attitudes and motivation towards physical exercises play a vital role for elderly people’s adherence to exercise. In recent years, digital games have been used to enhance elderly people’s experiences in physical exercises. However, there is a limited number of studies regarding elderly people’s attitudes and motivation towards digital game-based exercises. In this study, we aim at investigating the Finnish elderly people’s attitudes towards physical and digital game-based exercises, as well as their motivation in the gameplay. Furthermore, we intend to investigate if digital games can be an alternative way of exercising for elderly people. We conducted a user experience test of the “Skiing Game” with 21 elderly participants in Finland. We applied both qualitative (e.g. interview) and quantitative (e.g. questionnaires) methods to collect data from the participants. Then, we analyzed the data by using SPSS and Nvivo. The findings show that the Finnish elderly people’s attitudes towards physical exercises are more positive than digital game-based exercises. However, their attitudes towards digital games have become more positive after the gameplay. Their in-game and post-game user experiences were moderately positive. Their motivation to play digital game-based exercises was moderately high after the gameplay. Their feedback towards the Skiing game was positive. They recommend that digital game-based exercises can be an effective way of exercising. Based on these findings, we recommend that digital games are promising to be used as an alternative way of exercising for the Finnish elderly people. The discussion in this study can help researchers gain insights about using digital games for promoting elderly people’s participation in physical exercises.

User Experience Is All There Is

i-com ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 20 (3) ◽  
pp. 197-213
Author(s):  
Marc Hassenzahl ◽  
Michael Burmester ◽  
Franz Koller
Keyword(s):  
Human Computer Interaction ◽  
User Experience ◽  
Interactive Technology ◽  
Current Perspective ◽  
Look Back ◽  
Effectiveness And Efficiency ◽  
Computer Interaction

Abstract Twenty years ago, we published an article in the first issue of the i-com entitled “Usability ist nicht alles” (Burmester et al., 2002), that is, “Usability isn’t everything”. This was certainly a provocative title. For most German researchers and practitioners of Human-Computer Interaction (HCI) usability was all there is and all that was ever needed to guarantee humane technology. Back then, we profoundly disagreed. We were convinced that there is more to the quality of interactive technology than mere effectiveness and efficiency. Now, twenty years later it seems safe to say that we had a point. Let’s take this as an opportunity to take a brief and utterly anecdotal look back, to take stock of the current perspective on designing the (user) experience, as well as to discuss some future opportunities and challenges.

The Gamification Experience

2014 ◽  
pp. 205-223 ◽  
Author(s):  
Cathie Marache-Francisco ◽  
Eric Brangier
Keyword(s):  
Human Computer Interaction ◽  
User Experience ◽  
Future Research ◽  
Experience Design ◽  
Research Directions ◽  
User Experience Design ◽  
Future Research Directions ◽  
Different Dimensions ◽  
Definition Of ◽  
Game Elements

Through this chapter, the authors aim at describing Gamification—the use of game elements in non-ludic environments—to identify its limits and lacks as well as its assets. Indeed, it has been developed to answer a need that arouses out of the Human Computer Interaction (HCI) field evolutions, and it could be valuable in that scope. The authors propose a definition of Gamification according to several different dimensions that are part of the HCI design field. They suggest it as a first step towards a guiding design framework aimed at designers. They mention future research directions that would help in going further and enriching the framework, leading to the creation of a design model for user experience design through Gamification. The authors finally raise some ethical concerns about the meaning of Gamification itself.

Understanding User Experience

2019 ◽  
pp. 1588-1599
Author(s):  
Camille Dickson-Deane ◽  
Hsin-Liang (Oliver) Chen
Keyword(s):  
Human Computer Interaction ◽  
Cognitive Science ◽  
User Experience ◽  
Group Behavior ◽  
User Experiences ◽  
Societal Needs ◽  
Specific Outcome ◽  
Physical Reaction ◽  
Computer Interaction

User experience determines the quality of an interaction being used by an actor in order to achieve a specific outcome. The actor can have varying roles and evolving needs, thus reviewing and predicting experiences are important. As an actor uses and gains feedback, the feedback guides individual and group behavior, thus becoming pertinent to how interactions occur. This chapter questions how artefacts are designed to promote such interactions and what processes should be incorporated to ensure successful interpretation, use, (physical) reaction, and conation. This chapter discusses the effects of user experiences today based on societal needs and expectations. It shows how the field is delineated into numerous sub-topics, all of which can stand on their own yet still draw from each other. The discussions will include fields such as cognitive science, human-computer interaction, learning sciences, and even ergonomics to show how design and subsequently interactions can assist in having successful user experiences.

Understanding User Experience

2018 ◽  
pp. 7599-7608
Author(s):  
Camille Dickson-Deane ◽  
Hsin-Liang (Oliver) Chen
Keyword(s):  
Human Computer Interaction ◽  
Cognitive Science ◽  
User Experience ◽  
Group Behavior ◽  
User Experiences ◽  
Societal Needs ◽  
Specific Outcome ◽  
Physical Reaction ◽  
Computer Interaction

User experience determines the quality of an interaction being used by an actor in order to achieve a specific outcome. The actor can have varying roles and evolving needs thus reviewing and predicting experiences are important. As an actor uses and gains feedback, the feedback guides individual and group behavior thus becoming pertinent to how interactions occur. This then questions how artefacts are designed to promote such interactions and what processes should be incorporated to ensure successful interpretation, use, [physical] reaction and conation. This chapter discusses the effects of user experiences today based on societal needs and expectations. It shows how the field is delineated into numerous sub-topics all of which can stand on their own yet, still draw from each other. The discussions will include fields such as cognitive science, human computer interaction, learning sciences and even ergonomics to show how design and subsequently interactions can assist in having successful user experiences

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