Games User Research A CASE STUDY APPROACH

• Other Authors: Garcia-Ruiz, Miguel A. 1970- (Editor)
• Format: Book
• Language: English
• Published: Boca Raton, FL CRC Press 2016
• Subjects: User Interfaces (Computer Systems) > Ideo Gamers > Research; Video Games > Video Games > Design; Video Gamers > User Interfaces (Computer Systems) > Research
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• Physical Description: xvii, 292 pages illustrations 26 cm
• Bibliography: Includes bibliographical references and index
• ISBN: 9781498706407

Usability is about making a product easy to use while meeting the requirements of target users. Applied to video games, this means making the game accessible and enjoyable to the player. Video games with high usability are generally played efficiently and frequently while enjoying higher sales volumes. The case studies in this book present the latest interdisciplinary research and applications of games user research in determining and developing usability to improve the video game user experience at the human-computer interface level. Some of the areas examined include practical and ethical concerns in conducting usability testing with children, audio experiences in games, tangible and graphical game interfaces, controller testing, and business models in mobile gaming. Games User Research: A Case Study Approach provides a highly useful resource for researchers, practitioners, lecturers, and students in developing and applying methods for testing player usability as well as for conducting games user research. It gives the necessary theoretical and practical background for designing and conducting a test for usability with an eye toward modifying software interfaces to improve human-computer interaction between the player and the game.