A Study on User Experience of Online Games

Author

Peng, Hongxing ; Song, Hongzhi ; Zhang, Zhengwu ; Chen, Yan ; Zou, Xiangjun ; Xiao, Lei

Author_Institution

Res. Center for Human Comput. Interaction, South China Agric. Univ., Guangzhou, China

Volume

1

fYear

2009

fDate

19-21 May 2009

Firstpage

185

Lastpage

189

Abstract

User experience issues in online games are studied with the theory and method of user-centered design and game playability as the breakthrough point, and then we can get the design guidelines about the user experience. According to the data and then we use factor analysis and correlation analysis to study the degree of correlation between the various indicators and player satisfaction. According to the results, a user experience design guidelines is proposed. This guidelines can be referenced by the designer for the game development and other IT products.

Keywords

computer games; human computer interaction; statistical analysis; user centred design; correlation analysis; degree of correlation; factor analysis; game playability; online games; player satisfaction; user experience design guidelines; user-centered design; Availability; Educational institutions; Game theory; Guidelines; Human computer interaction; Information analysis; Product design; Software engineering; Toy industry; User centered design; Correlation Analysis; Factor Analysis; Game Playability; User Experience; User-Centered Design;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

Software Engineering, 2009. WCSE '09. WRI World Congress on

Conference_Location

Xiamen

Print_ISBN

978-0-7695-3570-8

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/WCSE.2009.184

Filename

5319083