Does usability affect long term user engagement in computer games, or are other factors more influential? This paper explores this issue, discussing an evaluation study that measured the relevance of usability versus playability factors for long-term user engagement in eight commercial games.

Febretti, A., Garzotto, F. (2009). Usability, Playability, and Long-Term Engagement in Computer Games. In CHI EA '09: CHI '09 Extended Abstracts on Human Factors in Computing Systems (pp.4063-4068). ACM Press [10.1145/1520340.1520618].

Usability, Playability, and Long-Term Engagement in Computer Games

Garzotto, F
2009

Abstract

Does usability affect long term user engagement in computer games, or are other factors more influential? This paper explores this issue, discussing an evaluation study that measured the relevance of usability versus playability factors for long-term user engagement in eight commercial games.
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Correlation; Engagement; Heuristic evaluation; Interactive game; Playability; Usability; User testing;
English
27th International Conference Extended Abstracts on Human Factors in Computing Systems, CHI 2009 - 4 April 2009 - 9 April 2009
2009
CHI EA '09: CHI '09 Extended Abstracts on Human Factors in Computing Systems
9781605582474
2009
4063
4068
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Febretti, A., Garzotto, F. (2009). Usability, Playability, and Long-Term Engagement in Computer Games. In CHI EA '09: CHI '09 Extended Abstracts on Human Factors in Computing Systems (pp.4063-4068). ACM Press [10.1145/1520340.1520618].
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