@inproceedings{4beb0e0947df46c28b8bb194827c418a,
title = "Comparison of visualization tools for matches analysis of a MOBA game",
abstract = "The phenomenon of eSports has been increasing over the years, including the interest in online video games, by players, coaches and analysts. One of the most popular genres of these games is the Multiplayer Online Battle Arena (MOBA) and games like League of Legend (LoL) have increased its player base and event viewership. Similarly to other sports, players and coaches analyze the games and all the games events, such as players' movements and spatial, temporal events in which they participate, to understand how they play and to define new strategies to help them progress. This paper presents the VisuaLeague II tool that helps players and coaches to analyze LoL game data using animated maps and other visualizations; and presents a comparative study between VisuaLeague II and other two tools (LoL replay system and OP.GG) to understand if the proposed visualization techniques are adequate for analyzing player's performance. The results suggest that players are capable of visualizing game-related data through the use of animated maps, to solve common analytic tasks and the comparison suggests that participants prefer to visualize spatio-temporal data dynamically, i.e., using animated maps or the replay system.",
keywords = "Animated maps, MOBA games, Spatio-temporal visualization, Trajectory analysis, User study",
author = "Afonso, \{Ana Paula\} and Carmo, \{Maria Beatriz\} and Tiago Moucho",
note = "Funding Information: This work was supported by FCT (Portuguese Science and Technology Foundation) through founding of LASIGE Research Unit, ref. UID/CEC/00408/2019 and BioISI Research Unit, ref. UID/MULTI/04046/2019. Publisher Copyright: {\textcopyright} 2019 IEEE. Copyright: Copyright 2019 Elsevier B.V., All rights reserved.; 23rd International Conference on Information Visualisation - Biomedical Visualization and Geometric Modelling and Imaging, IV 2019 ; Conference date: 02-07-2019 Through 05-07-2019",
year = "2019",
month = jul,
doi = "10.1109/iv.2019.00029",
language = "English",
series = "Proceedings of the International Conference on Information Visualisation",
publisher = "Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc.",
pages = "118--126",
editor = "Ebad Banissi and Anna Ursyn and \{McK. Bannatyne\}, \{Mark W.\} and Nuno Datia and Pires, \{Joao Moura\} and Rita Francese and Muhammad Sarfraz and Wyeld, \{Theodor G\} and Fatma Bouali and Gilles Venturin and Hanane Azzag and Mustapha Lebbah and Marjan Trutschl and Urska Cvek and Heimo Muller and Minoru Nakayama and Sebastian Kernbach and Loredana Caruccio and Michele Risi and Ugo Erra and Autilia Vitiello and Veronica Rossano",
booktitle = "Information Visualization - Biomedical Visualization and Geometric Modelling and Imaging, IV 2019",
address = "United States",
}