TY - GEN
T1 - Mapping controls on a 2D user drawn racetracks driving game – an usability assessment
AU - Rocha, Fernando
AU - Pereira, Luís Lucas
AU - Santa, Pedro Machado
AU - Roque, Licínio
AU - Cardoso, Jorge C. S.
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PY - 2019/10/17
Y1 - 2019/10/17
N2 - In this paper, we present the results from an experiment designed to evaluate the user experience of five different control schemes (buttons, steering wheel, joystick, joystick+button and accelerometer-based tilting) in a 2D top-down racing mobile game designed specifically for children. The experiment was conducted with 24 children from ages 6 to 14, both male and female, and with different levels of experience with mobile devices and mobile gaming. We present the results from our observations from the participants’ interaction with the game as well as the results from a questionnaire and interview. Results indicate that the joystick controller provides a better experience than the proposed alternatives to inexperienced players.
AB - In this paper, we present the results from an experiment designed to evaluate the user experience of five different control schemes (buttons, steering wheel, joystick, joystick+button and accelerometer-based tilting) in a 2D top-down racing mobile game designed specifically for children. The experiment was conducted with 24 children from ages 6 to 14, both male and female, and with different levels of experience with mobile devices and mobile gaming. We present the results from our observations from the participants’ interaction with the game as well as the results from a questionnaire and interview. Results indicate that the joystick controller provides a better experience than the proposed alternatives to inexperienced players.
KW - Children
KW - Game design
KW - Mobile games
KW - Playtesting
UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=85074859200&partnerID=8YFLogxK
U2 - 10.1145/3341215.3356302
DO - 10.1145/3341215.3356302
M3 - Conference contribution
AN - SCOPUS:85074859200
T3 - CHI PLAY 2019 - Extended Abstracts of the Annual Symposium on Computer-Human Interaction in Play
SP - 653
EP - 660
BT - CHI PLAY 2019 - Extended Abstracts of the Annual Symposium on Computer-Human Interaction in Play
PB - Association for Computing Machinery, Inc
T2 - 6th ACM SIGCHI Annual Symposium on Computer-Human Interaction in Play, CHI PLAY 2019
Y2 - 22 October 2019 through 25 October 2019
ER -