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CHI
1994
ACM
13 years 8 months ago
What HCI designers can learn from video game designers
Computer users have tasks they need to perform, and are therefore motivated to overcome poorly designed interfaces. With video games, there is no external motivation for the task ...
Randy Pausch, Rich Gold, Tim Skelly, David Thiel
GRAPHICSINTERFACE
2003
13 years 5 months ago
Learning from Games: HCI Design Innovations in Entertainment Software
Computer games are one of the most successful application domains in the history of interactive systems. This success has come despite the fact that games were ‘separated at bir...
Jeff Dyck, David Pinelle, Barry Brown, Carl Gutwin
CHI
2008
ACM
14 years 4 months ago
Human-Currency Interaction: learning from virtual currency use in China
What happens when the domains of HCI design and money intersect? This paper presents analyses from an ethnographic study of virtual currency use in China to discuss implications f...
Scott D. Mainwaring, Yang Wang 0005
CHI
2010
ACM
13 years 8 months ago
Designing games for learning: insights from conversations with designers
This paper presents insights about design practices that can lead to effective and fun games for learning, gleaned from interviews with experienced game developers. We based our a...
Katherine Isbister, Mary Flanagan, Chelsea Hash
CHI
2010
ACM
13 years 11 months ago
Towards customizable games for stroke rehabilitation
Stroke is the leading cause of long term disability among adults in industrialized nations. The partial paralysis that stroke patients often experience can make independent living...
Gazihan Alankus, Amanda Lazar, Matt May, Caitlin K...