We propose the design of Plug, an application to find and keep contacts with friends within many inter-connected 3D virtual worlds. Users use an instant messenger (IM)-like inter...
This paper discusses social exclusion by analyzing the avatar creation interface of the massively multiplayer online roleplaying game (MMORPG) Lineage II. We use a previously deve...
Victoria McArthur, Tyler M. Pace, Aaron R. Houssia...
The standardization of the design of learning games is a contradictory topic: The existence of a rich variety of domains and applications is in conflict with the desire for unifica...
Sebastian Kelle, Roland Klemke, Marion R. Gruber, ...
This paper argues that the development of Collaborative Virtual Environment (CVE) technology must be guided by application and end user needs. A collaboration is described between ...
Daphne Economou, William L. Mitchell, Steve Pettif...
There is growing interest in mining the world of video games to find inspiration for human-robot interaction (HRI) design. This paper segments video game interaction into domain-i...