A feasibility study in using facial expressions analysis to evaluate player experiences

Chek Tien Tan; Daniel Rosser; Sander Bakkes; Yusuf Pisan

doi:10.1145/2336727.2336732

A feasibility study in using facial expressions analysis to evaluate player experiences

Chek Tien Tan^*, Daniel Rosser, Sander Bakkes, Yusuf Pisan

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University of Technology Sydney

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Abstract

Current quantitative methods of measuring player experience in games are mostly intrusive to play and less suited to natural, non-laboratory play environments. This paper presents an initial study to validate the feasibility of using facial expressions analysis for evaluating player experiences. It builds on a prior position that video-based computer vision techniques can provide a less intrusive and more versatile solution for automatic evaluation of game user experiences. A user study was performed on an initial group of participants in a first-person puzzle shooter game (Portal 2) and a social drawing trivia game (Draw My Thing), and the results are shown to support our position.

Original language	English
Title of host publication	Playing the System - IE 2012, Proceedings of the 8th Australasian Conference on Interactive Entertainment
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1145/2336727.2336732
Publication status	Published - 2012
Event	8th Australasian Conference on Interactive Entertainment: Playing the System, IE 2012 - Auckland, New Zealand Duration: 21 Jul 2012 → 22 Jul 2012

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Name	ACM International Conference Proceeding Series

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Conference	8th Australasian Conference on Interactive Entertainment: Playing the System, IE 2012
Country/Territory	New Zealand
City	Auckland
Period	21/07/12 → 22/07/12

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Keywords

facial expression analysis
game user experience
playtesting

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Tan, CT, Rosser, D, Bakkes, S & Pisan, Y 2012, A feasibility study in using facial expressions analysis to evaluate player experiences. in Playing the System - IE 2012, Proceedings of the 8th Australasian Conference on Interactive Entertainment. ACM International Conference Proceeding Series, 8th Australasian Conference on Interactive Entertainment: Playing the System, IE 2012, Auckland, New Zealand, 21/07/12. https://doi.org/10.1145/2336727.2336732

A feasibility study in using facial expressions analysis to evaluate player experiences. / Tan, Chek Tien; Rosser, Daniel; Bakkes, Sander et al.
Playing the System - IE 2012, Proceedings of the 8th Australasian Conference on Interactive Entertainment. 2012. (ACM International Conference Proceeding Series).

Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Conference contribution › Academic › peer-review

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