Interactive Player Journeys: Co-designing a Process Visualization System to Video Game Analytics

Zhaoqing Teng, Johannes Pfau, Sai Siddartha Maram, Magy Seif El-Nasr

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Abstract

Within the field of game analytics, visualization has been widely instrumentalized to provide an effective graphical interface for analysts to understand player experiences, preferences, and behaviors. However, it is often difficult to decipher strategies or intent with vast amounts of granular events that are rapidly accumulating. Most current visualization approaches focus on aggregated data, utilizing fundamental charts, heatmaps, and scatterplots to conduct statistical analyses, neglecting sequential information across player behavior. In this paper, we focus on sequential visualization approaches, proposing a set of requirements and an initial version of a visualization system developed based on a participatory, iterative co-design approach, collaborating with stakeholders of different games. This co-creative development demonstrates what features analysts need to reason about process visualization, which informs game analytics research. We further discuss a technical realization incorporating the resulting requirements, e.g., manipulation, filtering, abstraction, and segmentation, as well as the underlying algorithms used to realize them.

Original languageEnglish
Title of host publicationProceedings of the 19th International Conference on the Foundations of Digital Games, FDG 2024
EditorsGillian Smith, Jim Whitehead, Ben Samuel, Katta Spiel, Riemer van Rozen
PublisherAssociation for Computing Machinery
Number of pages11
ISBN (Electronic)9798400709555
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 21 May 2024
Event19th International Conference on the Foundations of Digital Games, FDG 2024 - Worcester, United States
Duration: 21 May 202424 May 2024

Publication series

NameACM International Conference Proceeding Series

Conference

Conference19th International Conference on the Foundations of Digital Games, FDG 2024
Country/TerritoryUnited States
CityWorcester
Period21/05/2424/05/24

Keywords

  • Game Analytics
  • Visual Analytics
  • Visualization System Design

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