Measuring Navigation Performance in Serious Games

C. Ferguson; H. van Oostendorp; G.J. Giezeman; Sam de Redelijkheid; E.L. van den Broek

Measuring Navigation Performance in Serious Games

C. Ferguson
, H. van Oostendorp
, G.J. Giezeman
, Sam de Redelijkheid
, E.L. van den Broek

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

Abstract

In serious games, in-game analytics is a major focus, as it is beneficial to see how a player is learning throughout the game. Different control schemes, such as ones often used in Virtual Reality (VR) games, open the door to a variety of existing analytical techniques. This article compares three measures adopted from two distinct areas to determine player’s navigation behaviour, namely: task-finding lostness, gathering lostness and sequence similarity. Results on 13 children playing a serious Virtual Reality (VR) game, show both resemblances and differences among the three measures. Moreover, each of the measures show their constraints when applied in a serious VR game context. If anything, the current article illustrates, once more, how complex the analysis of player behaviour is and the need for the absent ground truth measure.

Original language	English
Title of host publication	Proceedings of Measuring Behavior 2018
Subtitle of host publication	11th International Conference on Methods and Techniques in Behavioral Research
Editors	R.A. Grant, T. Allen, A. Spink, M. Sullivan
Place of Publication	Manchester, UK
Publisher	Manchester Metropolitan University
Pages	274–277
Number of pages	4
ISBN (Electronic)	978-1-910029-39-8
Publication status	Published - 5 Jun 2018

Keywords

games
navigation
lostness
Virtual Reality (VR)

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Ferguson, C., van Oostendorp, H., Giezeman, G. J., de Redelijkheid, S., & van den Broek, E. L. (2018). Measuring Navigation Performance in Serious Games. In R. A. Grant, T. Allen, A. Spink, & M. Sullivan (Eds.), Proceedings of Measuring Behavior 2018: 11th International Conference on Methods and Techniques in Behavioral Research (pp. 274–277). Manchester Metropolitan University.

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Ferguson, C, van Oostendorp, H, Giezeman, GJ, de Redelijkheid, S & van den Broek, EL 2018, Measuring Navigation Performance in Serious Games. in RA Grant, T Allen, A Spink & M Sullivan (eds), Proceedings of Measuring Behavior 2018: 11th International Conference on Methods and Techniques in Behavioral Research. Manchester Metropolitan University, Manchester, UK, pp. 274–277.

Measuring Navigation Performance in Serious Games. / Ferguson, C.; van Oostendorp, H.; Giezeman, G.J. et al.
Proceedings of Measuring Behavior 2018: 11th International Conference on Methods and Techniques in Behavioral Research. ed. / R.A. Grant; T. Allen; A. Spink; M. Sullivan. Manchester, UK: Manchester Metropolitan University, 2018. p. 274–277.

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Ferguson C, van Oostendorp H, Giezeman GJ, de Redelijkheid S, van den Broek EL. Measuring Navigation Performance in Serious Games. In Grant RA, Allen T, Spink A, Sullivan M, editors, Proceedings of Measuring Behavior 2018: 11th International Conference on Methods and Techniques in Behavioral Research. Manchester, UK: Manchester Metropolitan University. 2018. p. 274–277

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