Abstract
Players can get stuck in video games, which impedes their process to their goal and results in unfavorable outcomes like negative emotions, impediments of flow, and obstacles for learning. Currently, it is not easily possible to assess if a player is stuck, as no widely accepted definition of "being stuck"in games exists. We conducted 13 expert interviews and a systematic literature review with 104 relevant papers selected from 4022 candidates. We present a definition of "being stuck"that conceptualizes the state as a continuum and contextualize it within related concepts. Our stuck continuum can be applied to regulate the player's stuck level. We propose a taxonomy of measures that are useful for the detection of the level of stuckness and discuss the effectiveness of countermeasures. Our stuck concept is crucial for game developers creating an optimal player experience in games.
| Original language | English |
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| Article number | 229 |
| Journal | Proceedings of the ACM on Human-Computer Interaction |
| Volume | 5 |
| Issue number | CHIPLAY |
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| Publication status | Published - Sept 2021 |
Bibliographical note
Funding Information:This work was conducted within the project ”AuCity 2 - AR in University Teaching Using the Example of Civil Engineering“, funded by the Federal Ministry of Education and Research (BMBF) and within the German Research Foundation (DFG) project ”Empirical Assessment of Presence and Immersion in Augmented and Virtual Realities“ (RU 1605/4-1).
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Funding
This work was conducted within the project ”AuCity 2 - AR in University Teaching Using the Example of Civil Engineering“, funded by the Federal Ministry of Education and Research (BMBF) and within the German Research Foundation (DFG) project ”Empirical Assessment of Presence and Immersion in Augmented and Virtual Realities“ (RU 1605/4-1).
Keywords
- continuum
- games
- interviews
- stuck
- survey
- systematic literature review
- taxonomy