Evaluating Usability, User Experience, and Playability of a Puzzle Game in Mixed Reality
Resumo
This study investigates the usability, user experience (UX), and playability of a mixed reality (MR) game called Cubism, which allows participants to interact with holograms using hand gestures. We conducted an experiment with seven participants to evaluate their interaction with the game. The Usability and User Experience Evaluation in Touchable Hologram (UUXE-ToH) questionnaire was the primary data collection instrument to capture participants' perceptions of usability, satisfaction, and overall experience. Our findings indicate that the mixed reality environment of Cubism offers an engaging and intuitive user experience, though several challenges were identified. These insights contribute to the growing body of knowledge on human-computer interaction in mixed-reality contexts and suggest avenues for improving the design of future mixed-reality games. This research is valuable to the VR/AR/MR community by highlighting the critical factors influencing user interaction and satisfaction in MR games.
Palavras-chave:
usability, user experience, playability, puzzle game, mixed reality
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Center for Self-Determination Theory. 2024. Questionnaires. [link]
Juliet Corbin and Anselm Strauss. 2014. Basics of Qualitative Research: Techniques and Procedures for Developing Grounded Theory. SAGE Publications, London, UK. Google-Books-ID: hZ6kBQAAQBAJ.
Jose Luis González Sánchez, Natalia Padilla Zea, and Francisco L. Gutiérrez. 2009. From Usability to Playability: Introduction to Player-Centred Video Game Development Process. In Human Centered Design, Masaaki Kurosu (Ed.). Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg, 65–74. DOI: 10.1007/978-3-642-02806-9_9
Marc Hassenzahl. 2011. User Experience and Experience Design. In The Encyclopedia of Human-Computer Interaction (2nd ed.). Interaction Design Foundation, online. [link]
W.A. IJsselsteijn, Y.A.W. de Kort, and K. Poels. 2013. The Game Experience Questionnaire. Technische Universiteit Eindhoven, Eindhoven.
Andreas Holzinger. 2005. Usability engineering methods for software developers. Commun. ACM 48, 1 (Jan. 2005), 71–74. DOI: 10.1145/1039539.1039541
Robin Kay. 2011. Evaluating learning, design, and engagement in web-based learning tools (WBLTs): The WBLT Evaluation Scale. Computers in Human Behavior 27, 5 (Sept. 2011), 1849–1856. DOI: 10.1016/j.chb.2011.04.007
Bettina Laugwitz, Theo Held, and Martin Schrepp. 2008. Construction and Evaluation of a User Experience Questionnaire. In HCI and Usability for Education and Work (Lecture Notes in Computer Science), Andreas Holzinger (Ed.). Springer, Graz, Austria, 63–76. DOI: 10.1007/978-3-540-89350-9_6
Magic Leap Inc. 2024. Magic Leap 2. [link]
Meta. 2024. Compare Quest VR headsets. [link]
Meta. 2024. Meta Quest 2. [link]
Microsoft Inc. 2024. Microsoft HoloLens. [link]
Jakob Nielsen. 2012. Usability 101: Introduction to Usability. [link]
Chad Romoser, Rhonda Nelson, and Thomas Ferrill. 2024. Recreational Therapists’ Usability Perceptions of the Meta Quest 2 VR System. Therapeutic Recreation Journal 58, 2 (May 2024). DOI: 10.18666/TRJ-2024-V58-I2-12077
Thomas Schubert, Frank Friedmann, and Holger Regenbrecht. 1999. Embodied Presence in Virtual Environments. In Visual Representations and Interpretations, Ray Paton and Irene Neilson (Eds.). Springer, London, 269–278. DOI: 10.1007/978-1-4471-0563-3_30
Fernando Winckler Simor, Manoela Rogofski Brum, Jaison Dairon Ebertz Schmidt, Rafael Rieder, and Ana Carolina Bertoletti De Marchi. 2016. Usability Evaluation Methods for Gesture-Based Games: A Systematic Review. JMIR Serious Games 4, 2 (Oct. 2016), e5860. DOI: 10.2196/games.5860
José Luis González Sánchez, Francisco Luis Gutiérrez Vela, Francisco Montero Simarro, and Natalia Padilla-Zea. 2012. Playability: analysing user experience in video games. Behaviour & Information Technology 31, 10 (Oct. 2012), 1033–1054. DOI: 10.1080/0144929X.2012.710648
Bob G. Witmer and Michael J. Singer. 1998. Measuring Presence in Virtual Environments: A Presence Questionnaire. Presence: Teleoperators and Virtual Environments 7, 3 (June 1998), 225–240. DOI: 10.1162/105474698565686
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30/09/2024
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CAMPOS, Thiago Prado de; HOUNSELL, Marcelo da Silva; DAMASCENO, Eduardo Filgueiras; VALENTIM, Natasha M. C..
Evaluating Usability, User Experience, and Playability of a Puzzle Game in Mixed Reality. In: SIMPÓSIO DE REALIDADE VIRTUAL E AUMENTADA (SVR), 26. , 2024, Manaus/AM.
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Porto Alegre: Sociedade Brasileira de Computação,
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