From Interviews to Experience Sampling: Understanding Subjective Experience of Player Effort through Diverse Methodologies. Agrawal, S. & Dalvi, G. In Companion Proceedings of the Annual Symposium on Computer-Human Interaction in Play, of CHI PLAY Companion '23, pages 168–173, New York, NY, USA, 2023. Association for Computing Machinery. event-place: Stratford, ON, Canada![From Interviews to Experience Sampling: Understanding Subjective Experience of Player Effort through Diverse Methodologies [link]](https://bibbase.org/img/filetypes/link.svg "link")
Paper doi abstract bibtex Understanding of player experiences in games necessitates acknowledging the role of mental effort, which intertwines with sentiments like fun, immersion, and frustration. This study adopts a qualitative approach from a constructivist perspective to gain insights into the subjective experiences of effort in gameplay. To capture the intricate nature of player effort, we iteratively employed a range of data collection methods, including post-gameplay interviews, written narratives, speculative modification discussions, and experience sampling techniques. Each method provided unique insights into different facets of effort, enabling a comprehensive understanding of the subjective dimensions involved. These methods were carefully assessed based on their depth of insights, the nature of data collected, participant engagement, researcher's bias, and practical feasibility. The study uncovered that focus group interviews effectively distilled complex ideas, while retrospective methods had limitations in capturing associated emotions. In contrast, experience sampling, particularly when written in the first person, provided a detailed description of the nuanced dynamics of effort and other related emotions throughout the gameplay experience.
@inproceedings{agrawal_interviews_2023,
address = {New York, NY, USA},
series = {{CHI} {PLAY} {Companion} '23},
title = {From {Interviews} to {Experience} {Sampling}: {Understanding} {Subjective} {Experience} of {Player} {Effort} through {Diverse} {Methodologies}},
isbn = {9798400700293},
url = {https://doi.org/10.1145/3573382.3616094},
doi = {10.1145/3573382.3616094},
abstract = {Understanding of player experiences in games necessitates acknowledging the role of mental effort, which intertwines with sentiments like fun, immersion, and frustration. This study adopts a qualitative approach from a constructivist perspective to gain insights into the subjective experiences of effort in gameplay. To capture the intricate nature of player effort, we iteratively employed a range of data collection methods, including post-gameplay interviews, written narratives, speculative modification discussions, and experience sampling techniques. Each method provided unique insights into different facets of effort, enabling a comprehensive understanding of the subjective dimensions involved. These methods were carefully assessed based on their depth of insights, the nature of data collected, participant engagement, researcher's bias, and practical feasibility. The study uncovered that focus group interviews effectively distilled complex ideas, while retrospective methods had limitations in capturing associated emotions. In contrast, experience sampling, particularly when written in the first person, provided a detailed description of the nuanced dynamics of effort and other related emotions throughout the gameplay experience.},
booktitle = {Companion {Proceedings} of the {Annual} {Symposium} on {Computer}-{Human} {Interaction} in {Play}},
publisher = {Association for Computing Machinery},
author = {Agrawal, Shruti and Dalvi, Girish},
year = {2023},
note = {event-place: Stratford, ON, Canada},
keywords = {Evaluation, Mental Effort, Methods, Subjective Player Experience},
pages = {168--173},
}
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