Affective Videogames and Modes of Affective Gaming:
Assist Me, Challenge Me, Emote Me

Kiel Gilleade
Lancaster University, UK.
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Alan Dix
Lancaster University, UK
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Jen Allanson
Allanson Consulting, UK

Paper at DIGRA'2005, 16-20 June 2005, Vancouver, Canada.

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Abstract

In this paper we describe the fundamentals of affective gaming from a physiological standpoint, covering some of the origins of the genre, how affective videogames operate, current conceptual and technological capabilities. We ground this overview of the ongoing research by taking an in-depth look at one of our early biofeedback-based affective games. Based on our analysis of existing videogames and our own experience with affective videogames, we propose a new approach to game design based on several high-level design heuristics: assist me, challenge me and emote me (ACE), a series of gameplay "tweaks" made possible through affective videogames.

Keywords: Affective Videogames, Affective Feedback, Biofeedback, Physiology
Full reference:
K. Gilleade, A. Dix and J. Allanson (2005). Affective Videogames and Modes of Affective Gaming: Assist Me, Challenge Me, Emote Me Proceedings of DIGRA'2005.
http://www.hcibook.com/alan/papers/
DIGRA2005/
more:
Using Frustration in the Design of Adaptive Videogames, paper at ACE 2004.
Kiel's Liquid Toolkit for prototyping bio-sensor applications and Intelligent Gaming System for affective videogames

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Alan Dix 16/4/2005