Pedro Pais

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A Living Framework for Understanding Cooperative Games

Playing cooperative games is recognised as a positive social activity. Yet, we have limited means to rigorously define or communicate the structures that govern these experiences, hindering attempts at consolidating knowledge and limiting the potential of design efforts. In this work, we introduce the Living Framework…

CHI '243rd AuthorGame UX & Player Behavior +1

The Trick is to Stay Behind?: Defining and Exploring the Design Space of Player Balancing Mechanics

In multiplayer gaming, skill disparity can lead to frustrating and excluding experiences. Balancing approaches exist to level the playing field (e.g., providing aim assistance to low-performing players), but it is unclear how different design choices affect individual player experience. We first introduce a design spa…

CHI '233rd AuthorBest PaperDeaf & Hard-of-Hearing Support (Captions, Sign Language, Vibration) +2

“My Zelda Cane”: Strategies Used by Blind Players to Play Visual-Centric Digital Games

Mainstream games are typically designed around the visual experience, with behaviors and interactions highly dependent on vision. Despite this, blind people are playing mainstream games while dealing with and overcoming inaccessible content, often together with friends and audiences. In this work, we analyze over 70 h…

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