University of Saskatchewan

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CHI '26Game UX & Player Behavior +2

Game Changers: Exploring Player Perspectives of Digital Game Modification

As long as there have been digital games, there have been players who seek to modify them, using settings, mods, online resources, and other methods. Despite the long history of modification in games, research has been limited by the dichotomous values implied by players using modifications for cheating (negative) or…

CHI '26Creative Collaboration & Feedback Systems +1

Understanding How Creativity Support Tools Can Foster Happiness

Engaging in creative activities makes people happy. Creativity support tools (CSTs) are technologies that facilitate creative activities in the digital domain; however, little is known about how the use of CSTs affects happiness stemming from creative endeavours. To address this gap, we conducted a two-phase study. Fi…

CHI '26Game UX & Player Behavior +2

GG Go Next... Lobby: How Players Use Queue Dodging to Anticipate and Avoid Negative Experiences in League of Legends

"Queue dodging'' in League of Legends---the act of leaving a match during Champion Select---is characterised as problematic behaviour that increases lobby wait times, reduces the quality of matchmaking, and results in penalties for players. Although game companies try to eliminate queue dodging, it persists, raising t…

CHI '25Full-Body Interaction & Embodied Input +1

Understanding and Improving the Performance of Action Pointing

Action pointing involves choosing and executing an action at a specific place in the workspace (e.g., choosing a tool and clicking to start drawing, or selecting an object and copying with a shortcut). The elements of action pointing (choosing an action, specifying a position, and triggering the action) can be carried…

CHI '24Diet Tracking & Nutrition Management

Unpacking Norms, Narratives, and Nourishment: A Feminist HCI Critique on Food Tracking Technologies

Food tracking applications (apps) can provide benefits (e.g., helping diagnose food intolerances) but can also create harm (e.g., facilitating disordered eating). However, food tracking apps—viewed as a women’s health issue, and critically examined through the lens of feminist HCI—are absent from the discourse of soci…

CHI '24Eye Tracking & Gaze Interaction +1

Effects of Device Environment and Information Layout on Spatial Memory and Performance in VR Selection Tasks

Virtual Reality systems are increasingly proposed as a platform for everyday interactive software. Many applications are dependent on actions such as navigation and selection, but it is not clear how well immersive environments support these basic activities. Previous studies have suggested advantages for spatial lear…

CHI '24Game UX & Player Behavior +2

Cheat Codes as External Support for Players Navigating Fear of Failure and Self-Regulation Challenges In Digital Games

Failure is an integral element of most games, and while some players may benefit from external support, such as cheat codes, to prompt self-soothing, most games lack supportive elements. We asked participants (N=88) to play Anno 1404 in single-player mode, and presented a money-generating cheat code in a challenging s…

CHI '24Honorable MentionMultiplayer & Social Games +1

Toxicity in Online Games: The Prevalence and Efficacy of Coping Strategies

Toxicity is pervasive in online multiplayer games, exposing players to disruptive and harmful behaviours. Players employ various approaches to cope with exposure to toxicity; however, game designers and researchers lack guidance on how to implement coping support within games. In this paper, we first conduct a formati…

CHI '23Game UX & Player Behavior +1

Automation Confusion: A Grounded Theory of Non-Gamers' Confusion in Partially Automated Action Games

Partial automation makes digital games simpler by performing game actions for players. It may simplify gameplay for non-gamers who have difficulty controlling and understanding games. However, the automation may make players confused about what they control and what the automation controls. To describe and explain non…

CHI '23Interactive Data Visualization +1

Showing Flow: Comparing Usability of Chord and Sankey Diagrams

Chord and Sankey diagrams are two common techniques for visualizing flows. Chord diagrams use a radial layout with a single circular axis, and Sankey diagrams use a left-to-right layout with two vertical axes. Previous work suggests both strengths and weaknesses of the radial approach, but little is known about the us…

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