University of Trier

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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…

HRI '24Human-Robot Collaboration (HRC) +1

Navigating Real-World Complexity: A Multi-Medium System for Heterogeneous Human-Robot Interaction

Real-world robot system deployment is often performed in complex and unstructured environments. These complex environments coupled with multi-faceted global tasks often lead to complicated stakeholder structures, making designing for these environments extremely challenging. Magnifying this difficulty, tasks performed…

CHI '21Game UX & Player Behavior +1

Prepare for Trouble and Make It Double: The Power Motive Predicts Pokémon Choices Based on Apparent Strength

Two social motives are distinguished by Motive Disposition Theory: affiliation and power. Motives orient, select and energize our behaviour, suggesting that the choices of power-motivated individuals should be guided by power cues, such as the appearance of strength in a game character or avatar. In study 1 we demonst…

CHI '20Honorable MentionGame UX & Player Behavior +1

Power Play: How the Need to Empower or Overpower Other Players Predicts Preferences in League of Legends

The power motive describes our need to have an impact on others. Relevant in contexts such as sports, politics, and business, the power motive could help explain experiences and behaviours in digital games. We present four studies connecting the power motive to role and champion type choices in the MOBA game League of…

CHI '20Game UX & Player Behavior +2

In-game and Out-of-game Social Anxiety Influences Player Motivations, Activities, and Experiences in MMORPGs

Socializing is an important part of why people choose to play games and is at the core of many game mechanics. Anxiety and fear about social interactions can lead to withdrawal from socializing in the physical world, yet players with social anxiety preferentially choose MMORPGs a highly social genre raising questi…

CSCW '18Urban Spaces

Constructing Urban Tourism Space Digitally: A Study of Airbnb Listings in Two Berlin Neighborhoods

Over the past decade, Airbnb has emerged as the most popular platform for renting out single rooms or whole apartments. The impact of Airbnb listings on local neighborhoods has been controversially discussed in many cities around the world. The platform's widespread adoption led to changes in urban life, and in partic…

CHI '18Game UX & Player Behavior +1

Let Me Be Implicit: Using Motive Disposition Theory to Predict and Explain Behaviour in Digital Games

We introduce explicit and implicit motives (i.e., achievement, affiliation, power, autonomy) into player experience research and situate them in existing theories of player motivation, personality, playstyle, and experience. Additionally, we conducted an experiment with 109 players in a social play situation and show…

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Games, Entertainment & Gamification

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