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Adaptive Play: A Prototype of a Responsive Children's Videogame for Greater Inclusivity

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NordiCHI '16: Proceedings of the 9th Nordic Conference on Human-Computer Interaction

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This extended abstract presents a prototype of an adaptive children's videogame designed for greater inclusivity. It describes the design of a novel game engine and prototype game that uses real-time interaction analytics to reasonably adapt the user interface and game mechanics 'in the moment' to support children's preferences, needs and abilities. This experimental approach to game design is aimed at simplifying the configuration process and making the game more responsive to a wider variety of needs and abilities. This extended abstract presents the motivation for the work, the development of the prototype and the potential value of this approach, drawing on findings from an early pilot. It concludes by outlining plans for future work.

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Carvalho CTeran LMota MPereira RSantos CBento Villela MRios da Hora Rodrigues Kde Gois Ribeiro Darin T(2022)A systematic mapping study on digital game adaptation dimensionsProceedings of the 21st Brazilian Symposium on Human Factors in Computing Systems10.1145/3554364.3559122(1-14)Online publication date: 17-Oct-2022
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Yildiz SCarlsson AJärnbrand HSandberg TWestin T(2018)Design of a Game Community Based Support System for Cognitive Game AccessibilityInteractivity, Game Creation, Design, Learning, and Innovation10.1007/978-3-319-76908-0_23(238-247)Online publication date: 7-Mar-2018
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Adaptive Play: A Prototype of a Responsive Children's Videogame for Greater Inclusivity
1. Human-centered computing
  1. Human computer interaction (HCI)
2. Software and its engineering
  1. Software creation and management
    1. Designing software
      1. Software implementation planning
        Software design techniques
    2. Software development process management

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October 2016

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ISBN:9781450347631

DOI:10.1145/2971485

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Carvalho CTeran LMota MPereira R(2024)Technologies to Support Adaptable Game Design: A Systematic Mapping StudyJournal of the Brazilian Computer Society10.5753/jbcs.2024.309030:1(69-101)Online publication date: 26-Apr-2024
https://doi.org/10.5753/jbcs.2024.3090
Carvalho CTeran LMota MPereira RSantos CBento Villela MRios da Hora Rodrigues Kde Gois Ribeiro Darin T(2022)A systematic mapping study on digital game adaptation dimensionsProceedings of the 21st Brazilian Symposium on Human Factors in Computing Systems10.1145/3554364.3559122(1-14)Online publication date: 17-Oct-2022
https://dl.acm.org/doi/10.1145/3554364.3559122
Yildiz SCarlsson AJärnbrand HSandberg TWestin T(2018)Design of a Game Community Based Support System for Cognitive Game AccessibilityInteractivity, Game Creation, Design, Learning, and Innovation10.1007/978-3-319-76908-0_23(238-247)Online publication date: 7-Mar-2018
https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-76908-0_23

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