GURaaS: an end-user platform for embedding research instruments into games

CA Pereira Santos; J van de Haterd; K Hutchinson; V-J Khan; P. Markopoulos

doi:10.1007/978-3-319-58735-6_3

GURaaS: an end-user platform for embedding research instruments into games

CA Pereira Santos, J van de Haterd, K Hutchinson, V-J Khan, P. Markopoulos

Academy for AI, Games & Media

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Abstract

In this paper, we detail a software platform that enables game developers to expose aspects of their games to researchers who are not necessarily familiar with game development, providing them the possibility to customize game content for behavioral user research, and more specifically to embed survey items in a game context. With this platform we introduce the concept of Games User Research as a Service (GURaaS). This articled describes the process we followed to design GURaaS, its high level architecture and its application in a case study. We envision that GURaaS will assist researchers and organizations by helping them expand their reach in finding participants and in collecting survey data reducing the tedium for survey participants.

Original language	English
Title of host publication	End-user development
Editors	S Barbosa, P Markopoulos, F Paternò, S Stumpf, S Valtolina
Publisher	Springer Verlag
Pages	34-48
Number of pages	15
ISBN (Electronic)	83319587356
ISBN (Print)	9783319587349
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-58735-6_3
Publication status	Published - 2017
Event	6th International Symposium on End-User Development - TU Eindhoven, Eindhoven, Netherlands Duration: 13 Jun 2017 → 15 Jun 2017

Publication series

Name	Lecture notes in computer science
Publisher	Springer
Volume	10303

Conference

Conference	6th International Symposium on End-User Development
Country/Territory	Netherlands
City	Eindhoven
Period	13/06/17 → 15/06/17

Keywords

End user
Game user research
System architecture

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Pereira Santos, CA., van de Haterd, J., Hutchinson, K., Khan, V.-J., & Markopoulos, P. (2017). GURaaS: an end-user platform for embedding research instruments into games. In S. Barbosa, P. Markopoulos, F. Paternò, S. Stumpf, & S. Valtolina (Eds.), End-user development (pp. 34-48). (Lecture notes in computer science; Vol. 10303). Springer Verlag. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-58735-6_3

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Pereira Santos, CA, van de Haterd, J, Hutchinson, K, Khan, V-J & Markopoulos, P 2017, GURaaS: an end-user platform for embedding research instruments into games. in S Barbosa, P Markopoulos, F Paternò, S Stumpf & S Valtolina (eds), End-user development. Lecture notes in computer science, vol. 10303, Springer Verlag, pp. 34-48, 6th International Symposium on End-User Development, Eindhoven, Netherlands, 13/06/17. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-58735-6_3

GURaaS: an end-user platform for embedding research instruments into games. / Pereira Santos, CA; van de Haterd, J; Hutchinson, K et al.
End-user development. ed. / S Barbosa; P Markopoulos; F Paternò; S Stumpf; S Valtolina. Springer Verlag, 2017. p. 34-48 (Lecture notes in computer science; Vol. 10303).

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