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Usability, playability, and long-term engagement in computer games

Febretti, Alessandro, Garzotto, Franca·2009·CHI '09 Extended Abstracts on Human Factors in Computing Systems
DOI 10.1145/1520340.1520618
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Does usability affect long term user engagement in computer games, or are other factors more influential? This paper explores this issue, discussing an evaluation study that measured the relevance of usability versus playability factors for long-term user engagement in eight commercial games.

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Authors
Febretti, A., & Garzotto, F.
Affiliations
  • University of Illinois at Chicago, 60607 Chicago , IL, USA
  • Politecnico di Milano, Milan, Italy
Venue
CHI '09 Extended Abstracts on Human Factors in Computing Systems
Publisher
ACM
Published
2009-04-04
Pages
4063-4068
DOI
10.1145/1520340.1520618
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36
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Febretti, A., & Garzotto, F. (2009). Usability, playability, and long-term engagement in computer games. CHI '09 Extended Abstracts on Human Factors in Computing Systems. https://doi.org/10.1145/1520340.1520618