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

Authors:
Alessandro Febretti;Franca Garzotto
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
Year:
2009

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Abstract

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.