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CHI '90 Proceedings of the SIGCHI Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems
The evaluator effect in usability tests
CHI 98 Cconference Summary on Human Factors in Computing Systems
Usability Engineering
Heuristics for designing enjoyable user interfaces: Lessons from computer games
CHI '82 Proceedings of the 1982 Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems
Using heuristics to evaluate the playability of games
CHI '04 Extended Abstracts on Human Factors in Computing Systems
interactions - Funology
Playability heuristics for mobile games
Proceedings of the 8th conference on Human-computer interaction with mobile devices and services
Understanding Video Games
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Proceedings of the SIGCHI Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems
Comparative usability evaluation (CUE-4)
Behaviour & Information Technology
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Human-Computer Interaction
Playability in action videogames: a qualitative design model
Human-Computer Interaction
Comparison of playtesting and expert review methods in mobile game evaluation
Proceedings of the 3rd International Conference on Fun and Games
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Futureplay '10 Proceedings of the International Academic Conference on the Future of Game Design and Technology
Critical review on video game evaluation heuristics: social games perspective
Futureplay '10 Proceedings of the International Academic Conference on the Future of Game Design and Technology
Weak inter-rater reliability in heuristic evaluation of video games
CHI '11 Extended Abstracts on Human Factors in Computing Systems
The explanatory power of playability heuristics
Proceedings of the 8th International Conference on Advances in Computer Entertainment Technology
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Proceedings of the 10th Brazilian Symposium on on Human Factors in Computing Systems and the 5th Latin American Conference on Human-Computer Interaction
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Proceedings of the 4th International Conference on Fun and Games
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CHI '13 Extended Abstracts on Human Factors in Computing Systems
Understanding the fidelity effect when evaluating games with children
Proceedings of the 12th International Conference on Interaction Design and Children
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Transactions on Edutainment IX
Investigating the fidelity effect when evaluating game prototypes with children
BCS-HCI '13 Proceedings of the 27th International BCS Human Computer Interaction Conference
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The expert review method is not yet widely adopted in game evaluations, although it has been used successfully in productivity software evaluations for years. In order to use the method effectively, there need to be playability heuristics that take into account the characteristics of the videogames. There are a few playability heuristic sets available, but they have several differences, and they have not been compared to discover their strengths and weaknesses in game evaluations. In this paper, we report on a first study comparing two playability heuristic sets when evaluating the playability of a videogame. The results indicate that the heuristics can assist the evaluators in evaluating both the user interface and the gameplay aspects of the game. However, playability heuristics need to be developed further before they can be utilized by the practitioners. Especially, the clarity and comprehensibility of the heuristics need to be improved, and the optimal number of heuristics is still open.