Evaluating User Experience in a Selection Based Brain-Computer Interface Game: A Comparative Study

Hayrettin Gürkök; Gido Hakvoort; Mannes Poel

doi:10.1007/978-3-642-24500-8_9

Evaluating User Experience in a Selection Based Brain-Computer Interface Game: A Comparative Study

Hayrettin Gürkök, Gido Hakvoort, Mannes Poel

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Abstract

In human-computer interaction, it is important to offer the users correct modalities for particular tasks and situations. Unless the user has the suitable modality for a task, neither task performance nor user experience can be optimised. The aim of this study is to assess the appropriateness of using a steady-state visually evoked potential based brain-computer interface (BCI) for selection tasks in a computer game. In an experiment participants evaluated a BCI control and a comparable automatic speech recogniser (ASR) control in terms of workload, usability and engagement. The results showed that although BCI was a satisfactory modality in completing selection tasks, its use in our game was not engaging for the player. In our particular setup, ASR control appeared to be a better alternative to BCI control.

Original language	Undefined
Title of host publication	Proceedings of the 10th International Conference on Entertainment Computing (ICEC 2011)
Editors	Junia Coutinho Anacleto, Sidney Fels, Nicholas Graham, Bill Kapralos, Magy Saif El-Nasr, Kevin Stanley
Place of Publication	Berlin
Publisher	Springer
Pages	77-88
Number of pages	12
ISBN (Print)	978-3-642-24499-5
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-24500-8_9
Publication status	Published - Oct 2011
Event	10th International Conference on Entertainment Computing, ICEC 2011 - Vancouver, Canada Duration: 5 Oct 2011 → 8 Oct 2011 Conference number: 10

Publication series

Name	Lecture Notes in Computer Science
Publisher	Springer Verlag
Volume	6972
ISSN (Print)	0302-9743
ISSN (Electronic)	1611-3349

Conference

Conference	10th International Conference on Entertainment Computing, ICEC 2011
Abbreviated title	ICEC
Country/Territory	Canada
City	Vancouver
Period	5/10/11 → 8/10/11

Keywords

IR-78538
METIS-281569
Engagement
Games
Brain-Computer Interface
steady-state visually evoked potential
EWI-20813
Usability
Workload
HMI-SLT: Speech and Language Technology
HMI-MI: MULTIMODAL INTERACTIONS
HMI-CI: Computational Intelligence
User Experience

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Gürkök, H., Hakvoort, G., & Poel, M. (2011). Evaluating User Experience in a Selection Based Brain-Computer Interface Game: A Comparative Study. In J. Coutinho Anacleto, S. Fels, N. Graham, B. Kapralos, M. Saif El-Nasr, & K. Stanley (Eds.), Proceedings of the 10th International Conference on Entertainment Computing (ICEC 2011) (pp. 77-88). (Lecture Notes in Computer Science; Vol. 6972). Springer. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-24500-8_9

Gürkök, Hayrettin ; Hakvoort, Gido ; Poel, Mannes. / Evaluating User Experience in a Selection Based Brain-Computer Interface Game: A Comparative Study. Proceedings of the 10th International Conference on Entertainment Computing (ICEC 2011). editor / Junia Coutinho Anacleto ; Sidney Fels ; Nicholas Graham ; Bill Kapralos ; Magy Saif El-Nasr ; Kevin Stanley. Berlin : Springer, 2011. pp. 77-88 (Lecture Notes in Computer Science).

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Gürkök, H, Hakvoort, G & Poel, M 2011, Evaluating User Experience in a Selection Based Brain-Computer Interface Game: A Comparative Study. in J Coutinho Anacleto, S Fels, N Graham, B Kapralos, M Saif El-Nasr & K Stanley (eds), Proceedings of the 10th International Conference on Entertainment Computing (ICEC 2011). Lecture Notes in Computer Science, vol. 6972, Springer, Berlin, pp. 77-88, 10th International Conference on Entertainment Computing, ICEC 2011, Vancouver, Canada, 5/10/11. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-24500-8_9

Evaluating User Experience in a Selection Based Brain-Computer Interface Game: A Comparative Study. / Gürkök, Hayrettin; Hakvoort, Gido; Poel, Mannes.
Proceedings of the 10th International Conference on Entertainment Computing (ICEC 2011). ed. / Junia Coutinho Anacleto; Sidney Fels; Nicholas Graham; Bill Kapralos; Magy Saif El-Nasr; Kevin Stanley. Berlin: Springer, 2011. p. 77-88 (Lecture Notes in Computer Science; Vol. 6972).

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Gürkök H, Hakvoort G, Poel M. Evaluating User Experience in a Selection Based Brain-Computer Interface Game: A Comparative Study. In Coutinho Anacleto J, Fels S, Graham N, Kapralos B, Saif El-Nasr M, Stanley K, editors, Proceedings of the 10th International Conference on Entertainment Computing (ICEC 2011). Berlin: Springer. 2011. p. 77-88. (Lecture Notes in Computer Science). doi: 10.1007/978-3-642-24500-8_9