Perception and manipulation of game control

D. Plass - Oude Bos; B.L.A. van de Laar; B. Reuderink; Mannes Poel; Antinus Nijholt

doi:10.1007/978-3-319-08189-2_7

Perception and manipulation of game control

D. Plass - Oude Bos, B.L.A. van de Laar, B. Reuderink, Mannes Poel, Antinus Nijholt

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Abstract

Brain-computer interfaces do not provide perfect recognition of user input, for similar reasons as natural input modalities. How well can users assess the amount of control they have, and how much control do they need? We describe an experiment where we manipulated the control users had in a keyboard-controlled browser game. The data of 211 runs from 87 individuals indicates a significant linear correlation between users’ sense of control and the amount of control they really had in terms of mutual information (not accuracy!). If users know what they put in, they can assess quite well how much control they have over the system. In our case, from an amount of control of above 0.68 bits in mutual information (a 5-class accuracy of 65%), this aspect of control no longer seems to be the critical factor for finishing the game. Deliberate manipulation of perception may offer a way to make imperfect, uncertain input modalities more acceptable, especially in combination with games.

Original language	Undefined
Title of host publication	Proceedings of the 6th International Conference on Intelligent Technologies for Interactive Entertainment, INTETAIN 2014
Editors	Dennis Reidsma, Insook Choi, Robin Bargar
Place of Publication	Berlin
Publisher	Springer
Pages	57-66
Number of pages	10
ISBN (Print)	978-3-319-08188-5
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-08189-2_7
Publication status	Published - Jul 2014
Event	6th International Conference on Intelligent Technologies for Interactive Entertainment, INTETAIN 2014 - Chicago (IL), USA Duration: 9 Jul 2014 → 11 Jul 2014

Publication series

Name	Lecture Notes of the Institute for Computer Sciences, Social Informatics and Telecommunications Engineering (LNICST)
Publisher	Springer Verlag
Number	136
Volume	136
ISSN (Print)	1867-8211
ISSN (Electronic)	1867-8211

Conference

Conference	6th International Conference on Intelligent Technologies for Interactive Entertainment, INTETAIN 2014
Period	9/07/14 → 11/07/14
Other	9-11 July 2014

Keywords

EWI-24639
HMI-HF: Human Factors
Social Robots
Sensors
Video games
Virtual Reality
IR-91484
Actuators
Computational Humor
Humor
Intelligent Environments
METIS-305863
Virtual agents

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Plass - Oude Bos, D., van de Laar, B. L. A., Reuderink, B., Poel, M., & Nijholt, A. (2014). Perception and manipulation of game control. In D. Reidsma, I. Choi, & R. Bargar (Eds.), Proceedings of the 6th International Conference on Intelligent Technologies for Interactive Entertainment, INTETAIN 2014 (pp. 57-66). (Lecture Notes of the Institute for Computer Sciences, Social Informatics and Telecommunications Engineering (LNICST); Vol. 136, No. 136). Springer. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-08189-2_7

Plass - Oude Bos, D. ; van de Laar, B.L.A. ; Reuderink, B. et al. / Perception and manipulation of game control. Proceedings of the 6th International Conference on Intelligent Technologies for Interactive Entertainment, INTETAIN 2014. editor / Dennis Reidsma ; Insook Choi ; Robin Bargar. Berlin : Springer, 2014. pp. 57-66 (Lecture Notes of the Institute for Computer Sciences, Social Informatics and Telecommunications Engineering (LNICST); 136).

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Plass - Oude Bos D, van de Laar BLA, Reuderink B, Poel M , Nijholt A. Perception and manipulation of game control. In Reidsma D, Choi I, Bargar R, editors, Proceedings of the 6th International Conference on Intelligent Technologies for Interactive Entertainment, INTETAIN 2014. Berlin: Springer. 2014. p. 57-66. (Lecture Notes of the Institute for Computer Sciences, Social Informatics and Telecommunications Engineering (LNICST); 136). doi: 10.1007/978-3-319-08189-2_7