Development of the Engagement Playability and User eXperience (EPUX) Metric for 2D-Screen and VR Serious Games: A Case-Study Validation of Hellblade: Senua’s Sacrifice

Research into the design of serious games still lacks metrics to evaluate engagement with the experience so that users can achieve the learning aims. This study presents the new EPUX metric, based on playability and User eXperience (UX) elements, to measure the capability of any serious game to main...

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Autores: Martínez García, Kim, Checa Cruz, David, Bustillo Iglesias, Andrés
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Fecha de publicación:2024
País:España
Repositorio:Repositorio Institucional de la Universidad de Burgos (RIUBU)
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Palabra clave:Serious games
Game design
Game evaluation
Game engagement
Virtual reality
Videojuegos
Realidad virtual
Video games
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spelling Development of the Engagement Playability and User eXperience (EPUX) Metric for 2D-Screen and VR Serious Games: A Case-Study Validation of Hellblade: Senua’s SacrificeMartínez García, KimCheca Cruz, DavidBustillo Iglesias, AndrésSerious gamesGame designGame evaluationGame engagementVirtual realityVideojuegosRealidad virtualVideo gamesVirtual realityResearch into the design of serious games still lacks metrics to evaluate engagement with the experience so that users can achieve the learning aims. This study presents the new EPUX metric, based on playability and User eXperience (UX) elements, to measure the capability of any serious game to maintain the attention of players. The metric includes (1) playability aspects: game items that affect the emotions of users and that constitute the different layers of the game, i.e., mechanics, dynamics and aesthetics; and (2) UX features: motivation, meaningful choices, usability, aesthetics and balance both in the short and in the long term. The metric is also adapted to evaluate virtual reality serious games (VR-SGs), so that changes may be considered to features linked to playability and UX. The case study for the assessment of the EPUX metric is Hellblade, developed in two versions: one for 2D-screens and the other for VR devices. The comparison of the EPUX metric scores for both versions showed that (1) some VR dynamics augmented the impact of gameplay and, in consequence, engagement capacity; and (2) some game design flaws were linked to much lower scores. Among those flaws were low numbers of levels, missions, and items; no tutorial to enhance usability; and lack of strategies and rewards to increase motivation in the long term.This work was partially supported by the GruaRV project (Reference Number INVESTUN/18/BU/0002) of the Consejería de Industria, Comercio y Empleo of the Junta de Castilla y León (Spain) and the Ministry of Science, Innovation and Universities (FPU18/04688).MDPI202420242024info:eu-repo/semantics/articleinfo:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersionapplication/pdfhttp://hdl.handle.net/10259/9518reponame:Repositorio Institucional de la Universidad de Burgos (RIUBU)instname:InglésElectronics. 2024, V. 13, n. 2, 281https://doi.org/10.3390/electronics13020281Atribución 4.0 Internacionalhttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccessoai:dnet:riubu_______::d3fda455d0e5ac2d91dd5254f21f4e462025-07-28T07:57:52Z
dc.title.none.fl_str_mv Development of the Engagement Playability and User eXperience (EPUX) Metric for 2D-Screen and VR Serious Games: A Case-Study Validation of Hellblade: Senua’s Sacrifice
title Development of the Engagement Playability and User eXperience (EPUX) Metric for 2D-Screen and VR Serious Games: A Case-Study Validation of Hellblade: Senua’s Sacrifice
spellingShingle Development of the Engagement Playability and User eXperience (EPUX) Metric for 2D-Screen and VR Serious Games: A Case-Study Validation of Hellblade: Senua’s Sacrifice
Martínez García, Kim
Serious games
Game design
Game evaluation
Game engagement
Virtual reality
Videojuegos
Realidad virtual
Video games
Virtual reality
title_short Development of the Engagement Playability and User eXperience (EPUX) Metric for 2D-Screen and VR Serious Games: A Case-Study Validation of Hellblade: Senua’s Sacrifice
title_full Development of the Engagement Playability and User eXperience (EPUX) Metric for 2D-Screen and VR Serious Games: A Case-Study Validation of Hellblade: Senua’s Sacrifice
title_fullStr Development of the Engagement Playability and User eXperience (EPUX) Metric for 2D-Screen and VR Serious Games: A Case-Study Validation of Hellblade: Senua’s Sacrifice
title_full_unstemmed Development of the Engagement Playability and User eXperience (EPUX) Metric for 2D-Screen and VR Serious Games: A Case-Study Validation of Hellblade: Senua’s Sacrifice
title_sort Development of the Engagement Playability and User eXperience (EPUX) Metric for 2D-Screen and VR Serious Games: A Case-Study Validation of Hellblade: Senua’s Sacrifice
dc.creator.none.fl_str_mv Martínez García, Kim
Checa Cruz, David
Bustillo Iglesias, Andrés
author Martínez García, Kim
author_facet Martínez García, Kim
Checa Cruz, David
Bustillo Iglesias, Andrés
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author2 Checa Cruz, David
Bustillo Iglesias, Andrés
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dc.subject.none.fl_str_mv Serious games
Game design
Game evaluation
Game engagement
Virtual reality
Videojuegos
Realidad virtual
Video games
Virtual reality
topic Serious games
Game design
Game evaluation
Game engagement
Virtual reality
Videojuegos
Realidad virtual
Video games
Virtual reality
description Research into the design of serious games still lacks metrics to evaluate engagement with the experience so that users can achieve the learning aims. This study presents the new EPUX metric, based on playability and User eXperience (UX) elements, to measure the capability of any serious game to maintain the attention of players. The metric includes (1) playability aspects: game items that affect the emotions of users and that constitute the different layers of the game, i.e., mechanics, dynamics and aesthetics; and (2) UX features: motivation, meaningful choices, usability, aesthetics and balance both in the short and in the long term. The metric is also adapted to evaluate virtual reality serious games (VR-SGs), so that changes may be considered to features linked to playability and UX. The case study for the assessment of the EPUX metric is Hellblade, developed in two versions: one for 2D-screens and the other for VR devices. The comparison of the EPUX metric scores for both versions showed that (1) some VR dynamics augmented the impact of gameplay and, in consequence, engagement capacity; and (2) some game design flaws were linked to much lower scores. Among those flaws were low numbers of levels, missions, and items; no tutorial to enhance usability; and lack of strategies and rewards to increase motivation in the long term.
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