Conceptualizing Fidelity for HCI in Applied Gaming

Conceptualizing Fidelity for HCI in Applied Gaming

Lukosch, H.K. (TU Delft Policy Analysis)
Lukosch, S.G. (TU Delft System Engineering)
Hoermann, Simon (University of Canterbury)
Lindeman, Robert W. (University of Canterbury)

Fang, Xiaowen (editor)

2019

Fidelity of games as a concept describes the level of representation of, or accordance with reality. The level of fidelity has influence on the interaction between player and game. Our study discusses the outcomes of a literature study and three cases with the goal to propose a comprehensive framework of game fidelity. This framework could help game designers and researchers to adopt the ‘right’ or sufficient level of fidelity to achieve the intended objectives related to applied games. Our results show that functional and psychological fidelity have a higher impact on the experience and effects of applied games than their physical fidelity. Social and ethical fidelity are proposed as new dimensions of game fidelity that still have to be explored. In literature, both low and high levels of fidelity are described as effective in applied games, while a medium level seems not to be beneficial for the player.

Applied games
Fidelity
Human computer interaction

http://resolver.tudelft.nl/uuid:2b283df3-d467-4ef9-ad1a-3c94bfdd495c

https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-22602-2_14

Springer

9783030226015

HCI in Games - 1st International Conference, HCI-Games 2019, Held as Part of the 21st HCI International Conference, HCII 2019, Proceedings

1st International Conference on HCI in Games, HCI-Games 2019, held as part of the 21st International Conference on Human-Computer Interaction, HCI International 2019, 2019-07-26 → 2019-07-31, Orlando, United States

Lecture Notes in Computer Science (including subseries Lecture Notes in Artificial Intelligence and Lecture Notes in Bioinformatics), 0302-9743, 11595 LNCS

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© 2019 H.K. Lukosch, S.G. Lukosch, Simon Hoermann, Robert W. Lindeman