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Wednesday, October 09, 2019

Personalized Games

Much like the general idea,   Could it be applied to other kinds of tasks.   Could it be used to allocate resources to problems.   Connect with the right kinds of assistants?

Researchers Create 'Player Trait Model' Allowing for Personalized Games
University of Waterloo News
September 25, 2019

Researchers at the University of Waterloo in Canada have developed a tool that will enable user-experience designers to create more effective, personalized video games and marketing campaigns. The "player traits model," when used in conjunction with a 25-item survey, can evaluate the kinds of video games different people will enjoy. The model is based on five traits: social, aesthetic, challenge, goal, and narrative. The survey questions were developed by a multidisciplinary team of four researchers in the HCI Games Group of Waterloo's Games Institute. Said Waterloo researcher Gustavo Tondello, "It is important to understand the relationship between personality, playing preferences, and enjoyment of game elements because this knowledge has uses in the design of targeted and adaptive games, as well as gameful applications and advertising campaigns." ...

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