Paul Antony Cairns

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• 2023

  Growing Together: An Analysis of Measurement Transparency Across 15 Years of Player Motivation Questionnaires

  Hughes, N., Flockton, J. & Cairns, P. A., 1 Jan 2023, In: International Journal of Human-Computer Studies. 169, 20 p., 102940.

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• 2022

  Close but not too close: Distance and relevance in designing games for reflection

  Iacovides, I., Cutting, J., Beeston, J., Cecchinato, M. E., Mekler, E. D. & Cairns, P., 29 Oct 2022, In: Proceedings of the ACM on Human-Computer Interaction. 6, 224.

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• 2021

  Links between problem gambling and spending on booster packs in collectible card games: a conceptual replication of research on loot boxes

  Zendle, D., Cairns, P. A., Walasek, L., Meyer, R. & Drummond, A., 6 Apr 2021, In: PLoS ONE. 16, 4, 17 p., e0247855.

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• Opening the World of Contextualised Player Experiences

  Hughes, N. & Cairns, P. A., 10 Jan 2021, In: Entertainment Computing. 37, 100401.

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• 2020

  Investigating game attention using the Distraction Recognition Paradigm

  Cutting, J. & Cairns, P. A., 28 Nov 2020, (E-pub ahead of print) In: Behaviour & Information Technology. 22 p.

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• Measuring perceived challenge in digital games: Development & validation of the challenge originating from recent gameplay interaction scale (CORGIS)

  Denisova, A., Cairns, P., Guckelsberger, C. & Zendle, D., May 2020, In: International Journal of Human Computer Studies. 137, 15 p., 102383.

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• Nothing else matters: video games create sustained attentional selection away from task-irrelevant features

  Cutting, J., Cairns, P. A. & Kuhn, G., 11 Sep 2020, In: Attention, Perception & Psychophysics. 2020

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• Paying for loot boxes is linked to problem gambling, regardless of specific features such as cash-out and pay-to-win

  Zendle, D. I., Cairns, P. A., Barnett, H. & McCall, C. A., Jan 2020, In: Computers in Human Behavior. 102, p. 181-191 11 p.

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• The prevalence of loot boxes in mobile and desktop games

  Zendle, D., Meyer, R., Cairns, P. A., Waters, S. & Ballou, N., 20 Jan 2020, In: Addiction. 5 p.

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• 2019

  Busy doing nothing? What do players do in idle games?

  Cutting, J. T., Gundry, D. E. & Cairns, P. A., 1 Feb 2019, In: International Journal of Human-Computer Studies. 122, p. 133-144 12 p.

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• Enabled Players: the value of accessible digital games

  Cairns, P. A., Power, C., Barlet, M., Haynes, G., Kaufman, C. & Beeston, J. T., 12 Nov 2019, (Accepted/In press) In: Games and Culture.

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• Future Design of Accessibility in Games: A Design Vocabulary

  Cairns, P. A., Power, C. D., Barlet, M. & Haynes, G., 18 Jun 2019, (E-pub ahead of print) In: International Journal of Human-Computer Studies. 131, p. 64-71 7 p.

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• Loot boxes are again linked to problem gambling: results of a replication study

  Zendle, D. I. & Cairns, P. A., 7 Mar 2019, In: PLoS ONE. 14, 3, 13 p., e0213194.

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• Player Experience and Deceptive Expectations of Difficulty Adaptation in Digital Games

  Denisova, A. & Cairns, P. A., 2019, In: Entertainment Computing. 29, p. 56-68 13 p.

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• 2018

  A practical approach to measuring user engagement with the refined user engagement scale (UES) and new UES short form

  O'Brien, H., Cairns, P. A. & Hall, M., Apr 2018, In: International Journal of Human-Computer Studies. 112, p. 28-39 12 p.

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• Behavioural realism and the activation of aggressive concepts in violent video games

  Zendle, D. I., Kudenko, D. & Cairns, P. A., Jan 2018, In: Entertainment Computing. 24, p. 21-29 9 p.

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• Lost at the Edge of Uncertainty: Measuring Player Experience in Digital Games

  Power, C. D., Cairns, P. A., Denisova, A., Papaioannou, T. & Gultrom, R., 10 Sep 2018, (E-pub ahead of print) In: International Journal of Human-Computer Interaction. p. 1-14 14 p.

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• No Priming in Video Games

  Zendle, D. I., Cairns, P. A. & Kudenko, D., 1 Jan 2018, In: Computers in Human Behaviour. 78, p. 113-125

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• Video game loot boxes are linked to problem gambling: Results of a large-scale survey

  Zendle, D. I. & Cairns, P. A., 21 Nov 2018, In: PLoS ONE. 13, 11, 12 p., e0206767.

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• 2017

  Exploring the implementation of an electronic record into a maternity unit: a qualitative study using Normalisation Process Theory

  Scantlebury, A., Sheard, L., Watt, I., Cairns, P., Wright, J. & Adamson, J., 7 Jan 2017, In: BMC medical informatics and decision making. 17, 4, p. 4

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• Image-based Search and Retrieval for Biface Artefacts using Features Capturing Archaeologically Significant Characteristics

  Eraminan, M., Walia, E., Power, C. D., Lewis, A. & Cairns, P. A., Feb 2017, In: Machine Vision and Applications. p. 201-218

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• Interactive numerals

  Thimbleby, H. & Cairns, P. A., 26 Apr 2017, In: Royal Society Open Science. 17 p.

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• 2016

  Employing Number-Based Graphical Representations to Enhance the Effects of Visual Check on Entry Error Detection

  Tu, H., Oladimeji, P., Wiseman, S., Thimbleby, H., Cairns, P. & Niezen, G., 1 Mar 2016, In: Interacting With Computers. 28, 2, p. 194-207 14 p.

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• The Effects of Perceptual Interference on Number-Entry Errors

  Soboczenski, F., Hudson, M. & Cairns, P., 1 Mar 2016, In: Interacting With Computers. 28, 2, p. 208-218 11 p.

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• The effects of winning and losing on social presence in team-based digital games

  Hudson, M. & Cairns, P., 1 Jul 2016, In: Computers in Human Behaviour. 60, p. 1-12 12 p.

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• The impact of electronic records on patient safety: a qualitative study

  Clarke, A., Adamson, J., Watt, I., Sheard, L., Cairns, P. & Wright, J., 4 Jun 2016, In: BMC medical informatics and decision making. 16, 7 p., 62.

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• 2015

  An empirical evaluation of the User Engagement Scale (UES) in online news environments

  O'Brien, H. & Cairns, P., Jul 2015, In: Information Processing and Management. 51, 4, p. 413-427 15 p., 1672.

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• Implementing electronic patient record systems (EPRs) into England’s acute, mental health and community care trusts: a mixed methods study: a mixed methods study

  Clarke, A., Adamson, J. A., Sheard, L., Cairns, P. A., Watt, I. & John, W., 14 Oct 2015, In: BMC medical informatics and decision making. 15, 85, p. 1-8 8 p.

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• The influence of personal BMI on body size estimations and sensitivity to body size change in anorexia spectrum disorders

  Cornelissen, K. K., Bester, A., Cairns, P., Tovee, M. J. & Cornelissen, P. J., Mar 2015, In: Body Image. 13, p. 75-85 11 p.

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• Unreliable numbers: Error and harm induced by bad design can be reduced by better design

  Thimbleby, H., Oladimeji, P. & Cairns, P., 9 Sep 2015, In: Interface. 12, 110, 20150685.

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• 2014

  Interrogating social presence in games with experiential vignettes

  Hudson, M. & Cairns, P., May 2014, In: Entertainment Computing. 5, 2, p. 101-114 14 p.

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• 2013

  A commentary on short questionnaires for assessing usability

  Cairns, P., Jul 2013, In: Interacting With Computers. 25, 4, p. 312-316 5 p.

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• Who but not where: The effect of social play on immersion in digital games

  Cairns, P., Cox, A. L., Day, M., Martin, H. & Perryman, T., 2013, In: International Journal of Human-Computer Studies. 71, 11, p. 1069-1077 9 p.

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• 2012

  Unsupervised modelling of player style with LDA

  Gow, J., Baumgarten, R., Cairns, P. A., Colton, S. & Miller, P., Sep 2012, In: Computational Intelligence and AI in Games, IEEE Transactions on. 4, 3, p. 152-166 15 p., 6269992.

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• 2011

  Adaptive data-driven error detection in swarm robotics with statistical classifiers

  Lau, H. K., [Unknown], I. B., Cairns, P. & [Unknown], J. T., 1 Aug 2011, In: Robotics and Autonomous Systems. 59, 2011, p. 1021-1035 15 p.

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• Adaptive data-driven error detection in swarm robotic systems with statistical classifiers

  Lau, H., Bate, I. J., Cairns, P. A. & Timmis, J., 1 Dec 2011, In: Robotics and Autonomous Systems. 59, 12, p. 1021-1035 15 p.

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• Automated decision support on-board modern aircraft: a cognitive engineering approach

  Montano, G., McDermid, J. A. & Cairns, P. A., 2011, In: Cognitive Technology. 16, 2, p. 20-32 13 p.

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• Innovative Integrated Architecture for Educational Games: Challenges and Merits

  HodHod, R. A., Cairns, P. A., Kudenko, D., Pan, Z. (ed.), Cheok, A. D. (ed.), Müller, W. (ed.) & Yang, X. (ed.), 2011, In: T. Edutainment. 5, p. 1-34 34 p.

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• Introduction to special issue: Video games as research instruments

  Calvillo-Gámez, E., Gow, J. & Cairns, P., 2011, In: Entertainment Computing. 2, 1, p. 1-2 2 p.

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• 'Liveness' in human-machine interaction

  Newell, C., Edwards, A. D. N. & Cairns, P. A., 2011, In: International Journal of Performance Arts and Digital Media. 7, 2, p. 221-237 17 p.

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• Some first step in the search for 'hidden' communities of practice within electronic networks

  Cairns, P. A., 2011, In: J. of Organisational Transformation and Social Change. 8, 2, p. 183-197

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• 2010

  Adaptive Interactive Narrative Model to Teach Ethics

  HodHod, R. A., Kudenko, D. & Cairns, P. A., Oct 2010, In: International Journal of Gaming and Computer-Mediated Simulations. 2, 4, p. 1-15 15 p.

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• Haptic experience and the design of drawing interfaces

  Sulaiman, S., Blandford, A. & Cairns, P., May 2010, In: Interacting With Computers. 22, 3, p. 193-205 13 p.

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• Pauses in doctor-patient conversation during computer use: The design significance of their durations and accompanying topic changes

  Newman, W., Button, G. & Cairns, P., Jun 2010, In: International Journal of Human-Computer Studies. 68, 6, p. 398-409 12 p.

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• Quantum phenomena in Communities of Practice

  Ribeiro, R., Kimble, C. & Cairns, P., Feb 2010, In: International journal of information management. 30, 1, p. 21-27 7 p.

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• Reducing number entry errors: solving a widespread, serious problem

  Thimbleby, H. & Cairns, P., 6 Oct 2010, In: Interface. 7, 51, p. 1429-1439 11 p.

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• 2008

  Affordance and Symmetry in User Interfaces

  Cairns, P. & Thimbleby, H., Nov 2008, In: Computer journal. 51, 6, p. 650-661 12 p.

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• Measuring and defining the experience of immersion in games

  Jennett, C., Cox, A. L., Cairns, P., Dhoparee, S., Epps, A., Tijs, T. & Walton, A., Sep 2008, In: International Journal of Human-Computer Studies. 66, 9, p. 641-661 21 p.

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• The effect of interruptions on postcompletion and other procedural errors: An account based on the activation-based goal memory model.

  Li, S. Y. W., Blandford, A., Cairns, P. & Young, R. M., Dec 2008, In: Journal of Experimental Psychology: Applied. 14, 4, p. 314 1 p.

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• Tlk or txt? Using voice input for SMS composition

  Cox, A. L., Cairns, P. A., Walton, A. & Lee, S., 2008, In: Personal and Ubiquitous Computing. 12, 8, p. 567-588 22 p.

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