User Reviews of Gamepad Controllers: a Source of User Requirements and User Experience

Burak Merdenyan; Helen Petrie

doi:10.1145/2793107.2810332

User Reviews of Gamepad Controllers: a Source of User Requirements and User Experience

Burak Merdenyan, Helen Petrie

Computer Science

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Abstract

The development of the digital games industry has motivated game console makers to provide better gamepads for gamers. As gamepads provide the interaction between digital games and gamers, it is important to understand gamers' requirements for these devices. This study used content analysis to investigate whether existing gamepads satisfy gamers' requirements and provide good game experience, with a view to informing new designs. A content analysis of user reviews of four different game consoles was conducted. An emergent coding scheme with 11 categories was developed. 'Comfort' was the most frequently mentioned category, accounting for nearly 25% of all comments in the reviews. 'Material Quality' and 'Responsiveness' yielded the most negative comments. Implications for design improvements are discussed.

Original language	English
Title of host publication	Proceedings of the 2015 Annual Symposium on Computer-Human Interaction in Play
Publisher	ACM
Pages	643 - 648
Number of pages	6
ISBN (Print)	978-1-4503-3466-2
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1145/2793107.2810332
Publication status	Published - 4 Oct 2015

Keywords

Gamepad Controllers; Gamepad Design; User requirements; User experience.

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10.1145/2793107.2810332

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