Thinking outside the lab: case study of a mobile AR game - Minecraft Earth | Olga Zielinska

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Games User Research SIG
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Game:
Minecraft Earth (2019)
Duration: 18:15
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Minecraft Earth is a mobile AR game that involves walking outside in the real world to collect resources through tappables, battling mobs and mining ores in outdoor Adventures, and building a 3D Minecraft creation in your own home. All of these interaction methods are slightly different than the traditional console, PC, or even mobile games and require thinking outside the “lab”/player’s home environment when evaluating the player experience. During my presentation, I’ll talk through my experience testing an AR mobile game, the adjustments I made to traditional GUR methods to evaluate the player experience, and showcase our mobile lab set up that helped us capture gameplay on the go.

Speaker
Olga Zielinska (Xbox Research)

Sections
Introduction: 0:00
Overview of Minecraft Earth: 0:31
Research Goals: 2:09
Mobile Lab Components: 6:20
Other Mobile Lab Considerations: 11:17
Impact of Mobile Lab on Game Features: 13:08
Future Directions of Mobile Lab Setup: 15:30

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