Psychological Correlations with Gameplay Experience Dimensions
Anders Drachen, Lennart Nacke, Georgios Yannakakis, and Anja Pedersen. 2010. Psychological Correlations with Gameplay Experience Dimensions. ACM. Online: https://andersdrachen.files.wordpress.com/2014/07/psychophysiological-correlations-with-gameplay-experience-dimensions.pdf
Abstract
In this paper, we report a case study using two easy-todeploy psychophysiological measures – electrodermal
activity (EDA) and heart rate (HR) – and correlating
them with a gameplay experience questionnaire (GEQ) in
an attempt to establish this mixed-methods approach for
rapid application in a commercial game development
context. Results indicate that there is a statistically significant correlation (p < 0.01) between measures of psychophysiological arousal (HR, EDA) and self-reported UX
in games (GEQ), with some variation between the EDA
and HR measures. Results are consistent across three
major commercial First-Person Shooter (FPS) games.
activity (EDA) and heart rate (HR) – and correlating
them with a gameplay experience questionnaire (GEQ) in
an attempt to establish this mixed-methods approach for
rapid application in a commercial game development
context. Results indicate that there is a statistically significant correlation (p < 0.01) between measures of psychophysiological arousal (HR, EDA) and self-reported UX
in games (GEQ), with some variation between the EDA
and HR measures. Results are consistent across three
major commercial First-Person Shooter (FPS) games.