James Robb
Master’s Student, Player Experience
James was supervised by Dr. Nacke and a graduate of UOIT’s Game Development and Entrepreneurship program. He has worked as a Unity programmer and game designer before starting his graduate studies. He is interested in gamification, exergaming, and user interface design in games. His thesis focused on the Player experience of different audio elements design on video games.
Projects
Publications
The Impact of Health-Related User Interface Sounds on Player Experience
James Robb, Tom Garner, Karen Collins, and Lennart Nacke. 2017. The Impact of Health-Related User Interface Sounds on Player Experience. .
Design guidelines for Gamifying reading applications
Rina Wehbe, James Robb, Jessica Clarke, João Costa, and Lennart Nacke. 2014. Design guidelines for Gamifying reading applications. .
Developing Iconic and Semi-Iconic Game Controllers
Lennart Nacke, João Costa, Dennis Kappen, James Robb, and Daniel Buckstein. 2014. Developing Iconic and Semi-Iconic Game Controllers. .
Engaged by Boos and Cheers: The Effect of Co-Located Game Audiences on Social Player Experience
Dennis Kappen, Pejman Mirza-Babaei, Jens Johannsmeier, Daniel Buckstein, James Robb, and Lennart Nacke. 2014. Engaged by Boos and Cheers: The Effect of Co-Located Game Audiences on Social Player Experience. .
Physiological Acrophobia Evaluation Through In Vivo Exposure in a VR CAVE
João Costa, James Robb, and Lennart Nacke. 2014. Physiological Acrophobia Evaluation Through In Vivo Exposure in a VR CAVE. .
Time's Up: Studying Leaderboards for Engaging Punctual Behaviour
João Costa, Rina Wehbe, James Robb, and Lennart Nacke. 2013. Time's Up: Studying Leaderboards for Engaging Punctual Behaviour. .