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Pejman Mirza-Babaei

Affiliated Faculty

Pejman recently successfully defended his Ph.D. at the University of Sussex (UK) and was hired as an Assistant Professor at UOIT. His research focuses on developing mixed-methods for a better understanding of user experience in engaging entertainment systems. In particular, he is interested in using psychophysiological measurements in combination with other human-computer interaction methods to evaluate the user experience of underdevelopment titles. He worked at Vertical Slice and Player Research (UK), with the focus solely on improving the quality of video games from the player’s viewpoint.

Projects

Affective Evaluation of Games & Interactive Media
Games User Research
SWaGUR: Saskatchewan-Waterloo Games User Research
Developing and Analysing Adaptive, Enjoyable, and Engaging Human-Computer Interfaces

Publications


Article

Gamification of Older Adults’ Physical Activity: Thematic Analysis of an Eight-Week Experimental Study

Lennart Nacke, Pejman Mirza-Babaei, and Dennis Kappen. 2020. Gamification of Older Adults’ Physical Activity: Thematic Analysis of an Eight-Week Experimental Study. .

Proceedings

Older Adults’ Motivation for Physical Activity Using Gamified Technology: An Eight-Week Experimental Study

Dennis Kappen, Pejman Mirza-Babaei, and Lennart Nacke. 2020. Older Adults’ Motivation for Physical Activity Using Gamified Technology: An Eight-Week Experimental Study. .

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Technology Facilitates Physical Activity Through Gamification: A Thematic Analysis of an 8-Week Study

Lennart Nacke, Pejman Mirza-Babaei, and Dennis Kappen. 2020. Technology Facilitates Physical Activity Through Gamification: A Thematic Analysis of an 8-Week Study. .

Proceedings

Motivational Affordances for Older Adults’ Physical Activity Technology: An Expert Evaluation

Dennis Kappen, Pejman Mirza-Babaei, and Lennart Nacke. 2019. Motivational Affordances for Older Adults’ Physical Activity Technology: An Expert Evaluation. .
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Article

Older Adults’ Physical Activity and Exergames: A Systematic Review

Dennis Kappen, Pejman Mirza-Babaei, and Lennart Nacke. 2019. Older Adults’ Physical Activity and Exergames: A Systematic Review. .

Proceedings

User Experience (UX) Research in Games

Lennart Nacke, Pejman Mirza-Babaei, and Anders Drachen. 2019. User Experience (UX) Research in Games. .
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Book

Games User Research

Anders Drachen, Pejman Mirza-Babaei, and Lennart Nacke (Eds). 2018. Games User Research. .

Proceedings

Games User Research Methods

Pejman Mirza-Babaei, Lennart Nacke, and Anders Drachen. 2018. Games User Research Methods. .
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Proceedings

Games and Play SIG: Engaging Small Developer Communities

Lennart Nacke, Pejman Mirza-Babaei, Katta Spiel, Zachary Toups, and Katherine Isbister. 2018. Games and Play SIG: Engaging Small Developer Communities. .
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Proceedings

Gamification of Older Adults’ Physical Activity: An Eight-Week Study

Dennis Kappen, Pejman Mirza-Babaei, and Lennart Nacke. 2018. Gamification of Older Adults’ Physical Activity: An Eight-Week Study. .
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Collection

Introduction to biometric measures for Games User Research

Lennart Nacke. 2018. Introduction to biometric measures for Games User Research. .

Proceedings

Gamification through the Application of Motivational Affordances for Physical Activity Technology

Dennis Kappen, Pejman Mirza-Babaei, and Lennart Nacke. 2017. Gamification through the Application of Motivational Affordances for Physical Activity Technology. .
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Proceedings

Games User Research (GUR) for Indie Studios

Naeem Moosajee and Pejman Mirza-Babaei. 2016. Games User Research (GUR) for Indie Studios. .
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Proceedings

Lightweight Games User Research for Indies and Non-Profit Organizations

Lennart Nacke, Christiane Moser, Anders Drachen, Pejman Mirza-Babaei, Andrea Abney, and Zhu (Cole) Zhenyu. 2016. Lightweight Games User Research for Indies and Non-Profit Organizations. .
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Article

Playtesting for indie studios

Pejman Mirza-Babaei, Naeem Moosajee, and Brandon Drenikow. 2016. Playtesting for indie studios. .

Proceedings

Actionable Inexpensive Games User Research.

Lennart Nacke, Steve Engels, and Pejman Mirza-Babaei. 2015. Actionable Inexpensive Games User Research.. .

Proceedings

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. .
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Proceedings

Games and Entertainment Community SIG: Reaching Beyond CHI

Lennart Nacke, Pejman Mirza-Babaei, Magy Seif El-Nasr, Heather Desurvire, and Regina Bernhaupt. 2014. Games and Entertainment Community SIG: Reaching Beyond CHI. .
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Proceedings

Introducing the Biometric Storyboards Tool for Games User Research

Pejman Mirza-Babaei and Lennart Nacke. 2014. Introducing the Biometric Storyboards Tool for Games User Research. .
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Proceedings

Player Experience: Mixed Methods and Reporting Results

Veronica Zammitto, Pejman Mirza-Babaei, Ian Livingston, Marina Kobayashi, and Lennart Nacke. 2014. Player Experience: Mixed Methods and Reporting Results. .
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Proceedings

Understanding Expectations with Multiple Controllers in an Augmented Reality Videogame

Pejman Mirza-Babaei, Nathan Gale, João Costa, Lennart Nacke, and Daniel Johnson. 2014. Understanding Expectations with Multiple Controllers in an Augmented Reality Videogame. .
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Proceedings

Unified Visualization of Quantitative and Qualitative Playtesting Data

Pejman Mirza-Babaei, Günter Wallner, Graham McAllister, and Lennart Nacke. 2014. Unified Visualization of Quantitative and Qualitative Playtesting Data. .
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Proceedings

Assessing User Preference of Video Game Controller Button Settings

William Ellick, Pejman Mirza-Babaei, Sharon Wood, Duncan Smith, and Lennart Nacke. 2013. Assessing User Preference of Video Game Controller Button Settings. .
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Proceedings

Games User Research: Practice, Methods, and Applications

Pejman Mirza-Babaei, Veronica Zammitto, Joerg Niesenhaus, Mirweis Sangin, and Lennart Nacke. 2013. Games User Research: Practice, Methods, and Applications. .
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Proceedings

How Does It Play Better? Exploring User Testing and Biometric Storyboards in Games User Research

Pejman Mirza-Babaei, Lennart Nacke, John Gregory, Nick Collins, and Geraldine Fitzpatrick. 2013. How Does It Play Better? Exploring User Testing and Biometric Storyboards in Games User Research. .
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Misc

Introducing a Biometric Storyboards Tool for Games User Research.

Pejman Mirza-Babaei, Lennart Nacke, and John Gregory. 2013. Introducing a Biometric Storyboards Tool for Games User Research.. .

Misc

Storyboarding for Games User Research

Pejman Mirza-Babaei and Lennart Nacke. 2013. Storyboarding for Games User Research. .

Misc

Biometric Storyboards: An Industry-Friendly Method for Evaluating Affect and User Experience in Games

Pejman Mirza-Babaei and Lennart Nacke. 2012. Biometric Storyboards: An Industry-Friendly Method for Evaluating Affect and User Experience in Games. .

Proceedings

Biometric Storyboards: Visualising Game User Research Data

Pejman Mirza-Babaei, Lennart Nacke, Geraldine Fitzpatrick, Gareth White, Graham McAllister, and Nick Collins. 2012. Biometric Storyboards: Visualising Game User Research Data. .
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Misc

CycloShoot: A first-person shooter fitness game on a bicycle

Matthias Klauser, Daniel Stepchenko , Pejman Mirza-Babaei, and Lennart Nacke. 2012. CycloShoot: A first-person shooter fitness game on a bicycle. .

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