Player Feedback Research Articles

Research on New Star of Anime Game Based on Genshin Impact's Success Factors and Potential Troubles

Abstract: Genshin Impact is one of the most widely influential and profitable Chinese games to date. So far, its achievements include but are not limited to winning the "Sony PlayStation Partner Awards", and winning the "TGA Best Mobile Game" award in 2021 and 2022. The success of Genshin Impact is legendary, and it is also a milestone in Chinese games. Studying the success of it is of great significance to the development of the game industry. This article started with the previous research on Genshin Impact and other anime games, combined with the current background of the game industry, and analyzed the underlying factors behind its tremendous success from three perspectives: the production level of Genshin Impact itself, IP publicity, and operation, and meeting the needs of players. Additionally, it delves into potential challenges that Genshin Impact may face from three aspects: the game's narrative and character design, player feedback and communication, and goals for game industrialization. Lastly, recommendations are presented for each of these fields. This article improves the strategic consideration of Genshin Impact in terms of profitability and improves the viscosity of game players.

Juicy Audio: Audio Designers' Conceptualization of the Term in Video Games

While juiciness in games has previously been explored in the context of visual embellishments, less is known about whether and how the concept is leveraged in the context of audio and sound design. In our work, we address this issue through in-depth interviews with twelve audio designers working in the games industry. Through thematic analysis and content analysis, we show that principles of juicy design also apply to audio and sound design, and that it is applied intentionally to improve player feedback and experience. On this basis, our work contributes a conceptual foundation for juicy audio in its key factors of emphasis/augmentation, cohesion/coherence, and synesthesia. We identify associated attributes and provide implications for the design of games that seek to leverage juicy audio as a means of improving player experience.

Exploring Players’ Perspectives: A Comprehensive Topic Modeling Case Study on Elden Ring

Game reviews heavily influence public perception. User feedback is crucial for developers, offering valuable insights to enhance game quality. In this research, Metacritic game reviews for Elden Ring were analyzed for topic modeling using Latent Dirichlet Allocation (LDA), Bidirectional Encoder Representations from Transformers (BERT), and a hybrid model combining both to identify effective methods for extracting underlying themes in player feedback. We analyzed and interpreted these models’ outputs to learn the game reviews. We aimed to identify the differences, similarities, and variations between the three to determine which provided more valuable and instructive information. Our findings indicate that each method successfully identified keywords with some similarities in identified words. The LDA model had the highest silhouette score, indicating the most distinct clustering. The LDA-BERT model had a 1% higher coherence score than LDA, indicating more meaningful topics.

Feedback Collection and Nearest-Neighbor Profiling for Recommendation Systems in Healthcare Scenarios

The rise in the dimension and complexity of information generated in the clinical field has motivated research on the automation of tasks in personalized healthcare. Recommendation systems are a filtering method that utilizes patterns and data relationships to generate items of interest for a particular user. In healthcare, these systems can be used to potentiate physical therapy by providing the user with specific exercises for rehabilitation, albeit facing issues pertaining to low accuracy in earlier iterations (cold-start) and a lack of gradual optimization. In this study, we propose a physical activity recommendation system that utilizes a K-nearest neighbor (KNN) sampling strategy and feedback collection modules to improve the adequacy of recommendations at different stages of a rehabilitation period when compared to traditional collaborative filtering (CF) or human-constrained methods. The results from a trial show significant improvements in the quality of initial recommendations, achieving 81.2% accuracy before optimization. Moreover, the introduction of short-term adjustments based on frequent player feedback can be an efficient manner of improving recommendation accuracy over time, achieving overall better convergence periods than those of human-based systems, topping at a measured 98.1% accuracy at K = 7 cycles.

The effect of players' ability to resist monsters on immersion and fear in survival horror games

Horror survival games, as a crucial segment of the video game industry, are highly regrded for their ability to evoke excitement, suspense and the challenge of overcoming obstacles and fears through wit and skill. This study delves into the impact of players' ability to confront monsters in horror survival games on their level of immersion and fear, and how these two psychological states mutually enhance the gaming experience. This research applies Python for natural language processing analyses, including sentiment analysis, keyword frequency analysis, Latent Dirichlet Allocation (LDA) topic modeling, and K-Means clustering to uncover the main trends in player feedback, which is based on 5,000 user comments scraped from the Steam platform on two famous horror games, "Resident Evil 7" and "Outlast 2." Additionally, data on players' personal experiences of fear and immersion in the games are collected through surveys. The results show that the sensation of fear and successfully confronting monsters significantly enhances players' immersion of being completely engaged in the game, highlighting the importance of balancing challenge and player's ability to make choices in game design. This study provides valuable insights into understanding the psychological dynamics of players in horror survival games, guiding game designers and developers on how to create more engaging and satisfying gaming experiences that meet players' requirements.

Feedback System in Educational Games: A Systematic Literature Review

The presence of a feedback system is a key factor in maintaining individuals' engagement in educational games. This system aims to enhance player motivation and active participation in educational games. In addition, the feedback system can improve the players' learning outcomes by augmenting their knowledge. Nevertheless, there remains a lack of comprehensive research in the field of feedback systems in educational games, leading to an inadequate comprehension of how to construct a proficient feedback system that can more effectively accomplish the objectives of educational games. The overview of feedback systems in educational games is frequently scattered and fragmented, making it challenging to figure out which educational games incorporate such systems. This research not only improves the comprehension of the feedback system in educational games but also addresses an important gap in the existing literature. The aim of this study is to conduct an extensive and systematic review of the existing literature on feedback systems in educational games. This review is based on 36 relevant journal articles published from 2019 to 2023. This research examines the patterns in the utilization of feedback systems in educational games, including the technologies employed to build these systems, the educational domains studied, and the types of products developed through the creation of educational games. In this study, the discussion also includes the design techniques and methods for feedback systems. This text discusses the utilization feedback types as well as the algorithms used to analyze the feedback systems. The text thoroughly discusses the comprehensive selection of feedback components to be delivered as mediums for player feedback. In this paper, we will clarify the impact of using feedback systems in educational games on the players. This study greatly contributes to the progress of learning conducted through educational games.

Systematic RPG Development Maximizes Player Engagement in Global Context

This study presents the systematic development of an Adventure RPG game titled "Tomorrow Will Come" using the ADDIE method, aiming to enhance understanding of RPG game development. Leveraging the Godot Engine and GDscript programming language, the research follows the Analysis, Design, Development, Implementation, and Evaluation phases. Feedback from beta testers highlights positive gameplay experiences but suggests room for improvement, particularly in gameplay difficulty. The findings underscore the significance of iterative design and player feedback in refining game mechanics. Overall, this research contributes to advancing RPG game development methodologies and emphasizes the importance of innovation and user-centric design in creating compelling gaming experiences. Highlight: 1. ADDIE method enhances structured RPG game development. 2. Player feedback refines mechanics, enhancing overall quality. 3. Godot Engine innovates technical aspects, prioritizing user-centric design. Keyword: RPG game development, ADDIE method, Godot Engine, Player feedback, Iterative design

Developing next-generation educational mobile games in light of technological trends: a study on the "Obstacle Run" game

The focus of this study is directed towards the examination of the design, development, and analysis of user feedback for the hyper-casual game known as "Obstacle Run," with the aim of enhancing mathematical skills. A comprehensive analysis of the game's design, mechanics, and user experience is conducted. The primary objective of the game is to foster the improvement of mathematical skills in an enjoyable manner and to provide support for the learning process through straightforward game mechanics. An in-game mechanism, requiring players to engage in solving mathematical calculations and problems, is presented by the game titled "Obstacle Run." Increasing the character count within the game is envisioned as a means to bolster mathematical proficiency. This study meticulously focuses on the detailed examination of this unique game, where game design, mechanics, and mathematical calculations come together. Additionally, an exploration of the potential of gamification within game development and education is carried out. The results have been derived from the testing of the game prototype and the subsequent analysis of player feedback. This research is also regarded as a step towards comprehending the connection between hyper-casual games and mathematics education, with the aim of presenting a novel perspective in this domain. It is to be noted that this study is intended to serve as a valuable guide for game developers and educators alike. Its findings are poised to serve as a significant resource for future game projects and strategies in mathematics education. In conclusion, this study provides a summary of a significant endeavor aimed at elucidating the potential of hyper-casual games, such as "Obstacle Run," in facilitating the development of mathematical skills and exploring the possibilities of gamification in the realm of education.

The Important Role of Multiple Endings on Game Immersion: An Analysis Based on The Witcher III: Wild Hunt

The significance of immersion in games has been extensively examined and elucidated in numerous papers, focusing on strategies to enhance game immersion and emphasizing its value. However, only a limited number of publications have addressed the significance of multiple-ending design and its impact on game immersion. The objective of this paper is to utilize the methods of literature review, literature analysis, and data collection and analysis to perform a comprehensive examination of the impact of different endings on game immersion, using the Witcher III: Wild Hunt as a case study. The author analyzes the correlation between various endings and the overall gaming experience and immersion by scrutinizing factors such as the game's backdrop and storyline, gameplay mechanics and systems, game evaluation, and player feedback.

Farmer Options and Risks in Complex Ecological-Social systems: The FORCES game designed for agroforestry management of upper watersheds

CONTEXTSerious games have gained popularity as an innovative participatory approach to explore the complexity of social-ecological systems, managing the trade-offs between economic and ecological targets. Serious games can be abstract and generic, or more complex and specific. They can be used to raise awareness, increase shared understanding of options and risks, and/or commitment to common goals. OBJECTIVEWe here aim to clarify design principles applied in the FORCES game (Farmer Options and its Risk in Complex Ecological-Social systems) as single-player game to be easily adaptable to diverse (upper) watershed contexts. Three steps involved are game design (balance generic and site-specific information), game use in (and possibly adaptation to) specified context(s) and evaluation of contextualized impacts. METHODSThe FORCES game design was based on three contrasting watershed case studies in East Java, Indonesia, rather than on single, specific case study. Game development consisted of preparation (defining the context, generic core issues and game objectives), development process (ideating, setting the actors, resources, elements, and mechanisms), and assessment (prototyping, exploration of solution space, game trial and player feedback). Fifty-five smallholders played the FORCES in three landscapes to test the game's performance and impact on participants' insights. Therefore, we recorded every game session and performed pre- and post-game interviews for each participant. RESULTS AND CONCLUSIONSThe developed FORCES game focuses on decisions of individual farmers involving plot-level plant (annual crops, trees) choices with financial cost-benefits consequences and links to ecological impacts on the litter layer, water balance, and erosion. The FORCES game was successfully applied in three distinct landscapes, demonstrating its adaptability. The game's generic water balance supported the transferability to different contexts, while fine-tuning of plot management options to reflect local variation was simple due to the solid underlying game mechanics. According to players, the game reflects local dynamics in the landscapes and provides a realistic experience, triggering participants to make decisions close to their real-life choices and learn from the consequences. While the game has limited representation of social interactions due to its single-player design, FORCES allowed relational values to be recognized in players' responses. SIGNIFICANCEBalancing the combination of generic setting with easily adaptable site-specific elements in the game design plays an essential role to increase game adaptability and reusability to different locations. FORCES adds to the growing array of games that can be used to support farmers' participation in higher-level decision-making processes to secure environmental services in productive landscapes.

Injury Surveillance and Training Load Methods Used by Health Professionals in Tennis: An Online Multinational Survey.

Injury surveillance and training load monitoring are both essential for the development of preventative strategies for gradual-onset musculoskeletal injuries in elite sport. Our aim was to survey health professionals working with elite tennis players on whether and how they monitor injuries and training load. A cross-sectional multinational online open-survey. The survey was developed and advertised in English, Spanish, and Portuguese languages on social media channels, a tennis academic journal, professional tennis associations, and clinical networks of the research team, from December 2020 to April 2021. 72 health professionals from 27 different countries working with elite tennis players responded to the survey. Injury surveillance is performed by 94% (68/72) of the survey respondents, with only 10% (7/68) using the consensus-recommended Oslo Sports Trauma Research Center questionnaire. Most common barriers identified by health professionals to injury surveillance are time constraints (66%), lack of knowledge (43%), and technology (31%). Training load monitoring is performed by 50% (36/72) of the health professionals working with elite tennis players. Main metrics monitored are weekly differences in training load (72%) and acute:chronic workload ratio (58%). Most common reasons for training load monitoring are injury prevention (94%), training planning (81%), and player feedback (53%). Despite a high percentage of health professionals implementing injury surveillance metrics, most of them do not use any validated method. Only half of health professionals working with elite tennis players monitor training load. Lack of knowledge and technology were the main barriers reported for adequately monitoring injuries.

A Rational-Emotive-Behavior Therapy Mindfulness Approach to Working Within the Elite Player Performance Plan

Consultancy with children is rarely reported in the sport psychology literature. In light of this, the current case study sought to outline an age-appropriate approach to support provision for a 10-year-old soccer athlete at an elite soccer academy. The trainee sport and exercise psychologist utilized a combined rational-emotive-behavior-therapy and mindfulness-based approach to practice to understanding the athlete’s challenges and implemented psychological skills training. Effectiveness of the intervention was evaluated through a modified family systems approach, and player feedback was elicited using an adapted consultant effectiveness form. Reflection on the intervention details how open-mindedness to service delivery can facilitate the understanding of psychological skills training in the early years of sport performance and could pave the way for future reception and application at later levels.

Learning feedback Nash strategies for nonlinear port-Hamiltonian systems

This paper presents an adaptive control strategy for solving multi-player noncooperative differential games with dynamics modelled as general nonlinear input-state-output port-Hamiltonian systems. The proposed controller is obtained by extending an existing single-player feedback Nash strategy to N players and by using the Hamiltonian of the port-Hamiltonian system as an admissible control-Lyapunov function for each player. Necessary and sufficient conditions for the stability of the resulting controlled system are provided by employing Lyapunov stability theory. Furthermore, the N player feedback strategy is extended by adaptively weighting the individual value functions to ensure convergence to the Nash solution. Finally, numerical simulations demonstrate the effectiveness of the proposed explicit control laws.

Participation game

Civic engagement in decision-making concerning the built environment has become a widely acknowledged practice. Today this is no longer about the dilemma of civic engagement, but rather about the best strategy for the purpose. Games and gamified applications are gaining popularity as efficient tools for civic engagement, which attract and retain participants, as well as foster learning and experimentation. The article presents the case of a role-play urban design game, Participation Game, which was developed in the iterative design process. The initial prototype of the game was transformed from session to session based on the player feedback, collected through questionnaires and debriefings, as well as the analysis of video recordings of game sessions. The overarching goals of the game were, firstly, to familiarise the audience with public hearings of urban design related projects, and, secondly, to find out how the changes in the setup of the game influence the player experience and the outcomes. The findings indicate that game setup limits the opportunities for discussion, and might even steer it towards desirable (for game authors) outcomes.

Linking sports registration information and player feedback to enhance netball participation

BackgroundSports should endeavour to provide inclusive opportunities for all people to participate. More evidence is required to understand who joins sports clubs and what keeps participants engaged throughout their lifetime. Little is known about who plays netball or what drives participation and retention of players in netball. This study aimed to identify the sociodemographic characteristics of Netball New South Wales (NSW) members, their odds of re-registering in the sport, and explore their motivations to play, experiences during participation and the perceived benefits of playing netball.MethodsWe used longitudinal sport registration data from all Netball NSW members in 2018 and 2019. A cross-sectional online survey was sent to all players registered during the two-year study period (n = 157,152). We used logistic regression to determine the odds of individuals returning to netball in 2019 after playing in 2018 and linked the sports registration data with the survey responses, calculating frequencies and proportions.ResultsNetball NSW members were mostly female (98 %) and aged less than 18 years old (69 %). Netball NSW retained 68 % of members in 2019 who played the previous year. Members who were male, aged 18–44 years old, lived in low SES areas, lived in regional/remote locations, identified as Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander, spoke a language other than English at home or were born outside Australia had lower odds of returning to play from 2018 to 2019. Survey participants (n = 10,795) rated their experience playing netball highly and reported that playing netball improved their health and wellbeing. The main reason to play netball reported was ‘fun and enjoyment’ while the main reason to consider quitting was the ‘skill/experience of umpires and officials’.ConclusionsThis study highlights the strengths of netball in engaging and retaining females, who often participate in less sport than males. The positive experiences reported by netball participants should be fostered to retain current participants throughout the lifecourse. The data provided by members should be inform strategic actions to enhance netball participation for sociodemographic groups who had greatest odds of dropout. Routine surveillance using linked registration and player feedback should be utilised by sports to enhance sport delivery and increase participation.

Managing the return to sport of the elite footballer following semimembranosus reconstruction

Hamstring strains are the most common injury in elite football and typically occur during high-speed running. Despite its important contribution to power production in the late swing phase, injury to...

A game-based education approach for sustainable ocean development

AbstractThe goods and services of the ocean are increasingly threatened by anthropogenic pressures and climate change. Novel approaches for an integrated education for sustainable ocean development are needed, to teach an understanding of ocean systems and their sustainable governance to future generations of users and consumers. We developed a table-top, role-playing game for marine sustainability education at the high school level and above. Ocean Limited lets players negotiate their uses and interactions as ocean stakeholders, providing a comprehensive social–ecological integration of global ocean systems, marine sustainability challenges, and climate change impacts. Observations of in-game player behaviour, game results, and player feedback indicate that players understood the game world, identified with their roles, and actively engaged as ocean stakeholders. Ocean Limited stimulated empathy for other actors, systemic and foresighted thinking, and the development of sustainability-oriented cooperation and agreements. The game can demonstrate and teach real-world marine sustainability issues, and could support collective learning of problem-solving capacities for social–ecological conflicts and trade-offs in ocean uses. We suggest using role-playing game-based approaches for an integrated marine sustainability education, to train students the skills needed to participate in and support sustainable ocean development.

Variation of aerobic performance indices of professional elite soccer players during the annual macrocycle.

The purpose of the present study was to examine the variation of aerobic performance parameters of elite Greek soccer players. In the study participated twenty-four (24) male professional soccer players (age: 24.3±4.3 years, height: 180.3±3.8 cm and mass: 77.4±6.1 kg), who competed at the top level of the Greek National Championship. Four measurements regarding aerobic parameters were conducted during the annual training cycle (preseason, start of the season, end of the first championship round and end of the season). The ANOVA analysis showed that maximum oxygen uptake (VO2max) was significantly increased after the completion of the preseason and continued to increase until the end of the first round of the Championship. In contrast, a decline was observed towards the end of the season. The velocity to maximum oxygen uptake (vVO2max) and the velocity parameter in respiratory threshold were significantly increased at the end of the preseason and the end of the first round, while the parameters were differentiated at the end of the season. The lactate concentration showed no significant changes during the four measurements. A systematic observation of players' performance, especially recording parameters such as VO2max, during the annual training cycle, could provide the necessary feedback for both trainers and players in order to increase team performance.

Analysis of the game characteristics of the final juniors (female) match U14 at World Junior Tennis Finals in 2017 (case study)

Analysis of the course of a match serves in many sports as a tool to obtain feedback for players and coaches. The most common method of analysis in tennis is analysis of game characteristics which is used in the training process both in pre-match preparation and post-match analysis. The results of these analysis, centre on different ages and performance cohorts, are published in a number of studies. At present, special computer software is often used to analyze game characteristics in tennis, eg. IBM Slam Tracker is used on all four grandslam tournaments. Game characteristics processed with this software have been taken into account when choosing 13 game characteristics used in our research. The aim of the research was to analyze the game characteristics of the best female junior players(n = 4), participants of the World Junior Tennis Finals (WJTF) final in 2017 in Prostejov. Based on the analysis of the research data, the differences in the level of the game characteristics of the winning and defeated finalists were determined, then comparison of the game characteristics of finalists WJTF 2017 and finalists of the women tournament at Roland Garros (RG) 2017 was carried out. In the final matches between Ukraine (UA) and the United States (US), the selected game characteristics were evaluated using the Dartfish 9.0 software. The results of the analysis of the game characteristics showed that the winning players gained more points after first and second serve in both matches. The winning players also obtained more breaks and winners, committing a significantly lower number of double faults and unforced errors. When comparing the level of game characteristics of the winning players at WJTF, it was found that they had a higher success rate of first serve than the RG winner and had a higher success rate in the number of gained breaks. It was found that the RG winner had a significantly higher ratio of winners over a defeated player than it was by winners at WJTF. The ratio of total points won by the winning players versus the losers was higher for the WJTF than for the RG winner, which suggests a more balanced match at the RG final.

The Influence of Pitch-by-Pitch Feedback on Neural Activity and Pitch Perception in Baseball.

This study was designed to examine the influence of performance feedback on task performance and neural activity in expert and novice baseball players. Participants completed a video task to determine whether thrown pitches were balls or strikes while their neural activity was recorded. After each pitch, participants were given feedback on the accuracy of their choice. Results indicated that college players exhibited larger frontocentral positivity amplitudes compared with novices, regardless of feedback type. Furthermore, results showed that the feedback-related negativity was related to response accuracy following incorrect feedback for college players, with larger feedback-related negativity amplitude associated with greater response accuracy. This relationship is independent of any relations between overall task accuracy and either feedback-related negativity amplitude or response accuracy following incorrect feedback. These results indicate that the nature of neural activity during pitch feedback for college baseball players can inform and influence participants' subsequent pitch-location performance.