Category Archives: research
Designing games for pigs (and humans!): Interview with team behind the “Playing with Pigs” project
By Yvette Wohn Recently, researchers reported that they developed a game that humans can play with pigs (see their website for more details on the game “Pig Chase” and the larger project “Playing with Pigs”). To play this interspecies game, humans
Designing games for pigs (and humans!): Interview with team behind the “Playing with Pigs” project
By Yvette Wohn Recently, researchers reported that they developed a game that humans can play with pigs (see their website for more details on the game “Pig Chase” and the larger project “Playing with Pigs”). To play this interspecies game, humans
An underlying explanation for why Zynga risks talent drain
By Yvette Wohn (cross-posted on yvettewohn.com) This NYT article talks about how the aggressive culture at Zynga may pressure employees to leave. In short, the article suggests that employees of Zynga are unhappy because of: Long work hours Quantitatively-driven progress
An underlying explanation for why Zynga risks talent drain
By Yvette Wohn (cross-posted on yvettewohn.com) This NYT article talks about how the aggressive culture at Zynga may pressure employees to leave. In short, the article suggests that employees of Zynga are unhappy because of: Long work hours Quantitatively-driven progress
No noobs plz! Barriers to entry in World of Warcraft
“WoW is an inherently social game, yet I wanted to be anti-social because of fear of the consequences of making a mistake. But because of the way the game is structured, I had to be social in order to advance beyond a certain point, so I gave up.”
No noobs plz! Barriers to entry in World of Warcraft
“WoW is an inherently social game, yet I wanted to be anti-social because of fear of the consequences of making a mistake. But because of the way the game is structured, I had to be social in order to advance beyond a certain point, so I gave up.”
Men who play female avatars play more like “women” than actual women
It’s pretty well known that the female avatars prancing around in MMOs such as World of Warcraft are not necessarily played by women. But what happens when men start putting on the “skin” of a female avatar? An interesting study
Men who play female avatars play more like “women” than actual women
It’s pretty well known that the female avatars prancing around in MMOs such as World of Warcraft are not necessarily played by women. But what happens when men start putting on the “skin” of a female avatar? An interesting study
Finally: A Black Female Protagonist in a Game
It is very rare to find a non-white female character as the main character in video games. Many studies of triple A titles (big budget games) have shown that women are rarely the mainly character (20% or less) and that
Finally: A Black Female Protagonist in a Game
It is very rare to find a non-white female character as the main character in video games. Many studies of triple A titles (big budget games) have shown that women are rarely the mainly character (20% or less) and that
Cultural Differences in Social Game Play: Asians vs Whites
By Yvette Wohn Survey results of 176 Facebook game players showed significant differences between Asians and Caucasians in play motivation, perceptions of gifting and the extent to which the players engage in visual customization. Four non-hedonistic play motivations were identified: building common ground,
Cultural Differences in Social Game Play: Asians vs Whites
By Yvette Wohn Survey results of 176 Facebook game players showed significant differences between Asians and Caucasians in play motivation, perceptions of gifting and the extent to which the players engage in visual customization. Four non-hedonistic play motivations were identified: building common ground,
Playing games with no handheld controls: Just use your muscles!
By D. Yvette Wohn When the Nintendo Wii came out, people were fascinated with how the game controller- the Wii-mote- could detect their motion. Although motion-detection devices had been available, the Wii made motion-detection control an accessible mainstream phenomena. But
Playing games with no handheld controls: Just use your muscles!
By D. Yvette Wohn When the Nintendo Wii came out, people were fascinated with how the game controller- the Wii-mote- could detect their motion. Although motion-detection devices had been available, the Wii made motion-detection control an accessible mainstream phenomena. But
Why do people play games on Facebook?
Why do people play games? A lot of scholars and market researchers have looked at game motivations and have pretty much come up with similar results. People play for several reasons, some of which include to be social, to engage
Why do people play games on Facebook?
Why do people play games? A lot of scholars and market researchers have looked at game motivations and have pretty much come up with similar results. People play for several reasons, some of which include to be social, to engage
It’s all about the “rear”
It strikes me as being very interesting when researchers puzzle over things that seem so obviously clear. One of those “things” is about why people create avatars in games the ways that they do: in particular, why men create female
It’s all about the “rear”
It strikes me as being very interesting when researchers puzzle over things that seem so obviously clear. One of those “things” is about why people create avatars in games the ways that they do: in particular, why men create female
The serious cr** of serious games
I am all about games being used as an educational tool. I am all about games being used to increase awareness or instigate action. I am NOT about games that are designed for the sake of proving that games can
The serious cr** of serious games
I am all about games being used as an educational tool. I am all about games being used to increase awareness or instigate action. I am NOT about games that are designed for the sake of proving that games can
