The Science of Fun: One-To-Many Moderated Game Research

摘要

Native environments are of particular importance in game research, where findings depend even more than usual on the user's mood and comfort level. Using remote voice chat to moderate game research sessions enables researchers to remove the distracting and discomforting physical presence of the moderator, providing a more convincing native environment. This paper describes the benefits and addresses the methodological pitfalls of this approach.