Serious Games Evaluation Using Eye-tracking and Affective Computing Techniques Case Study of OSH Training Course

摘要

The aim of this paper is to provide theoretical and empirical assumptions of framework for evaluation of serious games. When it comes to games, whose main purpose is to train and educate, the category of "fun" is often overlooked, while the category of "education" is interpretated as "teaching how to win the game" instead of "teaching the right decision-making practice". However, in our opinion "fun" is crucial for the success of the whole educational process. "Fun", being a kind of user experience is a sum of player's affects and engagement, and only the properly constructed gameplay can ensure didactic success. In our considerations, we propose pattern and DPE - based (Design, Play, Experience) model for describing and designing games enhanced by eye-tracking methods for analysis of the player's decision-making process and affective computing techniques of evaluating player's engagement. A preliminary case study of simple Occupational Safety and Health (OSH) training game is presented. The ultimate goal is to construct additional - affective - patterns that will ensure designer's way to fully satisfy player's experience in a serious play that will lead him to acquire the essential skills, from the training point of view.