Here’s Looking at You, Player - The Potential of Eye Tracking Analysis for Player-centered Learning Game Design

Susanne Friedemann, Katharina Meier, Klaus P. Jantke

2014

Abstract

There is no doubt that technology enhanced learning, in general, and game-based learning, in particular, needs thoughtful preparation, a careful design and a reliable implementation to meet the expectations of impact. But e-learning systems and serious games are digital media which usually are perceived very differently by different human learners with individually varying background and experience and within varying contexts. Perception and impact of media are a very delicate issue to be investigated carefully on a firm scientific basis. Digital games designed and implemented for special purposes of learning are particularly difficult to evaluate. Eye tracking is a technology suitable for the analysis of essential features of media perception which are relevant to learning. Eye tracking human learners’ interactions with a serious game allows for the detection of substantial phenomena crucial for the design of game playing experiences likely to foster learning processes.

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Friedemann S., Meier K. and P. Jantke K. (2014). Here’s Looking at You, Player - The Potential of Eye Tracking Analysis for Player-centered Learning Game Design . In Proceedings of the 6th International Conference on Computer Supported Education - Volume 1: CSEDU, ISBN 978-989-758-020-8, pages 532-538. DOI: 10.5220/0004959205320538


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@conference{csedu14,
author={Susanne Friedemann and Katharina Meier and Klaus P. Jantke},
title={Here’s Looking at You, Player - The Potential of Eye Tracking Analysis for Player-centered Learning Game Design},
booktitle={Proceedings of the 6th International Conference on Computer Supported Education - Volume 1: CSEDU,},
year={2014},
pages={532-538},
publisher={SciTePress},
organization={INSTICC},
doi={10.5220/0004959205320538},
isbn={978-989-758-020-8},
}


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TY - CONF
JO - Proceedings of the 6th International Conference on Computer Supported Education - Volume 1: CSEDU,
TI - Here’s Looking at You, Player - The Potential of Eye Tracking Analysis for Player-centered Learning Game Design
SN - 978-989-758-020-8
AU - Friedemann S.
AU - Meier K.
AU - P. Jantke K.
PY - 2014
SP - 532
EP - 538
DO - 10.5220/0004959205320538