Playability in action videogames: A qualitative design model

Human-Computer Interaction

Volumn 17, Issue 4, 2002, Pages 311-368

  Fabricatore, Carlo ^a   Nussbaum, Miguel ^b   Rosas, Ricardo ^b  

^a Initium Studios   (Italy)

^b PONTIFICIA UNIVERSIDAD CATÓLICA DE CHILE   (Chile)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CAMERAS; COMPUTATIONAL COMPLEXITY; COMPUTER AIDED DESIGN; COMPUTER SIMULATION; COMPUTER SOFTWARE; COST EFFECTIVENESS; DATA ACQUISITION; DATA REDUCTION; MARKETING; USER INTERFACES;

QUALITATIVE DESIGN MODEL; VIDEOGAMES;

HUMAN COMPUTER INTERACTION;

EID: 0037005457     PISSN: 07370024     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1207/S15327051HCI1704_1     Document Type: Article

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