A tool for characterizing the experience of play

Proceedings of the 6th Australasian Conference on Interactive Entertainment, IE 2009

Volumn , Issue , 2009, Pages

  Costello, Brigid ^a   Edmonds, Ernest ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEW SOUTH WALES   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY SYDNEY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Human computer interaction; Interaction design; Play; Theoretical framework; User experience

Indexed keywords

INTERACTION DESIGN; THEORETICAL FRAMEWORK; USER EXPERIENCE;

BUBBLES (IN FLUIDS); DESIGN; KNOWLEDGE MANAGEMENT;

HUMAN COMPUTER INTERACTION;

EID: 77952410016     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1145/1746050.1746052     Document Type: Conference Paper

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