GEQ (Game Engagement/experience questionnaire): A review of two papers

Interacting with Computers

Volumn 25, Issue 4, 2013, Pages 278-283

  Norman, Kent L ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND   (United States)

Author keywords

engagement; play testing; psychometric techniques; questionnaires; user experience; video games

Indexed keywords

SURVEYS; USER EXPERIENCE;

ENGAGEMENT; PLAY TESTING; PSYCHOMETRIC TECHNIQUES; QUESTIONNAIRES; VIDEO GAME;

HUMAN COMPUTER INTERACTION;

EID: 84879219215     PISSN: 09535438     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/iwc/iwt009     Document Type: Review

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