Andre Doucette
University of Saskatchewan
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interaction design and children | 2013
Regan L. Mandryk; Shane Dielschneider; Michael Kalyn; Christopher P. Bertram; Michael Gaetz; Andre Doucette; Brett Taylor; Alison Pritchard Orr; Kathy Keiver
Biofeedback games help people maintain specific mental or physical states and are useful to help children with cognitive impairments learn to self-regulate their brain function. However, biofeedback games are expensive and difficult to create and are not sufficiently appealing to hold a childs interest over the long term needed for effective biofeedback training. We present a system that turns off-the-shelf computer games into biofeedback games. Our approach uses texture-based graphical overlays that vary in their obfuscation of underlying screen elements based on the sensed physiological state of the child. The textures can be visually customized so that they appear to be integrated with the underlying game. Through a 12-week deployment, with 16 children with Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder, we show that our solution can hold a childs interest over a long term, and balances the competing needs of maintaining the fun of playing, while providing effective biofeedback training.
Proceedings of International Conference on Making Sense of Converging Media | 2013
Kathrin Maria Gerling; Max Valentin Birk; Regan L. Mandryk; Andre Doucette
Graphical assets in video games have become increasingly complex over the years, but little is known about their effect on player experience (PX). In this paper, we present results of a controlled study with 48 participants comparing how abstract and stylized graphics influence player experience in casual games. Our results show that high-fidelity graphics result in a more positive impression of the game. However, we also show that many effects are only present in the game with a more challenging mechanic. This shows that casual games can be compelling and enjoyable to play despite simplistic graphics, suggesting that small game developers and researchers need not focus on elaborate visuals to engage players.
conference on computers and accessibility | 2012
Regan L. Mandryk; Michael Kalyn; Yichen Dang; Andre Doucette; Brett Taylor; Shane Dielschneider
Biofeedback games help users maintain specific mental or physical states and are useful to help people with cognitive impairments learn to self-regulate their brain function. However, biofeedback games are expensive and difficult to create and are not sufficiently appealing to hold a users interest over the long term. We present two systems that turn off-the-shelf games into biofeedback games. Our desktop approach uses visual feedback via texture-based graphical overlays that vary in their obfuscation of an underlying game based on the users physiological state. Our mobile approach presents multi-modal feedback (audio or vibration) of a users physiological state on an iPhone.
international conference on human computer interaction | 2009
Aaron Genest; Carl Gutwin; Adrian Reetz; Regan L. Mandryk; David Pinelle; Andre Doucette
On the World Wide Web, page previews augment hyperlinks to provide extra information about each links destination. These previews can reduce navigation time and errors in goal-directed navigation tasks when the information provided by the text and context of links is inadequate. A number of different types of page previews have been proposed, and some are already in use; however, little is known about which preview types will consistently help users make good navigation decisions. Our study compares six preview techniques (title, URL, subject category, page genre, genre symbol, and thumbnail), two delivery mechanisms (inline and popup), and two page load times (fast and slow). We found that previews showing the genre of the page (e.g., whether the page is an information page or a search page) yielded significantly faster performance than other preview techniques, and participants also preferred the genre-based previews. Our study is the first to compare the performance of a wide range of page previews in a naturalistic, non-search environment, and provides empirical data that can improve support for goal-directed navigation.
graphics interface | 2011
Scott Bateman; Andre Doucette; Robert Xiao; Carl Gutwin; Regan L. Mandryk; Andy Cockburn
conference on computer supported cooperative work | 2013
Andre Doucette; Carl Gutwin; Regan L. Mandryk; Miguel A. Nacenta; Sunny Sharma
Archive | 2012
Regan L. Mandryk; Shane Dielschneider; Michael Kalyn; Andre Doucette
human factors in computing systems | 2013
Andre Doucette; Regan L. Mandryk; Carl Gutwin; Miguel A. Nacenta; Andriy Pavlovych
graphics interface | 2015
Andre Doucette; Carl Gutwin; Regan L. Mandryk
graphics interface | 2010
Andre Doucette; Carl Gutwin; Regan L. Mandryk