Investigating the Impact of Annotation Interfaces on Player Performance in Distributed ...
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Built a custom third-person multiplayer game and run a within-subject study with 24 participants (12 pairs) comparing no annotations, map-only annotations, and map+world annotations. Annotations shorten level completion times and cut cognitive workload (NASA-TLX: effort, perceived performance, success improved; frustration marginally lower). Players use map+world annotations far more than map-only, experts ignore them, and common use cases include real-time guiding, marking, handwriting, emotion, and occasional abusive spamming.
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chapters (10)
- 0:00Introduction to study
- 2:34Game design and hypotheses
- 4:42Study methodology
- 5:45Key findings on performance
- 7:11Player experience with annotations
- 9:19Annotation use cases
- 12:51Research implications
- 15:40Future research directions
- 16:22Takeaway message
- 17:06Q&A session
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