Evaluating Affective User-Centered Design of Video Games Using Qualitative Methods

Table 4

Mapping with other researchers’ work.

List of affective game components	Desurview, Caplan and Toth (2004)	Johnson and Wiles (2003)	Malone (1982)	Pinelle, Wong and Stach (2008)	Sweetser and Wyeth (2005)	Ng, Khong and Nathan
Player Preferences		✓	✓			✓
Player Skills		✓	✓		✓	✓
Pacing Difficulty	✓	✓	✓		✓	✓
Goals	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓
Rewards	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓
Interactive Environment	✓	✓	✓		✓	✓
Graphic Quality	✓		✓			✓
Creativity		✓	✓		✓	✓
Narrative	✓				✓	✓
Characters	✓		✓		✓	✓
Game Interface	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓
Ease-of-User Controls	✓	✓			✓	✓
Tutorials and Hints	✓				✓	✓
Reduce Lagging		✓				✓
Flexible Options	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓