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Game Playtesting

Game Playtesting is an empirical evaluation method within the academic study of Games with Rules that systematically involves real players to identify design flaws, assess gameplay mechanics, and refine rule structures through iterative observation and analysis.

110

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5.1K

Citations

350

Authors

127

Institutions

Publications per year

2017–2026

42

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Playtesting

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Publications

110

Using heuristics to evaluate the playability of games

Heather Desurvire, Martin Caplan, Jozsef A. Toth · 2004 · 643 citations

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The Development and Validation of the Game User Experience Satisfaction Scale (GUESS)

Mikki H. Phan, Joseph R. Keebler, Barbara S. Chaparro · Human Factors The Journal of the Human Factors and Ergonomics Society · 2016 · 335 citations · Full text

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Player modeling using self-organization in Tomb Raider: Underworld

Anders Drachen, Alessandro Canossa, Georgios N. Yannakakis · 2009 · 284 citations · Full text

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Carlos A. Bana e Costa, Jean-Marie De Corte, Jean‐Claude Vansnick · International Journal of Information Technology & Decision Making · 2012 · 243 citations

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A Turing Test for Computer Game Bots

Philip Hingston · IEEE Transactions on Computational Intelligence and AI in Games · 2009 · 168 citations

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Authors

350

  1. JT
    Julian Togelius

    New York University, United States

    8 publications · 256 citations

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  2. PM
    Pejman Mirza-Babaei

    Ontario Tech University, Canada

    5 publications · 116 citations

    5

    h-index

  3. AL
    Antonios Liapis

    University of Malta, Malta

    4 publications · 95 citations

    4

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  4. AD
    Anders Drachen

    University of York, United Kingdom

    4 publications · 405 citations

    4

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  5. MR
    Mark Riedl

    Georgia Institute of Technology, United States

    3 publications · 81 citations

    3

    h-index

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Institutions

127

  1. IT University of Copenhagen

    Copenhagen, Denmark

    7 h-index

    11 publications

    1.1K citations

  2. New York University

    New York, United States

    7 h-index

    14 publications

    375 citations

  3. Ontario Tech University

    Oshawa, Canada

    5 h-index

    10 publications

    253 citations

  4. Georgia Institute of Technology

    Atlanta, United States

    5 h-index

    12 publications

    306 citations

  5. University of California, Santa Cruz

    Santa Cruz, United States

    5 h-index

    13 publications

    457 citations

  6. University of Malta

    Msida, Malta

    4 h-index

    6 publications

    130 citations

  7. Eindhoven University of Technology

    Eindhoven, The Netherlands

    3 h-index

    3 publications

    82 citations

  8. Carnegie Mellon University

    Pittsburgh, United States

    3 h-index

    6 publications

    187 citations

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Venues

  1. 10

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  2. IEEE Transactions on Games

    TG · 4 publications · 78 citations

    4

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  3. Simulation & Games

    S&G · 2 publications · 43 citations

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  5. arXiv (Cornell University)

    Repository · 2 publications · 57 citations

    2

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