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Game user telemetry in practice: a case study

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Günter Wallner,

Simone Kriglstein,

Florian Gnadlinger,

Jochen KranzerAuthors Info & Claims

ACE '14: Proceedings of the 11th Conference on Advances in Computer Entertainment Technology

Article No.: 45, Pages 1 - 4

https://doi.org/10.1145/2663806.2663859

Published: 11 November 2014 Publication History

Abstract

User research has become an important aspect in game development. Especially, user telemetry, i.e., the remote tracking of in-game behavioral data and its subsequent analysis has attracted increased attention in game development and research in the last years. Unfortunately, case studies of game industry-academic relationships concerning the application of user telemetry methods in practice are still sparse. In this case study we report our experiences from employing gameplay visualizations during the development of a commercial mobile game. In particular, we describe the process of the collaboration and discuss developer feedback regarding the visualization itself as well as issues regarding user telemetry integration into the development process.

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ACE '14: Proceedings of the 11th Conference on Advances in Computer Entertainment Technology

November 2014

422 pages

ISBN:9781450329453

DOI:10.1145/2663806

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University of Madeira, Portugal
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FH Düsseldorf, Germany
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Tokyo Institute of Technology, Japan

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