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Game Play Evaluation Metrics

by Sagar Gupta, Prashant Kaushik, Suma Dawn
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International Journal of Computer Applications
Foundation of Computer Science (FCS), NY, USA
Volume 117 - Number 3
Year of Publication: 2015
Authors: Sagar Gupta, Prashant Kaushik, Suma Dawn
10.5120/20538-2902

Sagar Gupta, Prashant Kaushik, Suma Dawn . Game Play Evaluation Metrics. International Journal of Computer Applications. 117, 3 ( May 2015), 32-35. DOI=10.5120/20538-2902

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author = { Sagar Gupta, Prashant Kaushik, Suma Dawn },
title = { Game Play Evaluation Metrics },
journal = { International Journal of Computer Applications },
issue_date = { May 2015 },
volume = { 117 },
number = { 3 },
month = { May },
year = { 2015 },
issn = { 0975-8887 },
pages = { 32-35 },
numpages = {9},
url = { https://ijcaonline.org/archives/volume117/number3/20538-2902/ },
doi = { 10.5120/20538-2902 },
publisher = {Foundation of Computer Science (FCS), NY, USA},
address = {New York, USA}
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Abstract

This paper discusses various metrics for game play evaluation based on user categories and market expectation. The use of various metrics improves the game testing ahead of the regular testing methods and also pinpoints the paradigm shift in the user taste. The use of metrics improves game play in conjunction with the user's psychological pattern that is usually age independent. We have also done two case studies which prove the point that the psychological pattern is more important than the age analysis. We have also tried to refine the psychological pattern and predict the next version of game play for the same game. We have made four games using the metrics drafted in this paper and these games are also available on Google Play Store for any reference. In one of the case study we have released 5 version of the same game to see if that verifies the metrics by us.

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Computer Science
Information Sciences

Keywords

Game-play Games Psychology Game Metrics Player Engagement User Experience

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