Modata: improving dota 2 experience and spectatorship through tangible gameplay visualization

W.A.P. van den Broek; Günter Wallner; Regina Bernhaupt

doi:10.1145/3341215.3356284

Modata: improving dota 2 experience and spectatorship through tangible gameplay visualization

W.A.P. van den Broek
, Günter Wallner
, Regina Bernhaupt

Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Conference contribution › Academic › peer-review

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Abstract

Recently, interest in streaming and esports has flourished, placing increased emphasis on the spectator experience. We argue that by escaping the boundaries of the screen and incorporating a physical aspect, another stimulatory and social dimension, which heightens the interaction with the data and positively contributes to spectatorship, can be added. This paper reports on the design of Modata, a tangible visualization of Dota 2 matches that projects gameplay data onto a tangible representation of the Dota map. We report on the design process of Modata, explore the preferred type of interaction, and report on first user feedback collected through surveys and hands-on experience with a prototype of the concept. Results indicate that most (88%) of the asked participants see value in augmenting the game’s experience by visualizing in-game data and translating it into the physical world.

Original language	English
Title of host publication	CHI PLAY 2019 - Extended Abstracts of the Annual Symposium on Computer-Human Interaction in Play
Place of Publication	New York
Publisher	Association for Computing Machinery, Inc.
Pages	723-730
Number of pages	8
ISBN (Electronic)	9781450368711
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1145/3341215.3356284
Publication status	Published - 17 Oct 2019
Event	6th ACM SIGCHI Annual Symposium on Computer-Human Interaction in Play, CHI PLAY 2019 - Barcelona, Spain Duration: 22 Oct 2019 → 25 Oct 2019 https://chiplay.acm.org/2019/

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Conference	6th ACM SIGCHI Annual Symposium on Computer-Human Interaction in Play, CHI PLAY 2019
Country/Territory	Spain
City	Barcelona
Period	22/10/19 → 25/10/19
Internet address	https://chiplay.acm.org/2019/

Keywords

Data physicalization
Information visualization
Multiplayer online battle arena
Spectator experience

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van den Broek, WAP, Wallner, G & Bernhaupt, R 2019, Modata: improving dota 2 experience and spectatorship through tangible gameplay visualization. in CHI PLAY 2019 - Extended Abstracts of the Annual Symposium on Computer-Human Interaction in Play. Association for Computing Machinery, Inc., New York, pp. 723-730, 6th ACM SIGCHI Annual Symposium on Computer-Human Interaction in Play, CHI PLAY 2019, Barcelona, Spain, 22/10/19. https://doi.org/10.1145/3341215.3356284

Modata: improving dota 2 experience and spectatorship through tangible gameplay visualization. / van den Broek, W.A.P.; Wallner, Günter; Bernhaupt, Regina.
CHI PLAY 2019 - Extended Abstracts of the Annual Symposium on Computer-Human Interaction in Play. New York: Association for Computing Machinery, Inc., 2019. p. 723-730.

Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Conference contribution › Academic › peer-review

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