Audio games: investigation of the potential through prototype development

Jarosław Beksa; Sonia Fizek; Phil Carter

doi:10.1007/978-1-4471-6708-2_11

Audio games: investigation of the potential through prototype development

Jarosław Beksa, Sonia Fizek, Phil Carter

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Abstract

This article discusses the potential of audio games based on the evaluation of three projects: a story-driven audio role-playing game (RPG), an interactive audiobook with RPG elements, and a set of casual sound-based games. The potential is understood, both in popularity and playability terms. The first factor is connected to the degree of players’ interest, while the second one to the degree of their engagement in sound-based game worlds. Although presented projects are embedded within the landscape of past and contemporary audio games and gaming platforms, the authors reach into the near future, concluding with possible development directions for this non-visual interactive entertainment.

Original language	English
Title of host publication	A multimodal end-2-end approach to accessible computing
Editors	Pradipta Biswas, Carlos Duarte, Patrick Langdon, Luis Almeida
Place of Publication	London
Publisher	Springer-Verlag
Pages	211-224
Number of pages	14
ISBN (Electronic)	9781447167082
ISBN (Print)	9781447167075
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4471-6708-2_11
Publication status	Published - 24 Jul 2015
Externally published	Yes

Publication series

Name	Human–Computer Interaction Series
Publisher	Springer-Verlag
ISSN (Print)	1571-5035

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Beksa, J., Fizek, S., & Carter, P. (2015). Audio games: investigation of the potential through prototype development. In P. Biswas, C. Duarte, P. Langdon, & L. Almeida (Eds.), A multimodal end-2-end approach to accessible computing (pp. 211-224). (Human–Computer Interaction Series). London: Springer-Verlag. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4471-6708-2_11

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A multimodal end-2-end approach to accessible computing. ed. / Pradipta Biswas; Carlos Duarte; Patrick Langdon; Luis Almeida. London : Springer-Verlag, 2015. p. 211-224 (Human–Computer Interaction Series).

Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Chapter (peer-reviewed)

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