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    Sensation: Measuring the effects of a human-to-human social touch based controller on the player experience
    (Assoc Computing Machinery, 2016) N/A; Department of Electrical and Electronics Engineering; Department of Electrical and Electronics Engineering; Department of Electrical and Electronics Engineering; Department of Mechanical Engineering; Department of Computer Engineering; Department of Psychology; N/A; Department of Psychology; Department of Media and Visual Arts; Canat, Mert; Tezcan, Mustafa Ozan; Yurdakul, Celalettin; Tiza, Eran; Sefercik, Buğra Can; Bostan, İdil; Buruk, Oğuz Turan; Göksun, Tilbe; Özcan, Oğuzhan; Undergraduate Student; Undergraduate Student; Undergraduate Student; Undergraduate Student; Undergraduate Student; Undergraduate Student; PhD Student; Faculty Member; Faculty Member; Department of Electrical and Electronics Engineering; Department of Mechanical Engineering; Department of Computer Engineering; Department of Psychology; Department of Media and Visual Arts; KU Arçelik Research Center for Creative Industries (KUAR) / KU Arçelik Yaratıcı Endüstriler Uygulama ve Araştırma Merkezi (KUAR); College of Engineering; College of Engineering; College of Engineering; College of Engineering; College of Engineering; College of Social Sciences and Humanities; Graduate School of Social Sciences and Humanities; College of Social Sciences and Humanities; College of Social Sciences and Humanities; N/A; N/A; N/A; N/A; N/A; N/A; N/A; 47278; 12532
    We observe an increasing interest on usage of full-body interaction in games. However, human-to-human social touch interaction has not been implemented as a sophisticated gaming apparatus. To address this, we designed the Sensation, a device for detecting touch patterns between players, and introduce the game, Shape Destroy, which is a collaborative game designed to be played with social touch. To understand if usage of social touch has a meaningful contribution to the overall player experience in collaborative games we conducted a user study with 30 participants. Participants played the same game using i) the Sensation and ii) a gamepad, and completed a set of questionnaires aimed at measuring the immersion levels. As a result, the collected data and our observations indicated an increase in general, shared, ludic and affective involvement with significant differences. Thus, human-to-human touch can be considered a promising control method for collaborative physical games.
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    Experiencing human-to-human touch in digital games
    (Association for Computing Machinery, 2016) Department of Electrical and Electronics Engineering; Department of Electrical and Electronics Engineering; Department of Electrical and Electronics Engineering; N/A; Department of Media and Visual Arts; Canat, Mert; Tezcan, Mustafa Ozan; Yurdakul, Celalettin; Buruk, Oğuz Turan; Özcan, Oğuzhan; Undergraduate Student; Undergraduate Student; Undergraduate Student; PhD Student; Faculty Member; Department of Electrical and Electronics Engineering; Department of Media and Visual Arts; College of Engineering; College of Engineering; College of Engineering; Graduate School of Social Sciences and Humanities; College of Social Sciences and Humanities; N/A; N/A; N/A; N/A; 12532
    Digital games have been equipped with novel control styles which promotes natural interaction. However, Human-to-Human Social Touch (HHST) has not been investigated as a gaming apparatus thoroughly. We believe that HHST can be a valuable contribution since it can convey different messages with different patterns and would provide a rich collaborative experience with physical contact. To explore this area, we developed the Sensation which is a control apparatus detecting the different touch types between two players. To observe the gaming experience we implemented the game, Shape Destroy, and conducted a user study with 30 participants to understand its effects on player experience. Results showed that HHST, provided by the Sensation, added to game experience boosting social, ludic and emotional aspects.