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TTRPG UX: Requirements & Beyond

Authors:

Miriam Sturdee,

Mafalda Gamboa,

Michael HeronAuthors Info & Claims

CHI EA '23: Extended Abstracts of the 2023 CHI Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems

Article No.: 426, Pages 1 - 9

https://doi.org/10.1145/3544549.3582737

Published: 19 April 2023 Publication History

Abstract

Tabletop Role Playing Games (TTRPG) allow the player to immerse themselves in a world where anything can happen – within the rules. You can become someone new, fight demons, play out exciting and speculative storylines, all with the help of your party. This ability to place yourself in the life of another person (or ethereal being) resonates with principles of User Experience Design (UX) where usability experts strive to understand the impact their application or interface might have on a hypothetical audience. This paper explores the parallels and potentials of TTRPG within the context of UX and Requirements, its characters, contexts and interactions. We propose creating playable UX worlds with the potential to provide deeper, more insightful output, and make recommendations for the addition of a TTRPG approach to User Experience processes.

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Cited By

Lengyel DKaipainen KSturdee MHeron MLewis MLiddle J(2023)Hands-On Workshop on Tabletop Role-Playing for Inclusive Design: Imagining Sustainable Futures for ‘Older Adults'Proceedings of the 26th International Academic Mindtrek Conference10.1145/3616961.3616977(289-293)Online publication date: 3-Oct-2023
https://dl.acm.org/doi/10.1145/3616961.3616977

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TTRPG UX: Requirements & Beyond
1. Human-centered computing
  1. Human computer interaction (HCI)

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CHI EA '23: Extended Abstracts of the 2023 CHI Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems

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ISBN:9781450394222

DOI:10.1145/3544549

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University of Cambridge, UK
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Anicia Peters
University of Namibia, Namibia

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Lengyel DKaipainen KSturdee MHeron MLewis MLiddle J(2023)Hands-On Workshop on Tabletop Role-Playing for Inclusive Design: Imagining Sustainable Futures for ‘Older Adults'Proceedings of the 26th International Academic Mindtrek Conference10.1145/3616961.3616977(289-293)Online publication date: 3-Oct-2023
https://dl.acm.org/doi/10.1145/3616961.3616977

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