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Games and Play SIG: Connecting Through Social and Playful Technologies

Authors:

Raquel B Robinson,

Pejman Mirza-Babaei,

Alberto Alvarez,

Muriel Garreta Domingo,

Regan L Mandryk,

Katherine IsbisterAuthors Info & Claims

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

Article No.: 513, Pages 1 - 4

https://doi.org/10.1145/3544549.3583176

Published: 19 April 2023 Publication History

Abstract

Games have always been popular for connecting people, from local single-player and couch co-op, to massively multiplayer online. Throughout the COVID-19 pandemic, remote games that involved and fostered social interactions and connections were a highlight among strategies for staying connected. For this year’s games and play SIG, we come together to discuss the relevant and timely topic of social and playful technologies, and how they can be designed to best foster meaningful social connections over a distance. We bring together attendees from not only the games community, but also those in the broader field of CHI focusing on social and playful technologies.

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Mandryk RMirza-Babaei PDenisova AFreeman GJohnson D(2024)Games and Play SIG: Connecting Games Research to the Broader HCI ContextExtended Abstracts of the CHI Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems10.1145/3613905.3643986(1-6)Online publication date: 11-May-2024
https://dl.acm.org/doi/10.1145/3613905.3643986

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Games and Play SIG: Connecting Through Social and Playful Technologies
1. Human-centered computing
  1. Collaborative and social computing
    1. Collaborative and social computing devices

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

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DOI:10.1145/3544549

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Mandryk RMirza-Babaei PDenisova AFreeman GJohnson D(2024)Games and Play SIG: Connecting Games Research to the Broader HCI ContextExtended Abstracts of the CHI Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems10.1145/3613905.3643986(1-6)Online publication date: 11-May-2024
https://dl.acm.org/doi/10.1145/3613905.3643986

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