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Matthew Lee (Chair, IGDA Serious Games SIG)
Location: Room 301, South Hall
Date: Monday, March 18
Time: 9:30 am - 10:30 am
Pass Type: All Access Pass, Summits Pass - Get your pass now!
Topic: VR/AR
Format: Session
Vault Recording: Video
Audience Level: All
Seven years after the launch of Pokémon GO, most attempts to claim part of the AR pie have been cancelled, shut down only a short time after launch, or are limping along with revenue far below what one might expect from their technological sophistication and being based on competitive IPs. This lecture presents the results of a years-long study into AR games and their communities to address this by pointing out what players of AR games are actually looking for, what gets them to spend, and what keeps them playing despite constraints such as costs, distance, or a global pandemic. To put it simply, its not the technology they care about, but involvement and identity!
Attendees will come away with a better understanding of the science behind AR game engagement. Particularly, attendees will learn how it is player identities and communities that affect players' views of mechanics, stories and technology, as well as their willingness to engage with a game despite constraints (i.e. COVID-19 restrictions).
This talk is open to anyone who is interested in AR, and how designing for AR games differs from other genres. Community managers interested in the sorts of people playing AR games, and designers already using AR interested in user research from the field are also welcome.
