Immersion level and bot player identification in a multiplayer online game: The World of Warships case study

• Authors: Łupkowski Paweł , Krajewska Violetta

Title variants

PL

Poziom immersji a identyfikowanie botów w wieloosobowej grze online — studium przypadku gry World of Warships

• Languages of publication: EN

Abstracts

EN

In this paper we present the results of an experimental study of bot identification in a multiplayer online game. Our game of choice for the study was World of Warships. The tested group consisted of 30 subjects (15 experienced players and 15 players without significant experience in this domain). Subjects played the game against bots or against human players. The main hypothesis for the study was that the more immersed a player was, the less accurate s/he will identify the opposing players (as human players or as bots). On the basis of the results, this hypothesis cannot be confirmed.

PL

W artykule przedstawiamy wyniki badania poświęconego identyfikacji graczy-botów w wieloosobowej grze online. Badanie zostało przeprowadzone z wykorzystaniem gry World of Warships. Grupa badana składała się z 30 osób (15 doświadczonych graczy oraz 15 osób z niewielkim doświadczeniem w grach). Badani grali w grę przeciwko botom lub ludziom. Główną hipotezą badawczą przyjętą przez nas na potrzeby badania było przypuszczenie, że im wyższy poziom immersji osiągnie gracz, tym mniej trafnie będzie rozpoznawał graczy, przeciwko którym gra (jako ludzi lub boty). Hipoteza ta nie znajduje potwierdzenia w wynikach badania.

Keywords

EN

immersion; multiplayer online games; bot player identification; unsuspecting Turing Test

PL

immersja; wieloosobowe gry online; identyfikacja botów; unsuspecting Turing Test

• Publisher: Polskie Towarzystwo Badania Gier (Games Research Association of Poland)
• Journal: Homo Ludens
• Year: 2018
• Issue: 1(11)
• Pages: 155-171

Dates

published

2018-12-28

Contributors

author

Łupkowski Paweł

• Adam Mickiewicz University in Poznań

author

Krajewska Violetta

• Adam Mickiewicz University in Poznań

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Identifiers

DOI

10.14746/hl.2018.11.9