A bioinformatics researcher and a game design researcher walk into a lab... This paper shares two case-studies of a collaboration between a bioinformatics researcher who is developing a set of educational VR simulations for youth and a consultative game design researcher with a background in games User Research (GUR) techniques who assesses and iteratively improves the player experience in the simulations. By introducing games-based player engagement strategies, the two researchers improve the (re)playability of these VR simulations to encourage greater player engagement and retention.
@article{arxiv.2009.11404,
title = {Balancing simulation and gameplay -- applying game user research to LeukemiaSIM},
author = {Erin Brintnell and Owen Brierley and Neil Christensen and Christian Jacob},
journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:2009.11404},
year = {2020}
}