Interaction Behavior of Hardcore and Inexperienced Players: "Call of Duty: Modern Warfare" Context

This paper presents the application of an existing innovative method used to identify areas of greater or less intensity in terms of interaction behavior. With this method, a comparative study aimed to understand and detect differences between hardcore players (those with experience playing games) and inexperienced players (those with little or no experience with games) was carried out. Based on the comparison of two distinct types of heat maps – one which characterizes global peripheral vision and another which indicates exact areas of visualization – an analysis of differences in interaction behavior was possible. Acquired results suggest that hardcore players’ interaction behavior is more objective than their counterpart. Additionally, the acquired results helped corroborate data previously obtained in an earlier study [Almeida et al. 2010b].

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