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    • There was a request for further readings on some of the topics we covered this week, and good HCI / games work more broadly. Some of these are systematic review papers, where you may find more interesting material in the reference list (depending on what you're interested in), but they're all papers / books I value in their own right:

      Factors affecting response rates of the web survey: A systematic review
      http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.chb.2009.10.015

      A Review of Game Research Methodologies
      https://doi.org/10.1145/3402942.3402970

      Virtual reality check: Statistical power, reported results, and the validity of research on the psychology of virtual reality and immersive environments
      https://doi.org/10.1016/j.chb.2019.06.015

      Semi-Structured Qualitative Studies
      http://www.interactiondesign.org/encyclopedia/semi-structured_qualitative_studies.html

      Now It’s Personal: On Abusive Game Design
      https://doi.org/10.1145/1920778.1920785

      Paradigms of Games Research in HCI: A Review of 10 Years of Research at CHI
      dx.doi.org/10.1145/2658537.2658708

      Current practice in measuring usability: Challenges to usability studies and research
      dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.ijhcs.2005.06.002

      Is Difficulty Overrated? The Effects of Choice, Novelty and Suspense on Intrinsic Motivation in Educational Games
      http://dx.doi.org/10.1145/3025453.3025638

      Don’t Sweat the Small Stuff: The Effect of Challenge-Skill Manipulation on Electrodermal Activity
      https://doi.org/10.1145/3242671.3242714

      A Play of Bodies: How We Perceive Videogames
      https://mitpress.mit.edu/books/play-bodies

      How Much Evidence Is p >.05? Stimulus Pre-Testing and Null Primary Outcomes in Violent Video Games Research
      http://dx.doi.org/10.1037/ppm0000102

      The Motivational Pull of Video Games: A Self-Determination Theory Approach
      dx.doi.org/10.1007/s11031-006-9051-8

      Statistical Significance Testing at CHI PLAY: Challenges and Opportunities for More Transparency
      https://doi.org/10.1145/3410404.3414229

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