Affective Ludology: Scientific Measurement of User Experience in Interactive Entertainment

Mar 25 2010

Keynote at GameDays Conference 2010: Serious Games for Sports and Health. Darmstadt, Germany. talking about Affective Ludology: Measurement of User Experience in Games.

Jan 29 2010

Invited presentation at University of Saskatchewan, Department of Computer Science talking about Affective Ludology: Reflecting on Fun, Physiological Measurement, and User Experience in Interactive Entertainment

Jan 22 2010

Invited presentation at TU Darmstadt, Germany talking about Affective Ludology: Game Usability Research and KOM at the Multimedia Communications Lab

Jan 18 2010

Newspaper page The first doctoral thesis in Digital Game Development was successfully defended in Sweden Check out the original Sydöstran article in Swedish. The BTH press release. After today's disputation, Lennart Nacke is BTH's first doctor in digital game development...

Dec 09 2009

Notification: You are welcome to attend Lennart Nacke's doctoral defense at the School of Computing, Blekinge Institute of Technology, Sweden. Time: January 18, 14.00
Place: Rio Grande, Hus A, Östra Piren, Karlshamn
Thesis title: "Affective Ludology: Scientific Measurement of User Experience in Interactive Entertainment"
Research education subject: Digital Game Development

Opponent: Dr. Georgios Yannakakis, IT University of Copenhagen, Denmark
Examination committee:

  • Dr. Annika Wærn, Interactive Institute, Sweden
  • Dr. Simon McCallum, Høgskolen i Gjøvik, Norway
  • Dr. Simon Niedenthal, Malmö Högskola, Sweden
Main advisor: Prof. Craig Lindley
Secondary advisors:
  • Prof. Bo Helgeson
  • Dr. Stefan Johansson
  • Dr. Niklas Ravaja
  • Dr. Christoph Klimmt
  • Prof. Maic Masuch
  • Dr. Staffan Björk
After the defense there will be some refreshments.
Please contact Karin Svahnberg no later than January 8 if you intend to participate.

Dec 07 2009

Invited presentation at University Duisburg-Essen, Germany with the topic Affective Ludology: Reflecting on Fun, Measurement, and User Experience in Interactive Entertainment for Interdisciplinary Games Research: DUE you play? [abstract (PDF)]

Nov 19 2009

Invited presentation at at the Center for Computer Game Research of the IT University Copenhagen, Denmark talking about Affective Ludology: Thoughts on Measuring User Experience in Interactive Entertainment