Influence of Controllers on Gameplay in Mobile Games

V igrah za pametne telefone so kontrole običajno implementirane skozi grafične uporabniške vmesnike prikazane na zaslonu na dotik. V diplomski nalogi sem raziskal vpliv različnih postavitev gumbov in kontrol na uspešnost pri igranju iger na pametnih telefonih. Razvil sem igro Dejavu3x, ki ima vgrajen sistem telemetrije za zbiranje podatkov o uporabi različnih tipov vmesnikov in vsebuje anketo o uporabniški izkušnji pri igranju. Pridobljene podatke sem analiziral in ustvaril različne vizualizacije, grafe ter polja intenzivnosti dotikov za vsak vmesnik. Na podlagi rezultatov sem povzel značilnosti dobrih uporabniških vmesnikov v igrah za pametne telefone.In video games for mobile phones, controls are usually implemented through the graphical user interfaces shown on the touch screen displays. In my thesis, I have researched the effect of different interface layouts on the player’s success in the game. I have developed an arcade game Dejavu3x, which has an integrated telemetry system for collecting data about the interface usage and includes a survey about the player’s experience. I have analysed the collected data and have drawn various visualizations, graphs, and heatmaps for all types of interfaces. Based on the gathered results, I have drafted some general suggestions about a quality user interface design in mobile games