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= The Future of Interactivity in Console Gaming =
[[User:acheun3 | Anders Cheung]] [mailto:acheun3@learn.senecac.on.ca?subject=bth740_research email]

= Thesis Statement =
==== Thesis ====

Interaction between player and console games has recently evolved from using physical controllers to using natural user interfaces. To what extent has this evolution improved interactivity and what does this change imply for the future of console gaming?

==== Keywords ====

games, theory, user experience, video-games, affective computing, applications, design, emotion recognition, emotions, human-computer interaction, sensing, theories

==== Bibliography ====

E.H.C.Gamez, P.Cairns, A.L.Cox, "From the gaming experience to the wider user experience", 2009
http://portal.acm.org/citation.cfm?id=1671011.1671078&coll=ACM&dl=ACM&CFID=109455192&CFTOKEN=35336188

C.Peter, E.Crane, M.Fabri, H.Agius, L.Axelrod, "Emotion in HCI: designing for people”, 2008
http://portal.acm.org/citation.cfm?id=1531826.1531883&coll=ACM&dl=ACM&CFID=109455192&CFTOKEN=35336188

J.Canny, “The Future of Human-Computer Interaction”, 2006
http://portal.acm.org/citation.cfm?id=1147530

F. Kaplan, "Are gesture-based interfaces the future of human computer interaction?", 2009
http://portal.acm.org/citation.cfm?id=1647314.1647365&coll=GUIDE&dl=ACM&CFID=106466583&CFTOKEN=60736137

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The Video Game Console Library, "History of the Game Controller", 2008, http://www.videogameconsolelibrary.com/art-controller.htm

= Research Notes =

== History ==

=== Early Controllers ===
Atari 2600 Joysticks

Bally Astrocade

=== 80's & 90's Controllers ===
Nintendo D-pad + Joypads

Sega Genesis + Saturn

Sony Playstation

Nintendo N64

Sony Dual Shock

=== 2000 Controllers ===
Sega Dreamcast

Sony Playstation 2

Microsoft Xbox

Nintendo Gamecube

=== Wireless Gameplay ===

Sony EyeToy

Microsoft Xbox 360

Sony Playstation 3

Nintendo Wiimote + Nunchuk

Microsoft Kinect

Sony Playstation Move

= Recorded Details =

== The History of Console Gaming ==

'''Big players in the gaming industry'''

- Atari

- Nintendo + Sega

- Sony + Microsoft

== Discuss ==

1. The evolution of interaction for each company using specific console systems and showing how they’ve changed over the years to improve interactivity.

2. The features improving health and safety for video games.


== Issues ==

"While testing out the Kinect, two dark-skinned GameSpot employees experienced problems with the system's facial recognition abilities. The system recognized one employee inconsistently, while it was never able to properly identify the other despite repeated calibration attempts." B Sinclair, 2010