Alena Denisova

38 papers A* 8C 5Misc 4Journal 14Unranked 7

Year	Rank	Type	Title / Venue / Authors
2026	A*	`conf`	Generative AI in Game Development: A Qualitative Research Synthesis. CHI Alexandru Dan Ternar, Alena Denisova, João Miguel Cunha, Annakaisa Kultima, Christian Guckelsberger
2025	A*	`conf`	Emotionally Challenging Games Can Satisfy Older Adults' Psychological Needs: From Empirical Study to Design Guidelines. CHI Min Zhou, Xiaolan Peng, Binjie Liu, Alena Denisova, Soumya C. Barathi, Zhuying Li, Xurong Xie, Jin Huang, Feng Tian
2025	C	`conf`	Exploring the (Placebo) Effect of an AI-Powered Dialogue System on Player Experience. CoG Sarita Sridharan, Steeven Villa, Alena Denisova, Johanna Pirker
2025	J	`jnl`	Generative AI in Game Development: A Qualitative Research Synthesis. CoRR Alexandru Ternar, Alena Denisova, João Miguel Cunha, Annakaisa Kultima, Christian Guckelsberger
2025	—	`conf`	Leveling Up Leadership: Emerging Voices and Evolving Practices in the Games & Play Community. CHI PLAY (Companion) Oguz 'Oz' Buruk, Max V. Birk, Ferran Altarriba Bertran, Alena Denisova, Aakash Johry, Rakesh Patibanda, Velvet Spors, Xin Tong, Rina R. Wehbe
2025	J	`jnl`	Non-Euclidean Video Games: Exploring Player Perceptions and Experiences Inside Impossible Spaces. IEEE Trans. Games Daniil Osudin, Alena Denisova, Christopher Child
2025	C	`conf`	Perspectives of Sound Designers on Real-Time Sound Propagation in Games. CoG Yiping Han, Alena Denisova, Christina Vasiliou, Danjeli Schembri, Michael Jones, Damian T. Murphy
2024	J	`jnl`	"It's a terrible choice to make but also a necessary one": Exploring player experiences with moral decision making mechanics in video games. Comput. Hum. Behav. Sophie Wright, Alena Denisova
2024	—	`conf`	Evaluating Interactive AI: Understanding and Controlling Placebo Effects in Human-AI Interaction. CHI Extended Abstracts Steeven Villa, Robin Welsch, Alena Denisova, Thomas Kosch
2024	J	`jnl`	From Pixels to Play: Opportunities and Challenges of a Diverse and Democratized Games Industry. Interactions Sebastian Long, Alena Denisova, Pejman Mirza-Babaei
2024	—	`conf`	Games and Play SIG: Connecting Games Research to the Broader HCI Context. CHI Extended Abstracts Regan L. Mandryk, Pejman Mirza-Babaei, Alena Denisova, Guo Freeman, Daniel Johnson
2024	J	`jnl`	Guest Editorial: Special Issue on Human Centered AI in Game Evaluation. IEEE Trans. Games Alena Denisova, Diego Perez Liebana, Vanessa Volz, Julian Frommel, Sahar Asadi
2024	J	`jnl`	PACMHCI V8, CHI PLAY, October 2024 Editorial. Proc. ACM Hum. Comput. Interact. Regan L. Mandryk, Alena Denisova, Julian Frommel, Kathrin Gerling
2024	J	`jnl`	Playing Through Tough Times: Exploring the Relationship between Game Aspects and Coping Strategies during Difficult Life Challenges. Proc. ACM Hum. Comput. Interact. Sahar Mirhadi, Ioanna Iacovides, Alena Denisova
2024	C	`conf`	Session details: Workshop on Eudaimonia in Digital Games. FDG Tom Cole, Alena Denisova, Jo Iacovides
2024	J	`jnl`	The Basic Needs in Games Scale (BANGS): A new tool for investigating positive and negative video game experiences. Int. J. Hum. Comput. Stud. Nick Ballou, Alena Denisova, Richard M. Ryan, C. Scott Rigby, Sebastian Deterding
2024	J	`jnl`	Towards Democratisation of Games User Research: Exploring Playtesting Challenges of Indie Video Game Developers. Proc. ACM Hum. Comput. Interact. Alena Denisova, Steve Bromley, Pejman Mirza-Babaei, Elisa D. Mekler
2023	A*	`conf`	ChallengeDetect: Investigating the Potential of Detecting In-Game Challenge Experience from Physiological Measures. CHI Xiaolan Peng, Xurong Xie, Jin Huang, Chutian Jiang, Haonian Wang, Alena Denisova, Hui Chen, Feng Tian, Hongan Wang
2023	A*	`conf`	Comparing Measures of Perceived Challenge and Demand in Video Games: Exploring the Conceptual Dimensions of CORGIS and VGDS. CHI Alex Flint, Alena Denisova, Nick D. Bowman
2023	C	`conf`	Designing for Playfulness in Human-AI Authoring Tools. FDG Antonios Liapis, Christian Guckelsberger, Jichen Zhu, Casper Harteveld, Simone Kriglstein, Alena Denisova, Jeremy Gow, Mike Preuss
2023	J	`jnl`	Keep Calm and Aim for the Head: Biofeedback-Controlled Dynamic Difficulty Adjustment in a Horror Game. IEEE Trans. Games Paraschos Moschovitis, Alena Denisova
2023	C	`conf`	The Challenge of Evaluating Player Experience in Tabletop Role-Playing Games. FDG Antonios Liapis, Alena Denisova
2022	J	`jnl`	P-Lite: A study of parallel coordinate plot literacy. Vis. Informatics Elif E. Firat, Alena Denisova, Max L. Wilson, Robert S. Laramee
2022	A*	`conf`	The Effects of a Soundtrack on Board Game Player Experience. CHI Timea Farkas, Alena Denisova, Sarah Wiseman, Rebecca Fiebrink
2021	A*	`conf`	"Whatever the Emotional Experience, It's Up to Them": Insights from Designers of Emotionally Impactful Games. CHI Alena Denisova, Julia Ayumi Bopp, Thuy Duong Nguyen, Elisa D. Mekler
2020	A*	`conf`	A Palette of Deepened Emotions: Exploring Emotional Challenge in Virtual Reality Games. CHI Xiaolan Peng, Jin Huang, Alena Denisova, Hui Chen, Feng Tian, Hongan Wang
2020	J	`jnl`	Measuring perceived challenge in digital games: Development & validation of the challenge originating from recent gameplay interaction scale (CORGIS). Int. J. Hum. Comput. Stud. Alena Denisova, Paul A. Cairns, Christian Guckelsberger, David Zendle
2020	—	`conf`	Treemap Literacy: A Classroom-Based Investigation. Eurographics (Education Papers) Elif E. Firat, Alena Denisova, Robert S. Laramee
2019	J	`jnl`	Lost at the Edge of Uncertainty: Measuring Player Uncertainty in Digital Games. Int. J. Hum. Comput. Interact. Christopher Power, Paul A. Cairns, Alena Denisova, Themis Papaioannou, Ruth Gultom
2019	J	`jnl`	Player experience and deceptive expectations of difficulty adaptation in digital games. Entertain. Comput. Alena Denisova, Paul A. Cairns
2019	Misc	`conf`	Power-Ups in Digital Games: The Rewarding Effect of Phantom Game Elements on Player Experience. CHI PLAY Alena Denisova, Eliott Cook
2017	—	`conf`	Challenge in Digital Games: Towards Developing a Measurement Tool. CHI Extended Abstracts Alena Denisova, Christian Guckelsberger, David Zendle
2017	—	`conf`	Measuring Uncertainty in Games: Design and Preliminary Validation. CHI Extended Abstracts Christopher Power, Alena Denisova, Themis Papaioannou, Paul A. Cairns
2017	—	`conf`	The Effect of Time Manipulation on Immersion in Digital Games. IVIC Mohd Hafiz Abd Rahman, A. Imran Nordin, Alena Denisova
2016	Misc	`conf`	The Convergence of Player Experience Questionnaires. CHI PLAY Alena Denisova, A. Imran Nordin, Paul A. Cairns
2015	Misc	`conf`	Adaptation in Digital Games: The Effect of Challenge Adjustment on Player Performance and Experience. CHI PLAY Alena Denisova, Paul A. Cairns
2015	A*	`conf`	First Person vs. Third Person Perspective in Digital Games: Do Player Preferences Affect Immersion? CHI Alena Denisova, Paul A. Cairns
2015	Misc	`conf`	The Placebo Effect in Digital Games: Phantom Perception of Adaptive Artificial Intelligence. CHI PLAY Alena Denisova, Paul A. Cairns