Cognitive Load Issues in MMORPGs
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Chee Siang Ang We conducted a qualitative study to explore the effect of cognitive overloads in Maple Story, a typical Massively Multiplayer Role Playing Game (MMORPG). Our results reveal that several types of cognitive overloads emerge during the game playing. While some of these overloads pose serious problems, even to expert players, some are actually desirable in order to make the game challenging. Centre for HCI Design
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تاریخ انتشار 2006