Title
Cognitive Load in Real-Time Strategy Gaming: Human Opponent Versus AI Opponent
Abstract
This paper examines the cognitive load in real-time strategy gaming subjects along with physiological and subjective measurements. The subjects were college students from a northeastern university in China. This paper is a study into players’ cognitive load measurement when playing against human opponents and game artificial intelligences (game AIs). Using eye trackers, action per minute recorders and questionnaires, we collected qualitative data from participants about their cognitive load through playing against human opponents and game AI opponents. The results indicate that players have more cognitive load when playing against human opponents than against game AI opponents. Secondly, as the players’ gaming skill increased, their cognitive load did not differ substantially when they switched from playing against human players to playing against game AI opponents. A deeper understanding of players’ cognitive load can enable a developer to design a more appropriate game experience.
Year
DOI
Venue
2015
10.1007/s40869-015-0002-z
The Computer Games Journal
Keywords
DocType
Volume
Cognitive load,Game AI,Real-time strategy game,MORE
Journal
4
Issue
Citations 
PageRank 
1-2
0
0.34
References 
Authors
26
3
Name
Order
Citations
PageRank
yang chen101.01
jian ou200.34
David Whittinghill333.80