Jörg Niesenhaus M. Sc.
Contact
| Office: | LF 285 |
| Mail: | joerg.niesenhaus [at] uni-due.de |
| Phone: | +49 (203) 379-1420 |
| Fax: | +49 (203) 379-3557 |
Joerg Niesenhaus is engaged in several research activities within the context of interactive digital games and entertainment computing. He leads the Social & Playful Interaction Group (SPI) at the chair, focussing on the ares of user experience (UX) and interaction design. Since 2010 Joerg is project leader of the Game Technology Competence Center NRW (GTCC.NRW) which is part of the Game Development Initiative Ruhr (GDI.Ruhr). The main objective of the GTCC.NRW is the transfer of technology and knowledge between the games industry and scientific research. Joerg holds a Master of Science in Applied Communication and Media Science with computer science being his major subject. He started working at the chair in 2003 and is a PhD candidate since 2007. Joerg has more than 11 years of experience in the games industry, previously working for companies like Blue Byte and Ubisoft where he participated in the development of more than a dozen pc and console games.
His research interests are:
Playability & Game Experience: Together with his colleagues Joerg applies different methods of user experience (UX) research within the application area of digital games and interactive entertainment. Within research and development projects together with game development studios and publishers Joerg performed game usability & playability studies, used and analyzed game usability heuristics and did player experience research based on eye-tracking data. Current research focuses on the impact of game interfaces on the player experience, combining game metrics analysis and questionnaires with user tests.
User Innovation and User-Generated Content: Together with students and colleagues Joerg works on a Game Prototyping Framework (GPF) which shall enable players to create not only game-related content but also their own game prototypes. This project incorporates different methods and technologies of visual programming, end-user development and game development tools.
Health & Serious Games: Together with partners from the social psychology research group of our university and the children`s clinic of the LMU Munich we are developing prototypes for Health Games which shall improve the self-management process of teenage patients with insulin-dependent diabetes (diabetes mellitus).
Interactive Digital Storytelling: Based on research in his master thesis about probabilistic and rule-based storytelling methods Joerg does research on methods and technologies to adapt player behavior to generate believable stories and character interaction. In cooperation with a student project the "Grimmix" story engine was developed which generates new stories based on the player interaction within the fairy tales of the Brothers Grimm.
Recent Events and Activities
| 2012 | Entertainment Interfaces Track at Mensch & Computer 2012 (Conference Chair) | Konstanz |
| 2011 | Sixth International Conference on Tangible, Embedded and Embodied Interaction (Reviewer) | Kingston, Canada |
| 2011 | 15th International Academic MindTrek Conference (Reviewer) | Tampere, Finland |
| 2011 | Entertainment Interfaces Track at Mensch & Computer 2011 (Conference Chair) | Chemnitz |
| 2011 | 2nd Workshop on Evaluating Player Experience in Games, epex11 at Foundations of Games (Program Committee) | Bordeaux, France |
| 2011 | WiP Track at ACM Conference on Human Factors in Computing, CHI 2011 (Reviewer) | Vancouver, Canada |
| 2010 | Entertainment Interfaces Track at Mensch & Computer 2010 (Conference Chair) | Duisburg |
| 2010 | 2nd International Workshop on Open Design Spaces, ODS 2010 (Program Committee) | Aarhus, Denmark |
| 2010 | Conference Mensch & Computer 2010 (Program Committee) | Duisburg |
| 2010 | Workshop on Using Game Design and Affective Evaluation to improve User Experience and User Research (Organising Committee) |
Duisburg |
| 2009 | Workshop on Playability and Player Experience Research (Program Committee) | London, UK |
Teaching
| Lectures: | Mensch-Computer-Interaktion (Human Computer Interaction) (2009/10) |
| Usability Engineering (2008/09) | |
| Informatische Grundlagen neuer Medien u. Kommunikationstechniken (2003/04) | |
| Seminars: | Nutzergenerierte Inhalte und End-User Development (2009/10) |
| Game Design und Digital Storytelling (2006) | |
| Game Design and Technology (2005) | |
| Projects: | Playability vs. Game Metrics (2011) |
| Playful Interfaces (2011) | |
| Game Prototyping Framework (2009/11) | |
| Health Games II (2009/10) | |
| Health Games (2009) | |
| Innovative Nutzer-Interfaces mit der Wii-Remote (2008) | |
| Die affektive Dimension im Bereich Game Design (2007/08) | |
| Life(B)Log (2007) | |
| Evaluation von Game Interfaces (2006/07) | |
| Modellierungs- und Generierungsmethoden für Digital Storytelling in Online-Spielumgebungen (2005/06) |
Publications
LAIF: A Logging and Interaction Framework for Gaze-Based Interfaces in Virtual Entertainment Environments.
Serious games for health: An empirical study of the game “Balance” for teenagers with diabetes mellitus
LAIF: A Logging and Interaction Framework for Gaze-Based Interfaces in Virtual Entertainment Environments
Serious games for health: An empirical study of the game “Balance” for teenagers with diabetes mellitus
Playful Crowdsourcing for Energy-Efficient Automotive Navigation
Einsatz von Serious Games zur Förderung des Selbstmanagements
Merobrixx – Mental Rotation Bricks: A serious game for cognitive training
Entertainment Interfaces Track: Preface
Serious Interface Design for Dental Health: WiiMote-based Tangible Interaction for School Children
Bringing Digital Games to User Research and User Experience
Kompetenzentwicklung und Wissensmanagement durch situiertes Lernen in Massive Multiplayer Online Games
Proceedings of the Entertainment Interfaces Track 2010 at Interaktive Kulturen 2010
Gameplay experience testing with playability and usability surveys – An experimental pilot study
Perception of System- and Human-driven Character Behaviour in Digital Games
Förderung der Nutzerinnovation im Rahmen digitaler Spiele durch intuitive Werkzeuge am Beispiel des Game Prototyping Frameworks
Fostering Knowledge Flow and Community Engagement in the Development of Interactive Entertainment
Playability and Player Experience Research
Untersuchung des Einflusses rationaler und emotionaler Faktoren bei der Entscheidungsfindung in virtuellen Spielwelten
Messung der Nutzungseffizienz bei Game-Interfaces unter Berücksichtigung von Blickbewegungen
Marrying Game Development with Knowledge Management: Challenges and Potentials
Challenges and Potentials of User Involvement in the Process of Creating Games
Spielend Lernen! Spielend Lernen? Eine empirische Annäherung an die Möglichkeiten einer Synthese von Spielen und Lernen
