Aesthetic Experience and Acceptance of Human Computation Games

• Main Authors: Wang, Xiaohui, Goh, Dion Hoe-Lian, Lim, Ee-Peng, Vu, Adrian Wei Liang
• Other Authors: Wee Kim Wee School of Communication and Information
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: Springer International Publishing 2016
• Subjects: Human computation games; Aesthetic experience; Acceptance
• Online Access: https://hdl.handle.net/10356/80339; http://hdl.handle.net/10220/40476
• Institution: Nanyang Technological University

Human computation games (HCGs) are applications that leverage games to solve computational problems that are out reach of the capacity of computers. Game aesthetics are critical for HCG acceptance, and the game elements should motivate users to contribute time and effort. In this paper, we examine the effect of aesthetic experience on intention to use HCGs. A between-subjects experiment was conducted to compare a HCG and a human computation system (HCS). Results demonstrated that HCGs provided a greater sense of aesthetic experience and attracted more intentional usage than HCSs. Implications of this study are discussed.