Research Papers

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Design Inspiration for Motivating Uncertainty in Games using Stage Magic Principles
Kumari, Shringi (2021). PhD thesis, University of York.

The Role of Uncertainty in Moment-to-Moment Player Motivation: A Grounded Theory
S Kumari, S Deterding, J Freeman
Proceedings of the Annual Symposium on Computer-Human Interaction in Play

Why game designers should study magic
S Kumari, S Deterding, G Kuhn
Proceedings of the 13th International Conference on the Foundations of Digital Games

The Magician’s Choice: Providing illusory choice and sense of agency with the Equivoque forcing technique.
A Pailhès, S Kumari, G Kuhn
Journal of Experimental Psychology: General, ISSN 0096-3445 [Article]

Studying General Agents in Video Games from the Perspective of Player Experience
S Kumari, C Guerrero-Romero, D Perez-Liebana, S Deterding
Association for the Advancement of Artificial Intelligence [Article] Forthcoming

Investigating uncertainty in digital games and its impact on player immersion
S Kumari, C Power, P Cairns
Extended abstracts publication of the annual symposium on computer-human interaction in play