ABSTRACT
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY is chapter presents an investigation that compares the performance of game controllers in two-dimensional pointing tasks as dened in the international standard that species the requirements for nonkeyboard input devices, ISO 9241-9. In addition, we discuss the evaluation of usability and user experience with these devices during gameplay. We compared performance measurements for controllers while varying the user’s exposure to the dierent feedback elements contained within each controller device. We assessed the performance of the controllers according to the ISO 9241-9 evaluation recommendations. e devices used in the study included a Logitech mouse and keyboard, a Logitech Bluetooth Touchpad and keyboard, a Sony Playstation DualShock 4 controller, and Valve’s rst-generation Steam controller. Besides performance testing, we measured user experiences with the controllers while playing a popular rst-person video game. Participants were asked to complete game levels for each type of controller and answer questions outlining their experience.
