@article{ubo:32815,
  author = {Fuchslocher, Alberto and Niesenhaus, Jörg and Krämer, Nicole},
  title = {Serious games for health: An empirical study of the game “Balance” for teenagers with diabetes mellitus},
  journal = {Entertainment Computing},
  year = {2011},
  volume = {2},
  number = {2},
  pages = {97–102},
  abstract = {In addition to a broad range of different application areas, health games differ in the level of abstraction of the game’s message or goal and the way to achieve game benefits. Most games focus on teaching knowledge or prevention topics. Furthermore, some games focus on strengthening motivation of patients to attend a specific medication or to change their daily behavior in order to live healthier. In this paper we present the health game “Balance”, developed to optimize the self-management of teenagers with diabetes mellitus type-I. Two versions of the game were implemented: A version explicitly referring to diabetes and an implicit version of “Balance” with no diabetes content in order to reduce diabetes related reactance among juveniles. In a between-subjects experimental study with a clinical sample the two versions were compared. Results demonstrate, contrary to expectations, that the explicit game version yielded higher game enjoyment than the implicit version.},
  url = {http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1875952110000194}
}


@inproceedings{ubo:31827,
  author = {Masuch, Maic and Rauterberg, Matthias and Niesenhaus, Jörg},
  editor = {Eibl, Maximilian},
  chapter = {},
  title = {Entertainment Interfaces Track: Preface},
  year = {2011},
  publisher = {Oldenbourg Verlag},
  address = {München},
  isbn = {978-3-486-71235-3},
  url = {http://dl.mensch-und-computer.de/handle/123456789/1545},
  booktitle = {Mensch & Computer 2011: überMEDIEN|ÜBERmorgen}
}


@inproceedings{ubo:27630,
  author = {Gerling, Kathrin and Klauser, Matthias and Masuch, Maic},
  editor = {Niesenhaus, Jörg and Rauterberg, Matthias and Masuch, Maic},
  chapter = {},
  title = {Serious Interface Design for Dental Health: WiiMote-based Tangible Interaction for School Children},
  year = {2010},
  publisher = {CEUR Workshop Proceedings ; 634},
  abstract = {This paper describes a camera-based approach towards
 creating a tangible interface for serious games. We
 introduce our game for dental health targeted at school
 children which implements the Nintendo WiiMote as
 infrared camera. Paired with a gesture-recognition system,
 this combination allows us to apply real-world items as
 input devices. Thereby, the game tries to address different
 aspects of dental hygiene along with the improvement of
 children’s motor skills. In our focus group test, we found
 that tangible interfaces offer great potential for educational
 purposes and can be used to engage kids in a playful
 learning process by addressing their childlike curiosity and
 fostering implicit learning.},
  url = {http://ceur-ws.org/Vol-634/Entertainment-Interfaces-Proceedings02.pdf},
  booktitle = {EI 2010 : Proceedings of the Entertainment Interfaces Track 2010 at Interaktive Kulturen 2010}
}


@book{ubo:26426,
  editor = {Niesenhaus, Jörg and Rauterberg, Matthias and Masuch, Maic},
  title = {Proceedings of the Entertainment Interfaces Track 2010 at Interaktive Kulturen 2010},
  year = {2010},
  publisher = {CEUR Workshop Proceedings},
  abstract = {For the first time the track “Entertainment Interfaces” took take place together with the German HCI conference Mensch & Computer, the German e-learning conference DeLFI and the German Usability Professionals (UPA) track from 12-15 September at Duisburg.
 Within the past years the market of entertainment products has seen an overwhelming growth and has become an important part of the creative industries. This steady growth is not only based upon the changing demographics of users of interactive entertainment. One important reason is the diversification of interactive entertainment products converting more and more casual users into active consumers. The motion-sensitive controllers of the Nintendo Wii game console, the music instruments of Guitar Hero and Rock Band, and also products like Microsoft’s Natal which are currently in development offer innovative and user-friendly interfaces to attract new target groups. Computer- and videogames are not the only area the diversification changes: In the course of the growing media convergence new entertainment products evolve between the different fields of the creative industries. Interactive audio books, innovative toys and building blocks, game-based learning and serious games, virtual and augmented realities, and artistic installations and products give a first idea of the potential of this area.
 The track “Entertainment Interfaces” offers researchers, developers and designers a platform to present innovative ideas in the area of interactive entertainment with a focus on interaction in games and other entertainment products and to discuss design challenges and the evaluation of entertainment interfaces. The aims of the track are to strengthen the awareness of the relevance of user-friendly and innovative interfaces for entertainment applications in the research community and in the public, to encourage the research activities and the education in this field, and to foster the knowledge transfer between researchers and developers. We like to emphasize the interdisciplinary background of the “Entertainment Interfaces” track and welcome contributions from the areas of computer science, psychology, design and engineering sciences as well as contributions from developers and designers working in the field of interactive entertainment.},
  note = {ISSN 1613-0073},
  url = {http://ceur-ws.org/Vol-634}
}


@book{ubo:18618,
  author = {Niesenhaus, Jörg},
  title = {Playful Computing},
  series = {i-com: Zeitschrift für interaktive und kooperative Medien},
  year = {2006},
  publisher = {Oldenbourg Wissenschaftsverlag},
  address = {München}
}