Difficulty-skill balance does not affect engagement and enjoyment: a pre-registered study using artificial intelligence-controlled difficulty
Cutting, Deterding, Demediuk and Sephton report a preregistered study in which an artificial intelligence system controlled game difficulty. The title states that difficulty-skill balance did not affect engagement and enjoyment. No sample size or effect size is used in the article.
Cutting, Deterding, Demediuk and Sephton report a preregistered study in which an artificial intelligence system controlled game difficulty. The title states that difficulty-skill balance did not affect engagement and enjoyment. No sample size or effect size is used in the article.
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Cutting, J., Deterding, S., Demediuk, S., & Sephton, N. (2023). Difficulty-skill balance does not affect engagement and enjoyment: a pre-registered study using artificial intelligence-controlled difficulty. Royal Society Open Science, 10(2), 220274. doi:10.1098/rsos.220274 https://doi.org/10.1098/rsos.220274