Beyond Genre: Classifying Virtual Reality Experiences

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dc.contributor.authorFoxman, Maxwell
dc.contributor.authorBeyea, David
dc.contributor.authorLeith, Alex P.
dc.contributor.authorRatan, Rabindra
dc.contributor.authorHua Chen, Vivian Hsueh
dc.contributor.authorKlebig, Brian
dc.date.accessioned2022-10-13T00:09:02Z
dc.date.available2022-10-13T00:09:02Z
dc.date.issued2022-09
dc.description12 pagesen_US
dc.description.abstractBecause virtual reality (VR) shares common features with video games, consumer content is usually classified according to traditional game genres and standards. However, VR offers different experiences based on the medium’s unique affordances. To account for this disparity, the paper presents a comparative analysis of titles from the Steam digital store across three platform types: VR only, VR supported, and non-VR. We analyzed data from a subset of the most popular applications within each category (N=141, 93, and 1217, respectively). The three classification types we analyzed were academic game genres, developer defined categories, and user-denoted tags. Results identify the most common content classifications (e.g., Action and Shooter within VR only applications), the relative availability of each between platforms (e.g., Casual is more common in VR only than VR supported or non-VR), general platform popularity (e.g., VR only received less positive ratings than VR supported and nonVR), and which content types are associated with higher user ratings across platforms (e.g., Action and Music/Rhythm are most positively rated in VR only). Our findings ultimately provide a foundational framework for future theoretical constructions of classification systems based on content, market, interactivity, sociality, and service dependencies, which underlay how consumer VR is currently categorized.en_US
dc.identifier.citationM. Foxman, D. Beyea, A. P. Leith, R. A. Ratan, V. H. H. Chen and B. Klebig, "Beyond Genre: Classifying Virtual Reality Experiences," in IEEE Transactions on Games, vol. 14, no. 3, pp. 466-477, Sept. 2022, doi: 10.1109/TG.2021.3119521.en_US
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/1794/27696
dc.language.isoenen_US
dc.publisherIEEEen_US
dc.rightsCreative Commons BY-NC-ND 4.0-USen_US
dc.subjectDigital communicationen_US
dc.subjectEntertainment industryen_US
dc.subjectVirtual enterprisesen_US
dc.subjectVirtual realityen_US
dc.titleBeyond Genre: Classifying Virtual Reality Experiencesen_US
dc.typeArticleen_US

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