VL/HCC 2022
Mon 12 - Fri 16 September 2022 Rome, Italy

Tile maps are useful for a wide variety of games, particularly tabletop role-playing games. However, existing tools for creating them usually either require the map to be created entirely by hand, or procedurally generate the entire map with only a few parameters being controlled by the user. In previous work, we presented a mixed-initiative tool for generating tile maps that gives the user precise control over the generated map while still allowing them to take advantage of procedural generation. In this work, we empirically evaluate this tool by asking five users to complete three thinkaloud tasks and a post-task survey. We found that users found the tool fun to use and that it made map design easier. We discuss takeaways and how this tool and similar tools can be made better.

Wed 14 Sep

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14:00 - 15:30
Session on Programming Assistance & RecommendationsResearch Papers at Auditorium
Chair(s): Stefan Sauer Paderborn University
14:00
30m
Talk
“There’s no way to keep up!”: Diverse Motivations and Challenges Faced by Informal Learners of MLFull paper
Research Papers
Rimika Chaudhury Simon Fraser University, Philip Guo University of California San Diego, Parmit Chilana Simon Fraser University
DOI
14:30
15m
Talk
The Gamma: Programmatic Data Exploration for Non-programmersShort paper
Research Papers
Tomas Petricek University of Kent
DOI
14:45
15m
Talk
Evaluating a Casual Procedural Generation Tool for Tabletop Role-Playing Game MapsShort paper
Research Papers
Henry Crain North Carolina State University, Dan Carpenter North Carolina State University, Chris Martens North Carolina State University
DOI
15:00
15m
Talk
An Integrative Human-Centered Architecture for Interactive Programming AssistantsShort paper
Research Papers
Andrew Blinn University of Michigan, David Moon University of Michigan, Eric Griffis University of Michigan, Cyrus Omar University of Michigan
DOI
15:15
15m
Talk
ReBOC: Recommending Bespoke Open Source Software Projects to ContributorsShort paper
Research Papers
Denae Ford Microsoft Research, Nischal Shrestha North Carolina State University, Thomas Zimmermann Microsoft Research
DOI