Max V. Birk

37 papers · ORCID · OpenAlex

Affiliations over time

Eindhoven University of TechnologyNetherlands2019–2025 · 20
University of SaskatchewanCanada2013–2018 · 17

Frequent co-authors

Papers

Leveling Up Leadership: Emerging Voices and Evolving Practices in the Games & Play CommunityCHI PLAY 2025
Disengagement From Games: Characterizing the Experience and Process of Exiting Play SessionsCHI PLAY 2024
Tunnel Runner: a Proof-of-principle for the Feasibility and Benefits of Facilitating Players' Sense of Control in Cognitive Assessment GamesCHI Games & Play 2024
Behavioural Design in Video Games: Ethical, Legal, and Health Impact on PlayersCHI Games & Play 2023
Methodological Challenges, Risks, and Ethical Implications in Game ResearchCHI PLAY 2023
The Effects of Hand Representation on Experience and Performance for 3D Interactions in Virtual Reality GamesCHI PLAY 2023
Vulnerability and Play: Exploring the Mundane Ways in Which Games Might Harm PlayersCHI PLAY 2023
"It's All in the Game" A board game to facilitate disease-related conversations between children with a chronic disease and their peersCHI PLAY 2022
miniPXI: Development and Validation of an Eleven-Item Measure of the Player Experience InventoryCHI PLAY 2022
Reflections on Rigor and Reproducibility: Moving Toward a Community Standard for the Description of Artifacts in Experimental Games ResearchCHI PLAY 2022
How Avatar Customization Affects Fear in a Game-based Digital Exposure Task for Social AnxietyCHI PLAY 2021
Pathfinder: The Behavioural and Motivational Effects of Collectibles in Gamified Software TrainingCHI PLAY 2021
Serious Snacking: A Survival Analysis of how Snacking Mechanics Affect Attrition in a Mobile Serious GameCHI Games & Play 2021
A Serious Game for Promoting Positive Attitudes Towards Nursing Homes Among YouthCHI PLAY 2020
Bubble Breather - A Breathing Exercise Game to Support Pneumonia Rehabilitation and RecoveryCHI PLAY 2020
Exploring Fantasy Play in MathMythos ARCHI PLAY 2020
LOOk: Exploring the Effect of Game-Play on the Salience BiasCHI PLAY 2020
DanSync: Playful Track Selection through Synchronized MovementsCHI PLAY 2019
Game Dynamics that Support Snacking, not FeastingCHI PLAY 2019
Healthy Lies: The Effects of Misrepresenting Player Health Data on Experience, Behavior, and PerformanceCHI Games & Play 2019
Forum on Video Games for Mental HealthCHI PLAY 2018
Let Me Be Implicit: Using Motive Disposition Theory to Predict and Explain Behaviour in Digital GamesCHI Games & Play 2018
The Privilege of Immersion: Racial and Ethnic Experiences, Perceptions, and Beliefs in Digital GamingCHI Games & Play 2018
Age-Based Preferences and Player Experience: A Crowdsourced Cross-sectional StudyCHI PLAY 2017
Games for the Assessment and Treatment of Mental HealthCHI PLAY 2017
Racial Diversity in Indie Games: Patterns, Challenges, and OpportuntiesCHI PLAY 2017
Designing for Emotional Complexity in Games: The Interplay of Positive and Negative AffectCHI PLAY 2016
Fostering Intrinsic Motivation through Avatar Identification in Digital GamesCHI Games & Play 2016
How to Present Game Difficulty Choices?: Exploring the Impact on Player ExperienceCHI Games & Play 2016
The Effects of Social Exclusion on Play Experience and Hostile Cognitions in Digital GamesCHI Games & Play 2016
The Motivational Push of Games: The Interplay of Intrinsic Motivation and External Rewards in Games for TrainingCHI PLAY 2016
How Self-Esteem Shapes our Interactions with Play TechnologiesCHI PLAY 2015
Manipulating Leaderboards to Induce Player ExperienceCHI PLAY 2015
The False Dichotomy between Positive and Negative Affect in Game PlayCHI PLAY 2015
Effects of balancing for physical abilities on player performance, experience and self-esteem in exergamesCHI Games & Play 2014
The effects of embodied persuasive games on player attitudes toward people using wheelchairsCHI Games & Play 2014
Control your game-self: effects of controller type on enjoyment, motivation, and personality in gameCHI Games & Play 2013