Overcoming Privacy-Related Challenges for Game Developers

Marissa Berk; Tamara Marantika; Daan Oldenhof; Marcel Stalenhoef; Erik Hekman; Levien Nordeman; Simone van der Hof; Linda Louis; Aletta Smits; Koen van Turnhout

doi:10.1007/978-3-031-35822-7_2

Overcoming Privacy-Related Challenges for Game Developers

Marissa Berk, Tamara Marantika, Daan Oldenhof, Marcel Stalenhoef, Erik Hekman, Levien Nordeman, Simone van der Hof, Linda Louis, Aletta Smits, Koen van Turnhout

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Abstract

Design and development practitioners such as those in game development often have difficulty comprehending and adhering to the European General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR), especially when designing in a private sensitive way. Inadequate understanding of how to apply the GDPR in the game development process can lead to one of two consequences: 1. inadvertently violating the GDPR with sizeable fines as potential penalties; or 2. avoiding the use of user data entirely. In this paper, we present our work on designing and evaluating the “GDPR Pitstop tool”, a gamified questionnaire developed to empower game developers and designers to increase legal awareness of GDPR laws in a relatable and accessible manner. The GDPR Pitstop tool was developed with a user-centered approach and in close contact with stakeholders, including practitioners from game development, legal experts and communication and design experts. Three design choices worked for this target group: 1. Careful crafting of the language of the questions; 2. a flexible structure; and 3. a playful design. By combining these three elements into the GDPR Pitstop tool, GDPR awareness within the gaming industry can be improved upon and game developers and designers can be empowered to use user data in a GDPR compliant manner. Additionally, this approach can be scaled to confront other tricky issues faced by design professionals such as privacy by design.

Original language	English
Title of host publication	HCI for Cybersecurity, Privacy and Trust
Subtitle of host publication	5th International Conference, HCI-CPT 2023, Held as Part of the 25th HCI International Conference, HCII 2023, Copenhagen, Denmark, July 23–28, 2023, Proceedings
Editors	Abbas Moallem
Publisher	Springer Nature
Pages	18-28
Number of pages	11
Edition	1
ISBN (Print)	9783031358210
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-35822-7_2
Publication status	Published - 9 Jul 2023
Externally published	Yes

Publication series

Series	Lecture Notes in Computer Science (including subseries Lecture Notes in Artificial Intelligence and Lecture Notes in Bioinformatics)
Volume	14045 LNCS

Keywords

GDPR
game design
game development
gamification
privacy

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Berk, M., Marantika, T., Oldenhof, D., Stalenhoef, M., Hekman, E., Nordeman, L., van der Hof, S., Louis, L., Smits, A., & van Turnhout, K. (2023). Overcoming Privacy-Related Challenges for Game Developers. In A. Moallem (Ed.), HCI for Cybersecurity, Privacy and Trust: 5th International Conference, HCI-CPT 2023, Held as Part of the 25th HCI International Conference, HCII 2023, Copenhagen, Denmark, July 23–28, 2023, Proceedings (1 ed., pp. 18-28). Springer Nature. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-35822-7_2

Berk, Marissa ; Marantika, Tamara ; Oldenhof, Daan et al. / Overcoming Privacy-Related Challenges for Game Developers. HCI for Cybersecurity, Privacy and Trust: 5th International Conference, HCI-CPT 2023, Held as Part of the 25th HCI International Conference, HCII 2023, Copenhagen, Denmark, July 23–28, 2023, Proceedings. editor / Abbas Moallem. 1. ed. Springer Nature, 2023. pp. 18-28 (Lecture Notes in Computer Science (including subseries Lecture Notes in Artificial Intelligence and Lecture Notes in Bioinformatics), Vol. 14045 LNCS).

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Berk, M, Marantika, T, Oldenhof, D, Stalenhoef, M, Hekman, E, Nordeman, L, van der Hof, S, Louis, L, Smits, A & van Turnhout, K 2023, Overcoming Privacy-Related Challenges for Game Developers. in A Moallem (ed.), HCI for Cybersecurity, Privacy and Trust: 5th International Conference, HCI-CPT 2023, Held as Part of the 25th HCI International Conference, HCII 2023, Copenhagen, Denmark, July 23–28, 2023, Proceedings. 1 edn, Springer Nature, Lecture Notes in Computer Science (including subseries Lecture Notes in Artificial Intelligence and Lecture Notes in Bioinformatics), vol. 14045 LNCS, pp. 18-28. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-35822-7_2

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Berk M, Marantika T, Oldenhof D, Stalenhoef M, Hekman E, Nordeman L et al. Overcoming Privacy-Related Challenges for Game Developers. In Moallem A, editor, HCI for Cybersecurity, Privacy and Trust: 5th International Conference, HCI-CPT 2023, Held as Part of the 25th HCI International Conference, HCII 2023, Copenhagen, Denmark, July 23–28, 2023, Proceedings. 1 ed. Springer Nature. 2023. p. 18-28. (Lecture Notes in Computer Science (including subseries Lecture Notes in Artificial Intelligence and Lecture Notes in Bioinformatics), Vol. 14045 LNCS). doi: 10.1007/978-3-031-35822-7_2

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