Personalizing the theme park: psychometric profiling and physiological monitoring

Rennick-Egglestone, Stefan, Whitbrook, Amanda, Leygue, Caroline, Greensmith, Julie, Walker, Brendan, Benford, Steve, Schnädelbach, Holger, Reeves, Stuart, Marshall, Joe, Kirk, David, Tennent, Paul, Irune, Ainoje and Rowland, Duncan (2011) Personalizing the theme park: psychometric profiling and physiological monitoring. In: User modeling, adaption, and personalization: 19th international conference, UMAP 2011, Girona, Spain, July 11-15, 2011: proceedings. Lecture notes in computer science (6787). Springer, Berlin, pp. 281-292. ISBN 9783642223617

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Abstract

Theme parks are important and complex forms of entertainment, with a broad user-base, and with a substantial economic impact. In this paper, we present a case study of an existing theme park, and use this to motivate two research challenges in relation to user-modeling and personalization in this environment: developing recommender systems to support theme park visits, and developing rides that are personalized to the users who take part in them. We then provide an analysis, drawn from a real-world study on an existing ride, which illustrates the efficacy of psychometric profiling and physiological monitoring in relation to these challenges. We conclude by discussing further research work that could be carried out within the theme park, but motivate this research by considering the broader contribution to user-modeling issues that it could make. As such, we present the theme park as a microcosm which is amenable to research, but which is relevant in a much broader setting.

Item Type: Book Section
RIS ID: https://nottingham-repository.worktribe.com/output/707836
Additional Information: The original publication is available at www.springerlink.com
Schools/Departments: University of Nottingham, UK > Faculty of Science > School of Computer Science
Identification Number: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-22362-4_24
Depositing User: Rennick-Egglestone, Mr Stefan
Date Deposited: 25 Nov 2011 19:59
Last Modified: 04 May 2020 16:30
URI: https://eprints.nottingham.ac.uk/id/eprint/1559

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