Postdoctoral Research Associate
ORCID: 0000-0002-5713-681X
Research Interests
- User Experience
- Applied AI/ML
- Digital Storytelling
- Games Development/Games Engines
Biography
Alan is a Postdoctoral Research Associate at CoSTAR LiveLAB. His PhD focused on applying Machine Learning (ML) in live environments. His previous research explored esport broadcast narratives, aiming to ensure that ML solutions complement existing storytelling strategies and ultimately enhance both the audience experience and User Experience (UX) more broadly. Alan’s current research investigates the UX of AI and AI for UX; examining how users interact with AI systems, and how AI can support a deeper understanding of users for analysis and design purposes
Highlighted Publications
How Could They Win? An Exploration of Win Condition for Esports Narratives
Alan Pedrassoli Chitayat, Florian Block, James Walker and Anders Drachen
Beyond the Meta: Leveraging Game Design Parameters for Patch-Agnostic Esport Analytics
Alan Pedrassoli Chitayat, Florian Block, James Walker and Anders Drachen
From passive viewer to active fan: towards the design and large-scale evaluation of interactive audience experiences in Esports and beyond Alan Pedrassoli Chitayat, Alistair Coates, Florian Block, Anders Drachen, James Walker, James Dean, Mar Mcconachie and Peter York