Master of Sc. Christoph Hein

This study investigates the integration of LLMs into Audience Participation Games to mediate collaborative storytelling on Twitch, addressing the lack of frameworks for equitable multi-user prompting. A mixed-methods approach is used to evaluate the LLM as a game agent and record the user experience. This approach combines qualitative interviews, game expereince questionnaire surveys, and exact match analysis. This process is supposed to provide in sights that contribute to a better understanding of the user experience when LLMs/GPTs are integrated into gaming contexts. The findings indicate that, while the used LLM (Qwq) effectively merged numerous inputs into a cohesive narrative, it exhibited an "early-input bias," preferring initial contributions and thereby compromising inclusivity in later turns. This resulted in a decrease of more than 50 percent in the EM score by the fifth turn. Participants reported moderate engagement and low perceived competence, suggesting deficiencies in user experience design concerning visibility and feedback. Positively there was next to no tension and frustrations recorded. Mutual influence while prompting the LLM to create the narrative received moderate ratings, indi cating a moderate impact. Additionally, the LLM’s adherence to more than human perspectives was noted as inconsistent with anthropocentric framing appearing in a few occasions. However, humor increased enjoyment and was partially successful combined with critiques of human ecological impact. Over all, the study is able to contribute to human-AI collaboration in multi-user contexts, but the LLM instructed as a game agent is not able to fulfill the task sufficiently all the time. Due to limitations such as small sample sizes and reliance on prompts to facilitate the agent, the thesis explores more the feasibility of creating narrations with users remotely providing multiple inputs in a prompt.

This study investigates the anthropocentric bias in large language models when prompted to describe canine behavior when reacting or perceiving certain stimuli such as "food" or "friend". In particular, we compare three different prompt strategies: dog-centred perspective, an anthropocentric-debiased perspective, and a control without any bias. The outputs were evaluated against three baseline data sources: Video analyses of dog behavior, interviews with dog owners, and interviews with canine behavior experts. Findings suggest that the default prompt produced the most anthropocentric responses, while the anthropocentric-debiased prompt aligned more closely with expert perspectives. The dog-centric prompt, though aiming for a canine viewpoint, often anthropomorphized dogs through human-like language.

In addressing urban mobility challenges, mitigating environmental impacts, and participating in daily life activities, public transport (PT) systems play a critical role. This qualitative study examines the key factors influencing PT experiences abroad and explores potential implications for improving PT in Germany. Through semi-structured interviews with PT users who have lived or spent time abroad, the study examines various aspects of PT use, including accessibility, reliability, ticketing, control, and their commuting experiences. Findings reveal common themes such as the importance of flexible fare structures and reliable information dissemination to enable seamless travel. Participants emphasize the need for user-centered approaches and innovative solutions to improve the usability and effectiveness of public transport. Recommendations include the adoption of contactless payment methods, the introduction of express services, and the expansion of PT coverage in underserved areas with alternative PT modes. Further research is recommended to explore additional or more specific modal shift strategies and user experiences with alternative PT to evaluate their impact on PT use and environmental sustainability.

This paper focuses on a possible ubiquitous computing solution that provides for: transporting emotions among employees through the transmission of colors in order to motivate and support each other. The efforts explained in the paper are based on already researched and user tested proposals to extend the communication of individuals with colors. With this knowledge, user-centered design is explained and used in a theoretical approach to identify the strengths and weaknesses of the application. The overall goal of this paper is to come to a conclusion on the desirability of implementation by exploring UCD methods and a theoretical application in the described home office scenario.