The full paper of the joint research with Nihon University, which was adopted at the international conference ASSETS2025, received Honorable Mention.

A joint research paper by NTT and Nihon University won an Honorable Mention at the ASSETS2025 international conference held in Denver from October 26, 2025 to 29th.
The acceptance rate of ASSETS2025 was 29.7% (83 papers/279 papers), and 10 papers (3.5% of all papers) were selected as Honorable Mentions.

Abbreviated names of the laboratories:
HI: NTT Human Informatics Laboratories

■How Can Assistance and Its Disclosure Promote Fairness in Inclusive Esports?
1. Shuto Sako(Nihon Univ.), Tomoki Ikeda(Nihon Univ.), Ryosuke Aoki(HI), Akihiro Miyata（Nihon Univ.）
2. Inclusive esports—where people with and without disabilities compete together—raise important questions about fairness, especially when skill assistance is provided to support players with upper limb disabilities. This paper investigates how both the provision and disclosure of such assistance influence perceptions of fairness from the perspectives of players and spectators. We conducted two complementary studies. In study 1, nine participants with and without upper-limb disabilities competed in first-person shooter matches under varying conditions of assistance availability and disclosure. In Study 2, 29 spectators with and without disabilities watched gameplay recordings of Study 1 and evaluated aspects like fairness and enjoyment. Results from Study 1 demonstrated that skill assistance enhanced game balance and player enjoyment, irrespective of disclosure. Conversely, while disclosure had minimal impact on gameplay outcomes, most participants emphasized the importance of disclosure to minimize potential discomfort. In Study 2, spectators generally responded more positively to matches involving assistance in terms of both enjoyment and fairness. However, fairness evaluations were affected more strongly by the presence and disclosure of assistance depending on the disability status of the spectators. These findings highlight the need for inclusive esports design that considers both support mechanisms and transparent communication, not only for players but also for diverse spectators.

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