Digital games often constitute a shared activity where people can spend time together,
communicate and socialize. Several commercial titles place social interaction at the center …

Ever since its first manifesto in Greece around 3000 years ago, sports as a field has
accumulated a long history with strong traditions while at the same time, gone through …

This paper examines the complex relationship between competition and cooperation in
boardgame play. We understand boardgaming as distributed cognition, where people work …

Software development teams depend on the constant and varied use of technological tools
that contribute to the fluidity of development activities. The communication channels …

Games that feature multiple players, limited communication, and partial information are
particularly challenging for AI agents. In the cooperative card game Hanabi, which …

Socializing is an important part of why people choose to play games and is at the core of
many game mechanics. Anxiety and fear about social interactions can lead to withdrawal …

Leadership is considered critical to virtual community success. Leaders engage in important
community activities such as encouraging members and building social structure. These …

Prenant pour point de départ deux recherches en design social portant sur des objets
émotionnellement «chargés»–le risque inondation (“les Veilleurs de crues”) et le vécu …

Boardgames date back to at least 3500 BCE, yet little attention has been paid to the
experience of playing them. Today, boardgames are increasingly popular, with increasing …

Interfaces between agents may display special powers owing to their narrow bottlenecks in
communication channels, such as games or other virtual media through which agents are …