Modeling and predicting player behavior is of the utmost importance in develo** games.
Experience has proven that, while theory-driven approaches are able to comprehend and …

Interactive narrative is a form of digital interactive experience in which users create or
influence a dramatic storyline through their actions. The goal of an interactive narrative …

Personalisation is the automatic customisation of content and services based on a prediction
of what the user wants. Common examples of personalisation can be found in websites that …

In this paper we propose a new direction for design, in the context of the theme “Next Digital
Technologies in Arts and Culture”, by employing modern methods based on Interaction …

Narrative games focus on the plot, character interactions, and sometimes have story
variations depending on how the player interacts with them. This study adopts user …

Player behavioural modelling has grown from a means to improve the playing strength of
computer programs that play classic games (eg, chess), to a means for impacting the player …

When studying the impact of interactive narratives, especially in high impact, sensitive
domains such as education and health, it is important that the narrative design as a whole is …

Game analytics is a domain that focuses on the systems and methods used to analyze game-
related data. In this paper we present how a visual game analytic tool can be developed to …

Current video games use simple methods to deal with interactive narratives and the
enormous variety of player types. In this paper, we propose a novel approach to interactive …

Recording player gameplay data has become a prevalent feature in many games and
platform systems. Players are now able to track their achievements, analyze their past …