The study of curiosity as a construct has led to many conceptualisations, comprising of
different dimensions. Due to this, various scales of curiosity have also been developed …

Player motivation is a key research area within games research, with the aim of
understanding how the motivation of players is related to their experience and behavior in …

With many million users across all age groups and income levels, video games have
become the world's leading entertainment industry. Behind the fun experience they provide …

In game design, curiosity is often a critical driver of player engagement, yet its complex role
in influencing player experience remains underexplored. The present study aims to …

Despite the adverse consequences associated with playing risky online games, their
popularity is increasing. Prior literature on online games has focused on identifying adoption …

Research has shown that curiosity leads to improved performance in formal activities (eg
school and work). However, there is an underappreciation of the motivating role that …

Face-swap models have increasingly gained popularity in recent years because of their
improvement in generation quality and applications in privacy protection and entertainment …

Curiosity is considered an important aspect of human life, but understanding the
circumstances that cause a person to become curious poses a challenge for research. This …

Personalization has been explored in the context of games in many forms (eg, dynamic
difficulty adjustment, affective video games, adaptive systems, experience-driven PCG, etc.) …

Abstract “Games-as-a-service” games like League of Legends, Destiny, and Fortnite have
been overlooked in terms of how their storytelling contributes to the audience's experience …