In less than a year's time, March 2022 will mark the twentieth anniversary of the first
documented game jam, the Indie Game Jam, which took place in Oakland, California in …

Paper aims to develop relevant understanding and knowledge about the Unity game
development engine for the better conception of the people allied with the IT sector. The …

This article summarises three years of studying game jams. Rooted in extensive field work—
participating, organising, studying and discussing game jams—and multiple methods, we …

Video games represent a substantial and increasing share of the software market. However,
their development is particularly challenging as it requires multi-faceted knowledge, which is …

This article describes the expectations and experiences of young (16 to 19 year old) digital
game jam participants (N= 34) who attend Finnish general upper secondary schools. Game …

A growing number of game design and development programs in higher education are
beginning to incorporate environmental considerations into their curricula. This aligns with …

Game jams are collective events that bring people together to think about, make and play
games. As collaborative encounters built on community, game jams create unique …

In most games, the decision-making of non-player characters (NPCs) is usually constructed
using variants of state machines, behaviour trees, utility-based AI or planning. These …

With the ever-increasing use of games, game developers are expected to write efficient code
and support several aspects such as security, maintainability, and performance. However …

The video game industry has a fast-growing multi-billiondollar market. Due to the fast
evolution of game technologies and industry, there is a pressing need to survey and analyze …