In this paper, we review recent deep learning advances in the context of how they have
been applied to play different types of video games such as first-person shooters, arcade …

This article defins game mechanics in relation to rules and challenges. Game mechanics are
methods invoked by agents for interacting with the game world. I apply this definition to a …

Video games open portals to fantastical worlds where imaginative play and enchantment
prevail. These virtual settings afford us considerable freedom to act out with relative …

This article presents a city simulator game named Metropolis. It is an emerging serious
game that generates emergent properties. Metropolis can be used as a smart city for city …

Algorithmic generation of data, known as procedural content generation, is an attractive
prospect within the game development industry as a means of creating infinitely fresh and …

Bodily games often use players' physiology as input to provide output via screen-based
modalities. Game design researchers could extend the use of the body as input and output …

The assessment of knowledge and learning progress in the context of game-based learning
requires novel, noninvasive, and embedded approaches. In the present paper, we introduce …

This dissertation investigates the ways in which the composition and production of electronic
music is influenced by software and digital instrument design. Through my research, I found …

This paper will explore how game-play in video games as well as game centered
approaches in physical education (PE) such as Teaching Games for Understanding (TGfU) …

Research on how to design better games is ongoing, and it can benefit from theoretical
frameworks, such as the Mechanics, Dynamics, Aesthetics (MDA) model, and the Distinctive …