Playtesting is a key component in the game development process aimed at improving the
quality of games through the collection of gameplay data and identification of design issues …

This article explores whether crowd-sourced human creativity within a gamified collaborative
design framework can address the complexity of predictive environment design. This …

Three-dimensional virtual environments (VEs), such as those used in video games and
virtual reality experiences, pose new challenges to the study of user's behavior. This paper …

Video game players actively interact with the virtual world, altering the content of the
environment and their subsequent behaviors in meaningful ways. This study investigates …

RESUMO A paisagem é compreendida como os elementos presentes no espaço que são
perceptíveis aos nossos sentidos, podendo assumir valores específicos de acordo com a …

Every day, millions of people gather on online game servers to collaborate in real time
toward shared goals. What may seem like frivolous activity may, when investigated more …

Educational games are one prominent type of Serious Games that are designed for
educational purposes. One goal of evaluating their benefits is ensuring that they meet these …

Digital games are increasingly delivered as services. Understanding how and why players
interact with games on an ongoing basis is important for maintenance. Logs of player activity …

User-generated content (UGC) is fundamental to online social engagement, but eliciting and
managing it come with many challenges. The special features of UGC moderation highlight …

The analysis and visualization of agent behavior enables a developer to identify unexpected
or faulty behaviors and can show room of improvement. Therefore, visualization tools can be …