In this paper, we introduce "Lottery and Sprint", a board game creation methodology that cooperates human design intuition with the structured Design Sprint framework executed by the AutoGPT system. By aligning AI-driven processes with human creativity,...

Sports is greatly valued both for its internal benefits (e.g., joy and fulfilment) and its external benefits (e.g., physical health). Still, many people struggle to find or uphold the motivation to practice sports. To ameliorate this issue, researchers ...

Due to the increasing availability and efficiency of digital technologies humanity has reached a point where digitally altering consciousness might become ubiquitous, echoing in all areas of the functioning of society. In addition to the already ...

Kawaii is the Japanese concept of cute++, a global export with local characteristics. Recent work has explored kawaii as a feature of user experience (UX) with social robots, virtual characters, and voice assistants, i.e., kawaii vocalics. Games have a ...

Trying to improve the international experience of studying abroad, we focused on a solution that would foster social interactions among students. We created a prototype of a game controller employing interactive floor and vertical display, which would ...

Maldaimonia is a new experiential concept that refers to self-actualization and self-expression through egocentric, destructive, and/or exploitative activities. Still, it is unclear whether maldaimonia is an actual facet of real experience. As a ...

In the era of "Games-as-a-Service," a large number of game studios face the challenge of creating immersive virtual economies that offer enjoyable experiences for players. Evaluating game economies and sustaining their balance can be a complex and ...

This research project aims to design and develop video games for studying and improving collaboration and collaboration skills. To this end, we reviewed the scientific literature across many disciplines, including psychology, computer science, and game ...

Player emotion is a crucial aspect of the video game experience, as games employ interactive environments that elicit a diverse range of both negative and positive emotions. These emotions vary among players due to individual differences, ultimately ...

This paper explores game spectator needs, and proposes design choices aimed at enhancing the exploration and discovery experience on game streaming platforms. It does so by combining insights from previous game streaming research with a new survey ...

Game jams are events where development teams collaborate to create games in days or weeks, sharing common themes and limitations. However, it is unclear how participants in game jams fit into the larger gaming culture regarding their motivations and ...

Music is ubiquitous in our everyday lives and its tempo can affect our experience and behavior, be it in movies to emphasize a scene, during sports to increase the flow of a workout, or in games to complement the gameplay. While the impact of fixed ...

Gamification is a widely used approach in education to boost motivation and facilitate effective learning outcomes. However, its application to sensitive topics remains relatively unexplored. This paper presents the initial steps in designing a ...

Gender representation in games is an important consideration at least in part due to its pervasiveness, from toxicity shown towards both non-male players and non-male people that work in the industry, to the sexualisation of characters and persistence ...

Many people play games to socialize. Previous studies have shown that asymmetric virtual reality (VR) games —games that utilize and consider differences of various kinds— can improve users’ social and player experience. However, the impact of existing ...

Proactive actions are vital for promoting healthy aging, emphasizing the necessity to to address the physical, cognitive, and emotional needs through discipline-specific expertise. Exergames, with their inherent characteristics, offer the potential to ...

This work-in-progress investigates the perceived authenticity of microstreaming, a unique form of game streaming characterized by gamers streaming for small audiences with mostly non-monetary motivations. Prior research has identified three markers of ...

Short questionnaires, using only a few items for measuring user experience related constructs, have been used in a variety of domains. In the field of games, the miniPXI is such a validated short version of the player experience inventory (PXI), ...

Computer Mediation Communication (CMC) applications are utilized to foster closer relationships between individuals. Various shared experience strategy designs were widely applied to technologies in order to enhance communications and interactions in ...

An increasing number of people spend considerable amounts of their leisure time on video games. For aspiring eSports athletes and professionals alike, playing for ten to fourteen hours per day to gain proficiency has become the norm. Consequently, ...