Proceedings of the 15th International Conference on the Foundations of Digital Games最新文献

Teaching Students How to Make Games for Research-Creation/Meaningful Impact: (Is Hard) 教学生如何为研究创造/有意义的影响制作游戏:(很难)

Proceedings of the 15th International Conference on the Foundations of Digital Games Pub Date : 2020-09-15 DOI: 10.1145/3402942.3402990

M. Consalvo, Andrew M. Phelps

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引用次数: 2

The Independent Mode: A Functionalist Account of Independent Games and Game History 独立模式:独立游戏和游戏历史的功能主义解释

Proceedings of the 15th International Conference on the Foundations of Digital Games Pub Date : 2020-09-15 DOI: 10.1145/3402942.3409787

Jesper Juul

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引用次数: 1

Real-time Interactive Snow Simulation using Compute Shaders in Digital Environments 在数字环境中使用计算着色器的实时交互式雪模拟

Proceedings of the 15th International Conference on the Foundations of Digital Games Pub Date : 2020-09-15 DOI: 10.1145/3402942.3402995

Andrea Junker, G. Palamas

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引用次数: 2

Collaborative Agent Gameplay in the Pandemic Board Game 流行病棋盘游戏中的协作代理玩法

Proceedings of the 15th International Conference on the Foundations of Digital Games Pub Date : 2020-09-15 DOI: 10.1145/3402942.3402943

Konstantinos Sfikas, Antonios Liapis

引用次数: 14

Djehuty: A Mixed-Initiative Handwriting Game for Preschoolers Djehuty:一款适合学龄前儿童的混合手写游戏

Proceedings of the 15th International Conference on the Foundations of Digital Games Pub Date : 2020-09-15 DOI: 10.1145/3402942.3403030

J. A. Sarr, Georgios N. Yannakakis, Antonios Liapis, A. Bah, C. Cambier

引用次数: 2

KryptonEyed: Playing with Gaze Without Looking 氪眼:用凝视玩游戏而不看

Proceedings of the 15th International Conference on the Foundations of Digital Games Pub Date : 2020-09-15 DOI: 10.1145/3402942.3403017

Argenis Ramirez Gomez, Hans-Werner Gellersen

引用次数: 4

CURIO 2.0: A Local Network Multiplayer Game Kit to Encourage Inquisitive Mindsets CURIO 2.0:一个本地网络多人游戏工具包，以鼓励好奇的心态

Proceedings of the 15th International Conference on the Foundations of Digital Games Pub Date : 2020-09-15 DOI: 10.1145/3402942.3403003

M. G. Maureira, I. Kniestedt, Sandra M. Dingli, D. Farrugia, B. Marklund

引用次数: 3

Effect of Timer, Top Score and Leaderboard on Performance and Motivation in a Human Computing Game 计时器、最高分和排行榜对人类计算机游戏中表现和动机的影响

Proceedings of the 15th International Conference on the Foundations of Digital Games Pub Date : 2020-09-15 DOI: 10.1145/3402942.3403000

Anjum Matin, Mardel Maduro, Rogerio de Leon Pereira, O. Savard

引用次数: 5

A Review of Game Research Methodologies 游戏研究方法论综述

Proceedings of the 15th International Conference on the Foundations of Digital Games Pub Date : 2020-09-15 DOI: 10.1145/3402942.3402970

D. Angeli, E. O'Neill

引用次数: 2

Computational Thinking through Design Patterns in Video Games 电子游戏设计模式中的计算思维

Proceedings of the 15th International Conference on the Foundations of Digital Games Pub Date : 2020-09-15 DOI: 10.1145/3402942.3409622

Giulio Barbero, M. G. Maureira, F. Hermans

引用次数: 0