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IEEE Transactions on Games Pub Date : 2023-12-15 DOI: 10.1109/TG.2023.3340071

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Call for Papers—IEEE Transactions on Games Special Issue on Computer Vision and Games 征稿启事--《IEEE 游戏论文集》计算机视觉与游戏特刊

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IEEE Transactions on Games Pub Date : 2023-12-15 DOI: 10.1109/TG.2023.3338828

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RaidEnv: Exploring New Challenges in Automated Content Balancing for Boss Raid Games RaidEnv：探索自动平衡 Boss Raid 游戏内容的新挑战

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IEEE Transactions on Games Pub Date : 2023-11-28 DOI: 10.1109/TG.2023.3335399

Hyeon-Chang Jeon;In-Chang Baek;Cheong-mok Bae;Taehwa Park;Wonsang You;Taegwan Ha;Hoyoun Jung;Jinha Noh;Seungwon Oh;Kyung-Joong Kim

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An Examination of the Hidden Judging Criteria in the Generative Design in Minecraft Competition 对 "Minecraft 中的生成设计 "竞赛中隐藏的评判标准的研究

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IEEE Transactions on Games Pub Date : 2023-11-07 DOI: 10.1109/TG.2023.3329763

Jean-Baptiste Hervé;Christoph Salge;Henrik Warpefelt

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MDDP: Making Decisions From Different Perspectives in Multiagent Reinforcement Learning MDDP：在多代理强化学习中从不同角度做出决策

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IEEE Transactions on Games Pub Date : 2023-11-01 DOI: 10.1109/TG.2023.3329376

Wei Li;Ziming Qiu;Shitong Shao;Aiguo Song

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VESPA: A General System for Vision-Based Extrasensory Perception Anticheating in Online FPS Games VESPA：在线 FPS 游戏中基于视觉的超感知反切通用系统

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IEEE Transactions on Games Pub Date : 2023-10-24 DOI: 10.1109/TG.2023.3327115

Shiwei Zhao;Jiaheng Qi;Zhipeng Hu;Han Yan;Runze Wu;Xudong Shen;Tangjie Lv;Changjie Fan

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Evaluating the Influence of Imperfect Information in Geister Using DREAM Trained Agents 利用 DREAM 训练代理评估 Geister 中不完美信息的影响

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IEEE Transactions on Games Pub Date : 2023-10-16 DOI: 10.1109/TG.2023.3324737

Lucien Troillet;Kiminori Matsuzaki

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Tracking Early Differences in Tetris Performance Using Eye Aspect Ratio Extracted Blinks 利用提取的眼睛眨眼长宽比跟踪俄罗斯方块表现的早期差异

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IEEE Transactions on Games Pub Date : 2023-10-13 DOI: 10.1109/TG.2023.3324511

Gianluca Guglielmo;Michal Klincewicz;Elisabeth Huis in ‘t Veld;Pieter Spronck

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Considerations and Concerns of Professional Game Composers Regarding Artificially Intelligent Music Technology 专业游戏作曲家对人工智能音乐技术的考虑和担忧

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IEEE Transactions on Games Pub Date : 2023-09-25 DOI: 10.1109/TG.2023.3319085

Kyle Worrall;Tom Collins

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Profiling and Identifying Smurfs or Boosters on Dota 2 Using K-Means and IQR 使用 K-Means 和 IQR 分析和识别 Dota 2 中的蓝精灵或助推器

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IEEE Transactions on Games Pub Date : 2023-09-22 DOI: 10.1109/TG.2023.3317053

Ying-Jih Ding;Wun-She Yap;Kok-Chin Khor

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