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Analyzing product design system application children’s toys based on sustainable materials and processes 基于可持续材料和工艺的儿童玩具产品设计系统应用分析

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Entertainment Computing Pub Date : 2025-03-29 DOI: 10.1016/j.entcom.2025.100947

Chen Yadou , Rosnah Shamsudin , Intan Syafinaz Mohamed Amin Tawakkal , Rosalam Che Me , Mohd Salahuddin Mohd Basri

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Multi-Agent Reinforcement Learning for creating intelligent agents in social networks-oriented role playing games 用于在面向社交网络的角色扮演游戏中创建智能代理的多代理强化学习

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Entertainment Computing Pub Date : 2025-03-28 DOI: 10.1016/j.entcom.2025.100941

Francisco Martinez-Gil, Eduard Gil-Magraner

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Analyzing cross-platform gaming experiences using topic modeling 使用主题建模分析跨平台游戏体验

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Entertainment Computing Pub Date : 2025-03-24 DOI: 10.1016/j.entcom.2025.100946

Youngju Sim , Tae-Sun Chung , Inyoung Park

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Using gamification to enhance learning: A college course case study 利用游戏化促进学习：一个大学课程案例研究

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Entertainment Computing Pub Date : 2025-03-22 DOI: 10.1016/j.entcom.2025.100942

Chih-Chien Wang , Shu-Chen Chang , Yu Han Yu

{"title":"Using gamification to enhance learning: A college course case study","authors":"Chih-Chien Wang , Shu-Chen Chang , Yu Han Yu","doi":"10.1016/j.entcom.2025.100942","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.entcom.2025.100942","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>Gamification means using game design elements, such as rules, structure, voluntary participation, uncertain outcomes, conflict, decision-making, and outcomes, in non-game contexts. The study compares the differences in learning outcomes and engagement between gamified and traditional instruction methods in university classrooms. Two groups of university students were taught by the same teacher, using the same materials and exams but with different teaching designs. The experimental group used the gamified software Classcraft for assignments, which involved points, badges, leaderboards, and social and entertaining game features, while the control group used traditional lectures and assignments. The results showed a significant improvement in the exam scores of the experimental group of gamified instruction compared to the control group of traditional lecture instruction.</div><div>Additionally, the study found that gamified instruction has several positive effects, such as reducing learning stress, increasing course enjoyment, and enhancing both in-class engagement and after-school learning motivation. Gamified instruction enhances learning engagement, which positively influences academic performance and increases the range of improvement. This study provides empirical evidence for using gamified teaching in university education and discusses the design principles and practical applications of gamified teaching. The study concludes that gamification can be used in university classrooms to improve student engagement and learning performance.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":55997,"journal":{"name":"Entertainment Computing","volume":"54 ","pages":"Article 100942"},"PeriodicalIF":2.8,"publicationDate":"2025-03-22","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143759880","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"计算机科学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

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Towards a deeper understanding of localization as a game development process: Game studio studies in Sweden and China 深入理解游戏开发过程中的本土化：对瑞典和中国游戏工作室的研究

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Entertainment Computing Pub Date : 2025-03-22 DOI: 10.1016/j.entcom.2025.100944

Marcus Toftedahl

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Assessing player engagement in local indie games: A qualitative study of affective game design elements 评估本地独立游戏的玩家粘性：情感游戏设计元素的定性研究

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Entertainment Computing Pub Date : 2025-03-22 DOI: 10.1016/j.entcom.2025.100945

Yiing Y’ng Ng , Robert Jeyakumar Nathan , Chee Weng Khong

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NeuroApp, serious games for enhancing neuroscience learning in undergraduate students: A pilot study NeuroApp，用于增强本科生神经科学学习的严肃游戏：一项试点研究

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Entertainment Computing Pub Date : 2025-03-22 DOI: 10.1016/j.entcom.2025.100943

Daniel Burguera-Bernalte , José-Antonio Gil-Gómez , Rosa Redolat , Patricia Mesa-Gresa

{"title":"NeuroApp, serious games for enhancing neuroscience learning in undergraduate students: A pilot study","authors":"Daniel Burguera-Bernalte , José-Antonio Gil-Gómez , Rosa Redolat , Patricia Mesa-Gresa","doi":"10.1016/j.entcom.2025.100943","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.entcom.2025.100943","url":null,"abstract":"<div><h3>Introduction</h3><div>Serious games (SGs) have potential for improving learning outcomes and academic performance. However, the field of neuroscience lacks sufficient empirical research in educational settings.</div></div><div><h3>Objectives</h3><div>The study aimed to assess the impact of NeuroApp, a mobile SGs application, on academic performance and explore the relationship between cognitive and psychophysiological variables with academic performance.</div></div><div><h3>Methods</h3><div>A two-phase study was conducted with undergraduate students from psychology. The first phase (n = 42) required to complete a knowledge questionnaire administered before and after 8 weeks of using NeuroApp and also a user satisfaction survey. The second phase (n = 18) aimed to obtain cognitive and psychophysiological measures.</div></div><div><h3>Results</h3><div>A notable enhancement in learning outcomes was observed among students after using NeuroApp (<em>t</em><sub>(14)</sub> = -2.46; p = 0.027) compared to the initial assessment. However, in the initial phase, a portion of responses (n = 12) were excluded due to incomplete test engagement. User satisfaction survey revealed that NeuroApp was perceived as a beneficial tool, achieving a score of 79.13 %. The standout finding from the second phase was a positive correlation between the Stroop test and academic performance (<em>r<sub>(11)</sub></em> = 0.604, <em>p</em> = 0.029).</div></div><div><h3>Discussion and conclusion</h3><div>The findings suggest that SGs, such as NeuroApp, can enhance neuroscience education by improving learning outcomes and academic performance. It highlighted the potential role of cognitive and psychophysiological variables in academic performance. Future research should consider larger sample sizes and better timing with students’ academic responsibilities. This study will contribute to obtain valuable insights into the effectiveness of SGs in educational settings.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":55997,"journal":{"name":"Entertainment Computing","volume":"54 ","pages":"Article 100943"},"PeriodicalIF":2.8,"publicationDate":"2025-03-22","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143704506","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"计算机科学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

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Personalized information technology instructional design based on transformer model 基于变压器模型的个性化信息技术教学设计

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Entertainment Computing Pub Date : 2025-03-22 DOI: 10.1016/j.entcom.2025.100940

Jianbin Hu, Desheng Chen

{"title":"Personalized information technology instructional design based on transformer model","authors":"Jianbin Hu, Desheng Chen","doi":"10.1016/j.entcom.2025.100940","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.entcom.2025.100940","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>With the continuous advancement of educational informatization, personalized teaching has received widespread attention as an important means to improve teaching quality and meet students’ differentiated needs. Especially in the field of information technology teaching, how to use advanced artificial intelligence technology to optimize teaching design and improve learning effect has become a frontier topic of educational research. As a deep learning technology with powerful sequence modeling capabilities, Transformer model has been widely used in natural language processing, recommendation systems and other fields. Based on Transformer model, this paper discusses its application and effect in personalized information technology instructional design. By analyzing the experimental data of 200 students, this paper constructs a personalized teaching model based on Transformer, which can dynamically adjust the teaching content and learning path according to students’ learning behavior and knowledge mastery. The experimental results show that after adopting the instructional design based on Transformer model, students’ academic performance is improved by 22.5 %, and the accuracy of personalized recommendation content is improved by 30 %. In addition, students’ learning initiative and participation have also increased significantly, and the number of classroom interactions has increased by 40 %. The research shows that the Transformer model can not only accurately identify students’ learning needs, but also realize real-time teaching adjustment, which provides a new solution for personalized information technology teaching. This study provides useful reference and practical support for the future development of intelligent teaching.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":55997,"journal":{"name":"Entertainment Computing","volume":"54 ","pages":"Article 100940"},"PeriodicalIF":2.8,"publicationDate":"2025-03-22","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143716337","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"计算机科学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

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Bridging psychological distance in Vlog News: How content characteristics influence user stickiness through emotional attachment and Uses and Gratifications 弥合Vlog新闻中的心理距离：内容特征如何通过情感依恋和使用与满足影响用户粘性

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Entertainment Computing Pub Date : 2025-03-15 DOI: 10.1016/j.entcom.2025.100939

Jingfan He , Biao Gao , Ronghui Zhong

{"title":"Bridging psychological distance in Vlog News: How content characteristics influence user stickiness through emotional attachment and Uses and Gratifications","authors":"Jingfan He , Biao Gao , Ronghui Zhong","doi":"10.1016/j.entcom.2025.100939","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.entcom.2025.100939","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>Vlog news has emerged as a prominent form of information dissemination, especially among younger audiences. However, limited research has examined how specific content attributes shape emotional attachment and drive user stickiness in Vlog news consumption. Drawing on Attachment Theory and Uses and Gratifications Theory, this study explores how key content attributes—entertainment value, richness, usefulness, information quality, and immersion—foster emotional attachment and influence user stickiness in Vlog news consumption. Additionally, it investigates the moderating role of psychological distance in this relationship. A survey of 495 Chinese Vlog news viewers was conducted, with data analyzed using Partial Least Squares Structural Equation Modeling (PLS-SEM) and Fuzzy-Set Qualitative Comparative Analysis (fsQCA). PLS-SEM results indicate that entertainment, usefulness, information quality, and immersion significantly enhance emotional attachment, which in turn increases user stickiness. However, content richness has no significant effect, suggesting users prioritize quality over diversity. Moreover, psychological distance negatively moderates the emotional attachment–user stickiness link, emphasizing the role of perceived intimacy. fsQCA results further highlight the complexity of user needs. These findings underscore the need for culturally adaptive content strategies to enhance emotional connections and platform loyalty, providing both theoretical and practical insights for digital media platforms.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":55997,"journal":{"name":"Entertainment Computing","volume":"54 ","pages":"Article 100939"},"PeriodicalIF":2.8,"publicationDate":"2025-03-15","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143682324","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"计算机科学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

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Supporting teachers, engaging students: A collaborative model for K-12 computing education 支持教师，吸引学生：K-12计算机教育的协作模式

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Entertainment Computing Pub Date : 2025-03-14 DOI: 10.1016/j.entcom.2025.100937

Alberto Monge Roffarello, Juan Pablo Sáenz

{"title":"Supporting teachers, engaging students: A collaborative model for K-12 computing education","authors":"Alberto Monge Roffarello, Juan Pablo Sáenz","doi":"10.1016/j.entcom.2025.100937","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.entcom.2025.100937","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>Although the importance of Computational Thinking (CT) for children is increasingly recognized, its adoption in computing education curricula in primary schools is limited by several open challenges, including teachers’ training and curricula development. Seeking to systematize a process that enables primary school teachers to teach CT through computing education in primary schools, we present the design, evaluation, and analysis of an introductory coding course for 4th-grade classes in a large Italian city, utilizing the Scratch platform. The course followed a project-based learning approach, empowering groups of children in designing and implementing simple video games, and explored the adoption of a collaborative strategy through which computing experts, class teachers, and high-school tutors proactively supported the project work. We evaluated and refined the course educational strategies by conducting an observational study and co-designing activities with the involved teachers. Then, we derived an educational model that may allow K-12 teachers and experts to collaborate in designing and implementing computing education courses that are engaging, inclusive, and supportive.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":55997,"journal":{"name":"Entertainment Computing","volume":"54 ","pages":"Article 100937"},"PeriodicalIF":2.8,"publicationDate":"2025-03-14","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143642449","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"计算机科学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

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