A higher number of people increasingly uses digital games. This growing interest in games,
with different objectives, justifies the investigation of some aspects and concepts involved …

Currently, few studies focus on analysing the degree of the Player eXperience (PX) in video
games. Video games have now become interactive entertainment systems with a high …

Background Active video games are a new method for increasing physical activity (PA). Fully
immersive virtual reality (VR) is a hardware device on which an active video game can run …

Background: Claustrophobia or fear of closed spaces is the most common of phobias that is
typically categorized as an anxiety disorder. Different methods have been proposed for …

Learning through play is currently an effective and attractive educational strategy. However,
are all educational video games (EVG) successful and do they always keep the player …

Human behavior is very much based on motivation. For decades, researchers have been
trying to describe motives in biological terms, or physiological ones, while others are …

This thesis explores the use of serious games from an instructor perspective. More
specifically, it aims to study the roles of instructors and how they can be facilitated within an …

Several studies compared the player experience of Virtual Reality (VR) games and non-VR
games. However, there is a lack of research on the specific subject of VR and non-VR …

The objectives of the research study are to investigate how a game-based learning
environment affects the learning outcomes of social skills knowledge and user acceptance …

EEG signals are an important tool for monitoring the brain activity of a person, but
equipment, expertise and infrastructure are required. EEG technologies are generally …