Designing serious games that engage lots of players is still a challenge, especially for
domains that introduce complex, specialised, and tedious tasks that are difficult to represent …

Abstract Dynamic Difficulty Adjustment (DDA) has garnered significant interest in game
research fields for many years. Despite high expectations, the effectiveness of DDA in …

Players who enjoy challenging games frequently face failure and must demonstrate
persistence to succeed. Persistence through failure, albeit difficult to learn, is a skill that is …

Engaging new players while collecting quality data in Games-with-a-Purpose (GWAPs) can
be challenging. It is therefore crucial to understand how to design the first minutes of play to …

Gamification within courses has offered great opportunities for students to engage further
into the course material. Traditionally, gamification is used with one or two elements of a …