The term “game mechanic” is often used when discussing games, but are we all talking
about the same thing? While game studies and related fields have produced several notable …

Immersion has become an important factor for video games. This study investigates the
effect that haptic feedback has on the perceived immersion of the player in two different …

Player modeling attempts to create a computational model which accurately approximates a
player's behavior in a game. Most player modeling techniques rely on domain knowledge …

This study investigated the development of player skill and cognitive understanding of a
game over repeated plays to (a) bridge separate research traditions on skill acquisition and …

As a branch of digital art, interactive art has typical characteristics, including aesthetics,
digitization, and interactivity. Spatial and temporal experiences often accompany the …

Increasingly complex gameplay and gameworlds are placing greater demands on players,
while grander approaches to help them cope, such as heads-up displays (HUDs), maps …

Virtual consultation (VC) can be simply referred to as a telemedicine service that enables
patients to access doctors remotely. It has been largely used by patients with many potential …

Playing host to articles written in different disciplines and perspectives on the shared subject
of digital gaming, the current thematic issue means to galvanise interest in and recognition …

Physical activity provides substantial health benefits yet physical inactivity is one of the most
challenging problems of these days. Development in mHealth and eHealth applications …

RESEARCH PAPER: With the efforts in investigating the role of interactivity on user
psychology in video games, scholars have demonstrated that interactivity may induce …