abstract background: as adolescents spend much time on playing computer games, their mental and social effects should be considered. the present study aimed to investigate the association between playing computer games and the mental and social health among male adolescents in iran in 2014. materials and methods: this is a cross-sectional study conducted on 210 adolescents selected by multi-sta...

This paper centers on ancient, generally rather scattered and elusive remains of gameplay. Focusing on a discreteassemblage of game-related artefacts from the Bronze Age Indus Valley urban settlement of Mohenjo-daro, it conductsa detailed study of some of the patchy features to see whether more structured elements thereby can be distinguished.The finds are approached situated in a broader, game...

Learning about Recycling and Reuse through Pre-School Games S.M. Shobeyri, Ph.D. H. Meybodi A. Saraadipoor S. Rashidi Environmental education is the most fundamental approach to environmental protection and can begin from the pre-school level and through the use of games. To show the effectiveness of this approach, a random sample of 30 preschoolers of ages 5 and 6 was se...

This article reports on the results of a study that explores the issues and challenges faced by instructors of games studies classes. Using a semi-structured protocol, we interviewed twelve professors and instructors of game studies courses. The interviews were transcribed and iteratively coded in order to refine theoretical categories, propositions and conclusions. Our results indicate that le...

Real-time strategy (RTS) games are a subgenre of video games. Due to their importance in practical decision-making and digital entertainment over the last two decades, many researchers have explored different algorithmic approaches for controlling agents within RTS learning effective strategies tactics. Among techniques, coevolutionary algorithms proved be one most popular successful developing...

the goal of this research was to study the best ways to revival and promotion of traditional games in iran and introducing a suitable model for tourism development. the instrument of this research was a researcher made questionnaire which its face and content reliability was approved based on experts’ opinions and construct validity was approved using exploratory factor analysis. in addition, a...

By means of an event study of stock market reactions to the announcement of the Olympic Games host cities, we find a significant and positive announcement effect of hosting the Summer Games, with a cumulative abnormal return of about 2% within a few days. We do not find any significant results for the Winter Games. Neither do we detect a significant impact when bidders lose the competition. Our...