The collection and analysis of analytics incorporated into serious games provides researchers with objective data on player behavior related to serious game design elements and learning. Such analytics offer insights about play-learners engagement that is not possible to capture through traditional tech‐ niques. Visualization of learning behavior data can allow for a comparison between the peda...

In this article we propose a method that can deal with certain combinatorial reinforcement learning tasks. We demonstrate the approach in the popular Ms. Pac-Man game. We define a set of high-level observation and action modules, from which rule-based policies are constructed automatically. In these policies, actions are temporally extended, and may work concurrently. The policy of the agent is...

Mimicry and play are fundamental learning processes by which individuals can acquire behaviours, skills and norms. In this paper we utilise these two processes to create new game characters by mimicking and learning from actual human players. We present our approach towards aiding the design process of game characters through the use of genetic programming. The current state of the art in game ...

A chorus of proclamations have arisen in recent years about the potential of games and simulations to facilitate learning. Yet few discussions focus on the fundamental issue surrounding the implementation of games and simulations: to what learning objectives and pedagogical strategies are they most relevant? Through an examination of perspectives on the suitability of games for learning, as wel...

BACKGROUND Role-based learning involves the process whereby learners acquire skills, knowledge and understanding through the assumption of roles within real-life settings. Role-play holds potential as an effective learning strategy for children; however, there is limited research on the use of role-play as a therapy method within the field of speech-language pathology. Children with language le...

This paper reports the design, development and evaluation of a technological framework for learning applications, named AmI Playfield, aimed at creating challenging learning conditions through play and entertainment. AmI Playfield is an educative Ambient Intelligent (AmI) environment which emphasizes the use of kinesthetic and collaborative technology in a natural playful learning context and e...

the present study aimed to study guidelines for jihad-e-keshavarzi organization of gilan province to become learning organization through strengthening organizational citizenship behavior and attitudes of employees. a questionnaire based survey was applied to 159 employees estimated through stratified random sampling. the face and content validity of questionnaire was confirmed by panel of expe...

Introduction: Consumption of vitamin D3 is effective to reduce intensity of autoimmune diseases such as multiple sclerosis. Neurons of the central nervous system are constantly exposed to reactive oxygen species and these factors play a key role in the destruction of myelin and damage of axons. The hippocampus is a vital center for learning and memory in central nervous system. This area is ...

IMPACTS OF THE GAME-CENTERED APPROACH ON COGNITIVE LEARNING OF GAME PLAY AND GAME PERFORMANCE DURING 5-WEEK OF SPRING SEASON WITH INTERCOLLEGIATE FEMALE SOCCER PLAYERS MAY 2014 KANAE HANEISHI, B.A. JUNTENDO UNIVERSITY M.S. UNIVERSITY OF MEMPHIS M.S. SMITH COLLEGE Ed. D., UNIVERSITY OF MASSACHUSETTS AMHERST Directed by: Professor Linda L. Griffin Game-centered approaches have been increasingly r...