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Entertainment Computing - ICEC 2014

13th International Conference, ICEC 2014, Sydney, Australia, October 1-3, 2014, Proceedings

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  • © 2014

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Editors:
  1. Yusuf Pisan

    1. Games Studio, University of Technology, Sydney, Australia

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  2. Nikitas M. Sgouros

    1. Department of Digital Systems, University of Piraeus, Piraeus, Greece

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  3. Tim Marsh

    1. Griffith Film School, Griffith University, Brisbane, Australia

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Part of the book series: Lecture Notes in Computer Science (LNCS, volume 8770)

Part of the book sub series: Information Systems and Applications, incl. Internet/Web, and HCI (LNISA)

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Table of contents (26 papers)

  1. Front Matter

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  2. Digital Games and Interactive Entertainment

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 1-1
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    2. Trees of Tales: A Playful Reading Application for Arabic Children

      • Fatma Alaamri, Stefan Greuter, Steffen P. Walz
      Pages 3-10

    3. Gamicards - An Alternative Method for Paper-Prototyping the Design of Gamified Systems

      • Lauren S. Ferro, Steffen P. Walz, Stefan Greuter
      Pages 11-18

    4. Design for Creative Activity: A Framework for Analyzing the Creative Potential of Computer Games

      • Wilawan Inchamnan, Peta Wyeth, Daniel Johnson
      Pages 19-26

    5. Conceptual Model and System for Genre-Focused Interactive Storytelling

      • Börje F. Karlsson, Antonio L. Furtado
      Pages 27-35

    6. Workflow Patterns as a Means to Model Task Succession in Games: A Preliminary Case Study

      • Simone Kriglstein, Ross Brown, Günter Wallner
      Pages 36-41

    7. Spheres and Lenses: Activity-Based Scenario / Narrative Approach for Design and Evaluation of Entertainment through Engagement

      • Tim Marsh, Bonnie Nardi
      Pages 42-51

    8. Interactive Storytelling in a Mixed Reality Environment: The Effects of Interactivity on User Experiences

      • Marija Nakevska, Anika van der Sanden, Mathias Funk, Jun Hu, Matthias Rauterberg
      Pages 52-59

    9. A Tool for Evaluating, Adapting and Extending Game Progression Planning for Diverse Game Genres

      • Katharine Neil, Denise de Vries, Stéphane Natkin
      Pages 60-65

    10. The Active Use of Online Presence, Movies and Gameplay to Improve Classroom Engagement

      • Sean Costain, Dale Patterson
      Pages 66-73

  3. Entertainment for Purpose and Persuasion

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 75-75
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    2. A Focused Review and Initial Conceptual Design for Merging Exergame and Activity Monitoring Technologies

      • Reem Altamimi, Geoff Skinner, Keith Nesbitt
      Pages 77-83

    3. Ora – Save the Forest! Designing a Social Impact Game

      • Hazel Bradshaw, E. Penelope Holland, Mark Billinghurst
      Pages 84-91

    4. Designing Digital Climbing Experiences through Understanding Rock Climbing Motivation

      • Richard Byrne, Florian ‘Floyd’ Mueller
      Pages 92-99

    5. Assessing the Kinect’s Capabilities to Perform a Time-Based Clinical Test for Fall Risk Assessment in Older People

      • Jaime A. Garcia, Yusuf Pisan, Chek Tien Tan, Karla Felix Navarro
      Pages 100-107

    6. Code Your Own Game: The Case of Children with Hearing Impairments

      • Michail N. Giannakos, Letizia Jaccheri
      Pages 108-116

    7. Developing Emergent Play in Collaborative Online Experiences

      • Damian Hills
      Pages 117-124

    8. Race By Hearts

      • Tobias Sonne, Mads Møller Jensen
      Pages 125-132

    9. The Effect of Familiar and Fantasy Aesthetics on Learning and Experience of Serious Games

      • Erik D. van der Spek, Tatiana Sidorenkova, Paul Porskamp, Matthias Rauterberg
      Pages 133-138
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This book constitutes the refereed proceedings of the 13th International Conference on Entertainment Computing, ICEC 2014, held in Sydney, Australia, in October 2013. The 20 full papers, 6 short papers and 8 posters presented were carefully reviewed and selected from 62 submissions. In addition to these papers, the program featured 3 demonstration papers, and 2 workshops. The papers cover various aspects of entertainment computing including authoring, development, use and evaluation of digital entertainment artefacts and processes.

Editors and Affiliations

  • Games Studio, University of Technology, Sydney, Australia

    Yusuf Pisan

  • Department of Digital Systems, University of Piraeus, Piraeus, Greece

    Nikitas M. Sgouros

  • Griffith Film School, Griffith University, Brisbane, Australia

    Tim Marsh

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