OOIR: Observatory of International Research

Papers

(The TQCC of Entertainment Computing is 3. The table below lists those papers that are above that threshold based on CrossRef citation counts [max. 250 papers]. The publications cover those that have been published in the past four years, i.e., from 2021-02-01 to 2025-02-01.)

Article	Citations
Rethinking dynamic difficulty adjustment for video game design	65
The impossibility of a perfect tournament	40
Intelligent e-learning system in the development of preschool music education based on digital audio technology	37
Video games become more mainstream	36
The relationship between esports game genres and cognitive performance: A comparison between first-person shooter vs. multiplayer online battle arena games in younger adults	34
Participatory Minecraft mapping: Fostering students participation in disaster awareness	33
Design requirements for educational serious games with focus on player enjoyment	30
Acceleration model of online educational games based on improved ensemble ML algorithm	25
Identifying cybersickness causes in virtual reality games using symbolic machine learning algorithms	24
Design of a serious games to improve resilience skills in youngsters	23
Two perspectives on gaming social capital among Korean adolescents’ gamers	22
Influence of visual background complexity and task difficulty on action video game players’ performance	19
A design strategy for Geo AR mobile game sustainable success emphasizing game completeness	19
Cross-regional analysis of RRM design and implementation in mobile games by developers in China, the EU, Japan, and the USA	18
Research and application of SUP educational game framework based on mobile interaction in learning process	18
Impacts of Game-based psychotherapy intervention to elderly with memory disorder	18
Theories, methodologies, and effects of affect-adaptive games: A systematic review	18
Evolution of global music trends: An exploratory and predictive approach based on Spotify data	17
Group behavior recognition algorithm for basketball video based on hidden tag mining strategy under gamification teaching and learning	16
Predicting stress levels for smartphone users using transfer learning induced residual net	16
Social interaction and gamification with youth at risk of social exclusion: The technological approach of the Keystone project	16
A qualitative exploration of the positive and negative experiences of individuals who play fantasy football	16
Constructing a game engine: A proposed game engine architecture course for undergraduate students	15
Stimulating children’s engagement with an educational serious videogame using Lean UX co-design	15
Instruction pictograms for experience-based displays and their use cases	15

Researchers' commercial video game knowledge associated with differences in beliefs about the impact of gaming on human behavior	15
Understanding the “social” nature of digital games	14
Smartphone spectatorship in unenclosed environments: The physiological impacts of visual and sonic distraction during movie watching on mobile devices	13
Software architecture for digital game mechanics: A systematic literature review	13
The impact of video games on Students’ educational outcomes	13
Simulation of e-learning in vocal network teaching experience system based on intelligent Internet of things technology	13
Online offensive behaviour in socialmedia: Detection approaches, comprehensive review and future directions	13
A cutting-edge artificial intelligence paradigm for entertainment-infused music recommendations	12
Serious games to improve social and emotional intelligence in children with autism	12
Can we predict the Oscar winner? A machine learning approach with social network services	12
Individualization in serious games: A systematic review of the literature on the aspects of the players to adapt to	12
A study on the design of a deep learning model for classroom based on user participation and game chemistry processes	11
An Optimized Recurrent Neural Network for re-modernize food dining bowls and estimating food capacity from images	11
Personalized recommendation of entertainment robots in fine arts education based on human–computer interaction and data mining	10
Design and Implementation of a Physical Education Teaching and Training Mode Management System	10
Deep learning based next word prediction aided assistive gaming technology for people with limited vocabulary	9
An investigation into generation Z’s mindsets of entertainment in an autonomous vehicle	9
E-learning application in immersive music entertainment teaching system based on genetic network algorithm	9
How environmental perception affects players’ in-game behaviors? Towards developing games in compliance with sustainable development goals	9
Application of entertainment virtual technology based on network information resources in piano teaching	8
Simulation of interactive E-learning mode based on association rule mining in computer English reading assistance system	8
Music teaching software development based on neural network algorithm and user analysis	8
Course genres classification of music e-learning platform based on deep learning big data intelligent processing algorithm	8
Physical and/or cognitive warm-up effects on first-person shooter video-games performances	8
Analysis of the user acceptance of exergaming (fall- preventive measure) – Tailored for Indian elderly using unified theory of acceptance and use of technology (UTAUT2) model	7
Can we engage players with extended reality in gaming applications? A Stimulus-Organism-Response framework	7
Serious video games and psychological support: A depression intervention among young cancer patients	7
Improving migration forecasting for transitory foreign tourists using an Ensemble DNN-LSTM model	7
Looking for archetypes: Applying game data mining to hearthstone decks	7
Auto-encoder neural network based prediction of Texas poker opponent's behavior	7
Cost-Effective digital twin Design for entertainment Enterprise’s through Machine learning	7
Empowering vulnerable target groups with serious games and gamification	7
Interpreting the mixed model of sustained engagement in online gamified learning: A dual analysis based on MPLUS and FSQCA	6
Research on virtual entertainment robots based on machine learning algorithms providing psychological health services for college students	6
Emotional competences and the interaction with digital games in childhood: Scoping review	6
Internet of Things for gaming: A review	6
Hybrid data clustering algorithm and interactive experience in E-learning electronic course simulation of legal education	6
Research on entertainment robots based on artificial intelligence interaction for human posture recognition and sports activity monitoring	6
Application of gamification based virtual robots in urban landscape Design: Interaction and entertainment experience in the design process	6
Entertainment social media based on deep learning and interactive experience application in English e-learning teaching system	6
Alice Dalí augmented reality: Evaluating a cultural outdoors game for intergenerational play	6
Interactive experience of cross-cultural Japanese communication e-learning intelligent system based on computer information security	6
Research on the effectiveness of interactive e-learning mode based on artificial intelligence in English learning	6
Building imagination in 3D: The design by children with architecture and 3D printing	6
Immersive VR experience based on virtual robots in decorative material environment design simulation	5
A concise review of intelligent game agent	5
Virtual entertainment robot based on artificial intelligence image capture system for sports and fitness posture recognition	5
Unlocking the potential of play: A TF-IDF analysis of ‘MapleStory’ as a serious game for cognitive enhancement in seniors	5
Intelligent entertainment robots based on path navigation planning in tourism intelligent services and user entertainment experience analysis	5
How do fandom types differ? A taxonomy of K-pop fandom with network embedding	5

Co-designing cybersecurity-related stories with children: Perceptions on cybersecurity risks and parental involvement	5
The application of artificial intelligence technology in the tactical training of football players	5
The effect of in-game moral choices and NPCs’ identities on players’ intergroup attitudes	5
Entertainment robots for automatic detection and mitigation of cognitive impairment in elderly populations	5
Modernizing sports an intelligent strategy for entertainment through internet of things in sports	5
How does live streaming impact media content consumption? The effect of game live streaming on game players	5
Adaptive mixed reality robotic games for personalized consumer robot entertainment	5
Aligning story and gameplay through narrative goals	4
Opening the world of contextually-specific player experiences	4
Improved BTM topic embedding method for Web text data extraction	4
Toward using effective elements in adults’ amblyopia treatment in a virtual reality-based gamified binocular application	4
The power bases in multiplayer video games	4
Book review	4
Indian dance classification using machine learning techniques: A survey	4
Game aids application combined with listening music therapy in the teaching of exceptional child	4
“A bunch of big idiots smack into each other” – A mixed-method investigation of learning rugby through video gaming compared to traditional instruction	4
Interactive Rakuchu Rakugai-zu (views in and around Kyoto)	4
Action capture and VR interactive system for online experimental teaching	4
Listen by Looking: A framework to support the development of serious games for live music	4
Internet gaming disorder’s correspondence with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder and game/in-game purchases among university students	4
Coping with COVID-19 pandemic stressors: Comparisons between non-players and players, and levels of Game Transfer Phenomena	4
Guest Editorial: Special issue on ‘Artificial Intelligence and Entertainment Science: Empathic Entertainment Technology’	4
Caught them all: Gaming disorder, motivations for playing and spending among core Pokémon Go players	4
Guest Editorial: SBGames 2018	4
Wushu Movement Recognition System Based on DTW Attitude Matching Algorithm	4
How to create positive word of mouth (WOM) in the world of gaming? The social side of multiplayer games	4
A new approach to compute deficiency number of Mahjong configurations	4
Music-driven generative dance movement teaching game based on a multi-feature fusion strategy	4
A practical approach based on Bluetooth Low Energy and Neural Networks for indoor localization and targeted devices’ identification by smartphones	4
Sports game teaching and high precision sports training system based on virtual reality technology	4
Optimization of gamified Learning Education Model based on XR + 5G technology	4
What makes an ideal team? Analysis of Popular Multiplayer Online Battle Arena (MOBA) games	3
Characterizing player responses to surprising events in 2D platform games	3
Simulation of E-learning video recommendation based on virtual reality environment on English teaching platform	3
Who Makes Popular Content? Information Cues from Content Creators for Users’ game Choice: Focusing on User-Created Content Platform “Roblox”	3
Simulation of e-learning visualization technology based on image enhancement in the communication mode of public performance art videos	3
An architecture for multi-layer object coding in 2D game streaming using shared data in a multi-user environment	3
Intelligent e-learning design for art courses based on adaptive learning algorithms and artificial intelligence	3
From traditional gaming to mobile gaming: Video game players' switching behaviour	3
Movie recommendation based on ALS collaborative filtering recommendation algorithm with deep learning model	3
A comparative analysis of tools for developing location based games	3
Analysis of the college underachievers’ transformation via gamified learning experience	3
Personalized content recommendations on smart TV: Challenges, opportunities, and future research directions	3
Design of an English vocabulary e-learning recommendation system based on word bag model and recurrent neural network algorithm	3
Procedural generation of branching quests for games	3
Cultivation model of football training group cohesion from the perspective of group psychology	3
The key elements of gamification in corporate training – The Delphi method	3
Construction of personalized recommendation model for educational video game resources based on knowledge graph	3
Improving Learners’ Assessment and Evaluation in Crisis Management Serious Games: An Emotion-based Educational Data Mining Approach	3
Effects of industrial design properties of game controllers on player experience	3
Factors affecting continuous purchase intention of fashion products on social E-commerce: SOR model and the mediating effect	3
Design and research of educational mode in context of teaching gamification	3
Research on the application value of Multimedia-Based virtual reality technology in drama education activities	3
Systematic literature review on health effects of playing Pokémon Go	3