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Papers

(The TQCC of IEEE Transactions on Games is 5. 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 2022-08-01 to 2026-08-01.)

Article	Citations
IEEE Transactions on Games Publication Information	108
IEEE Transactions on Games Publication Information	61
Modeling Game Mechanics With Ceptre	51
Refining Evaluation Functions for Game 2048 by Extended Temporal Difference Learning	43
Rediscovering the Past: Serious Games for Archaeology	39
Multiattribute Decision-Making in Wargames Leveraging the Entropy–Weight Method in Conjunction With Deep Reinforcement Learning	36
MiniZero: Comparative Analysis of AlphaZero and MuZero on Go, Othello, and Atari Games	31
MobaQA: MOBA Games Prediction Based on Large Language Model Fine-Tuning	30
Deep Reinforcement Learning With Part-Aware Exploration Bonus in Video Games	30
Toward Real-Time G-Buffer-Guided Style Transfer in Computer Games	29
Procedural Generation of Rollercoasters	28
Adapter-RL: Adaptation of Any Agent Using Reinforcement Learning	27
PandaSkill—Player Performance and Skill Rating in Esports: Application to League of Legends	27
Elastic Monte Carlo Tree Search	27
Switch, Reason, and Revise: Enhancing Reasoning Capability of Video Game AI by Large Language Models	26
Neural Network-Based Information Set Weighting for Playing Reconnaissance Blind Chess	26
Artificial Intelligence in MOBA Games: A Multivocal Literature Mapping	26
GPT for Games: An Updated Scoping Review (2020-2024)	25
Vision-Based Mouse-Pointer Control: A Real-Time Object Detection Framework for Game Automation	23
IEEE Computational Intelligence Society Information	23
Improving Conditional Level Generation Using Automated Validation in Match-3 Games	22
Reinforcement Learning With Dual-Observation for General Video Game Playing	21
A Quantum Adaptation for the Morra Game and Some of Its Variants	21
Hierarchically Composing Level Generators for the Creation of Complex Structures	21
Long-horizon prediction of who quits : League of Legends as a case study	20

Reusing Multimodal Agents: Efficient Evaluation of Sound Designs in Games	20
A Comprehensive Review of Multiagent Reinforcement Learning in Video Games	19
A Dive Into the State of the Practice of the Brazilian Game Software Ecosystem	19
Understanding Fear Responses and Coping Mechanisms in VR Horror Gaming: Insights From Semistructured Interviews	17
Detecting Discrepancies Between Subtitles and Audio in Gameplay Videos With EchoTest	17
Cognition-Driven Multiagent Policy Learning Framework for Promoting Cooperation	17
IEEE Transactions on Games Publication Information	17
Adapting to Teammates in a Cooperative Language Game	17
Letter to the Editor: Risk Management in Game Development	16
Acute Effects of Exergaming Session and Play Mode on Physiological and Psychosocial Responses in Sedentary Young Adults: A Quasi-Experimental Study	16
Case Study of Player Behavior in a Mobile Free-to-Play Interactive Story Telling Game	15
Emoception: Selective Affective Layer Fine-Tuning of Video Vision Transformers for Player Arousal Change Recognition From Gameplay Footage	15
Multimodal Measurement of Cognitive Load in a Video Game Context: A Comparative Study Between Subjective and Objective Metrics	15
A Systematic Review of Generative AI on Game Character Creation: Applications, Challenges, and Future Trends	15
Call for Papers—IEEE Transactions on Games Special Issue on Human-Centered AI in Game Evaluation	14
Opponent Exploitation Based on Bayesian Strategy Inference and Policy Tracking	14
Toward Immersive Computational Storytelling: Card-Framework for Enhanced Persona-Driven Dialogues	13
Game Plot Design With an LLM-Powered Assistant: An Empirical Study With Game Designers	13
Beyond Playing to Win: Creating a Team of Agents With Distinct Behaviors for Automated Gameplay	13
BenchING: A Benchmark for Evaluating Large Language Models in Following Structured Output Format Instruction in Text-Based Narrative Game Tasks	12
AstroBug: Automatic Game Bug Detection Using Deep Learning	12
The Effects of Social Presence on Gaze, Movement, Arousal and Blink Rate in Autism: A Cooperative Virtual Reality Game-Based Approach	12
Applying Importance Sampling to MCTS for Mahjong	12
Evaluating the Influence of Imperfect Information in Geister Using DREAM Trained Agents	11
Solution Density and Search Strategy in Narrative Generation	11
Codeless3D: Design and Usability Evaluation of a Low-Code Tool for 3-D Game Generation	11
STEP: A Framework for Automated Point Cost Estimation	11
Searching Bug Instances in Gameplay Video Repositories	11
Proof Number-Based Monte Carlo Tree Search	10
Table of Contents	10
The Iceberg Profile Does Not Influence the Performance of Elite League of Legends Players, but Changes With the Events of the Game	10
Student-Initiated Action Advising via Advice Novelty	10
Gamification of Citizen Participation: A Systematic Mapping	9
Match Our Cities: Cross-Location-Based Games to Enable Simultaneous Multiplayer	9
Deep Reinforcement Learning Using Optimized Monte Carlo Tree Search in EWN	9
Personality Assessment System Using Artificial Intelligence in a Game Environment	9
Predictive Dead Reckoning for Online Peer-to-Peer Games	9
Task and Data Complexity in Gamified Text Labelling: When Do Real and AI-Generated Images Help?	9
Tabletop Escape Room Activities for Engaging Outreach in Engineering—A Preliminary Approach	9
Subgame Pruning: Efficiently Solving Two-Player Imperfect Information Games by Accelerated Public Tree Traversal in CFR	9
LetheVR: A First-Person Serious Game for Empathy and Public Understanding of Dementia	9
Evaluating Mixed-Initiative Procedural Level Design Tools Using a Triple-Blind Mixed-Method User Study	9
Genetic-WFC: Extending Wave Function Collapse With Genetic Search	9
Preference-Learning Emitters for Mixed-Initiative Quality-Diversity Algorithms	8
A Modular Framework for Automated Evaluation of Procedural Content Generation in Serious Games With Deep Reinforcement Learning Agents	8
Explainable AI for Cheating Detection and Churn Prediction in Online Games	8
More Plays than Atoms in the Universe: The Digitization of a 19th-Century Generator for One-Act Comedies	8
Automatic Chart Generation in Rhythm Games Using Deep Learning: A Case Study on “Taiko no Tatsujin”	8
Open-Ended Evolution for Minecraft Building Generation	8
Piecing Together Performance: Collaborative, Participatory Research-Through-Design for Better Diversity in Games	8

Measuring Diversity of Game Scenarios	8
From Play to Pedagogy: A Structured Topic Modeling Analysis of Escape Rooms Research	8
IEEE Computational Intelligence Society Information	7
Promoting Healthy Behaviors Through an RPG Videogame: An Elaboration Likelihood Model Based Approach	7
Examining the Usability of the Moirai Serious Game Authoring Platform	7
IEEE Transactions on Games Information for Authors	7
Rinascimento: Playing Splendor-Like Games With Event-Value Functions	7
Gender, Gaming Motives, and Genre: Comparing Singaporean, German, and American Players	7
Recent Advances in Procedural Generation of Buildings: From Diversity to Integration	7
Model-Free Neural Counterfactual Regret Minimization With Bootstrap Learning	7
Transfer Dynamics in Emergent Evolutionary Curricula	7
Developing Agents for Complete DouDizhu Game Enhanced With Concurrent and Multistage Training Methods	7
MCMARL: Parameterizing Value Function via Mixture of Categorical Distributions for Multi-Agent Reinforcement Learning	7
Endless Runner F0: Loudness-Based and Pitch-Based Voice Control for VR Arcade Games	7
Heuristic Proposal to Design and Assess Pervasiveness in Video Games	6
IEEE Transactions on Games Publication Information	6
Demystifying the Peeker's Advantage in Multiplayer First-Person Shooter Games	6
Multi-Armed Bandits for Minesweeper: Profiting From Exploration–Exploitation Synergy	6
Toward Designer Modeling Through Design Style Clustering	6
Evaluating a VR Game Featuring Optical Illusion Challenges: A Study on Workload, VR Sickness, and User Experience	6
Emotional Design Through Visual Aesthetics in Serious Games: A Scoping Review	6
REGEN: Real-Time Photorealism Enhancement in Games via a Dual-Stage Generative Network Framework	6
A Genetic Algorithm for Solving Sudoku Based on Multiarmed Bandit Selection	6
IEEE Computational Intelligence Society Information	6
Could vs Should: Exploring Prompting Strategies and Writer Perspectives Towards LLM Assistance in Storylet Authoring	6
HIFAS: A Hybrid Interactive FPS Agent System for Large Game Maps	6
Digital Human Generation for Games via Tightness-Aware Multi-Cue Modeling	6
Unraveling Player's Insights: A Comparative Analysis of Topic Modeling Techniques on Game Reviews and Video Game Developers' Perspectives	5
WagerWin: An Efficient Reinforcement Learning Framework for Gambling Games	5
Revisiting of AlphaStar	5
DIJS: Methodology for the Design and Development of Digital Educational Serious Games	5
Call for Papers—IEEE Transactions on Games Special Issue on Computer Vision and Games	5
Table of Contents	5
Crafting Usability in Neuro-Narrative Games: The Joint Influence of Imagery Perspectives and Task Sequences in BCI–VR System	5
J-POP: Japanese Puzzles as Optimization Problems	5
Keep Calm and Aim for the Head: Biofeedback-Controlled Dynamic Difficulty Adjustment in a Horror Game	5
CreativeStone: A Creativity Booster for Hearthstone Card Decks	5
Infrared-Visible Synthetic Data from Game Engine for Image Fusion Improvement	5
Table of Contents	5
Adaptive Graph Coordination Strategy in Multiagent Reinforcement Learning	5
Tracking Early Differences in Tetris Performance Using Eye Aspect Ratio Extracted Blinks	5
Personalized Feature Importance Ranking for Affect Recognition From Behavioral and Physiological Data	5