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Papers

(The TQCC of IEEE Transactions on Games 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
IEEE Transactions on Games Publication Information	44
TOAD-GAN: A Flexible Framework for Few-Shot Level Generation in Token-Based Games	35
IEEE Transactions on Games	34
IEEE Computational Intelligence Society	26
MiniZero: Comparative Analysis of AlphaZero and MuZero on Go, Othello, and Atari Games	24
Explainable AI for Cheating Detection and Churn Prediction in Online Games	23
Deep Game Location Acquisition for Pokemon GO on Mobile Devices	19
Dynamically Interrupting Deadlocks in Game Learning Using Multisampling Multiarmed Bandits	18
Automated Video Game Testing Using Synthetic and Humanlike Agents	17
The Professional Go Annotation Dataset	16
IEEE Computational Intelligence Society Information	16
Modeling Game Mechanics With Ceptre	16
IEEE Transactions on Games Publication Information	15
Development of Classifiers to Determine Factors Associated With Older Adult's Cognitive Functions and Game User Experience in VR Using Head Kinematics	15
PreGLAM: A Predictive Gameplay-Based Layered Affect Model	15
Partial Advantage Estimator for Proximal Policy Optimization	15
Piecing Together Performance: Collaborative, Participatory Research-Through-Design for Better Diversity in Games	15
Overtaking Uncertainty With Evolutionary TORCS Controllers: Combining BLX With Decreasing $\alpha$ Operator and Grand Prix Selection	15
IEEE Women in Engineering	14
Bayesian Inference for Predicting the Monetization Percentage in Free-to-Play Games	14
Information for Authors	14
Multiagent Systems on Virtual Games: A Systematic Mapping Study	13
Towards Real-time G-buffer-Guided Style Transfer in Computer Games	13
Preference-Learning Emitters for Mixed-Initiative Quality-Diversity Algorithms	12
Enhanced Rolling Horizon Evolution Algorithm With Opponent Model Learning: Results for the Fighting Game AI Competition	12

CuDA2: An Approach for Incorporating Traitor Agents into Cooperative Multi-Agent Systems	12
Deep Reinforcement Learning With Part-Aware Exploration Bonus in Video Games	12
Static Rectangle Expansion A^*Algorithm for Pathfinding	11
Trading Behind-the-Scene: Analysis of Online Gold Farming Network in the Auction House System	11
IEEE Transactions on Games Publication Information	11
Leveraging Joint-Action Embedding in Multiagent Reinforcement Learning for Cooperative Games	11
Exception-Tolerant Hierarchical Knowledge Bases for Forward Model Learning	11
Do Mistakes Provoke New Mistakes? Evidence From Chess	11
Open-Ended Evolution for Minecraft Building Generation	10
Balancing Turn-Based Games With Chained Strategy Generation	10
Multiattribute Decision-Making in Wargames Leveraging the Entropy–Weight Method in Conjunction With Deep Reinforcement Learning	9
Optimal Decision Strategies for the Generalized Cuckoo Card Game	9
Grammar-based Game Description Generation using Large Language Models	9
More Trees or Larger Trees: Parallelizing Monte Carlo Tree Search	9
Simulation-Driven Balancing of Competitive Game Levels With Reinforcement Learning	9
Table of Contents	8
Implicit Coordination Dynamics: A Synchrony-based Study on Team Positioning and Performance in Competitive Dota 2	8
Considerations and Concerns of Professional Game Composers Regarding Artificially Intelligent Music Technology	8
An Empirical Study of Trends of Popular Virtual Reality Games and Their Complaints	8
VESPA: A General System for Vision-Based Extrasensory Perception Anticheating in Online FPS Games	8
Development of an Indoor Exergame Based on Moving-Target Hitting Task for COVID-19 Epidemic: A Comparison Between AR and VR Mode	8
RaidEnv: Exploring New Challenges in Automated Content Balancing for Boss Raid Games	8
Procedural Generation of Narrative Worlds	7
Call for Papers—Ieee Transactions on Games Special Issue on User Evaluation for Vr Games	7
Know Your Game, From in-Real Life Experts to Video Game Experts: Discriminating in-Real Life Experts From Non-Experts Using Blinks and EAR-Derived Features	7
Rinascimento: Playing Splendor-Like Games With Event-Value Functions	7
Asynchronous controlled Single-Channel EOG-Based Puzzle Solver Robot	7
Cooperative Multiagent Transfer Learning With Coalition Pattern Decomposition	7
IEEE Computational Intelligence Society	7
User-Centric Locomotion Techniques for Virtual Reality Games: A Survey of User Needs and Issues	7
Neural Correlates of Cognitive Load While Playing an Emergency Simulation Game: A Functional Near-Infrared Spectroscopy (fNIRS) Study	6
Table of Contents	6
Recent Advances in Procedural Generation of Buildings: From Diversity to Integration	6
IEEE Computational Intelligence Society Information	6
2021 IEEE Conference on Games	6
Table of Contents	6
IEEE Computational Intelligence Society	6
IEEE Transactions on Games Publication Information	6
Table of Contents	6
Table of Contents	6
IEEE Transactions on Games Information for Authors	6
IEEE Computational Intelligence Society Information	5
Go-Explore Complex 3-D Game Environments for Automated Reachability Testing	5
Table of Contents	5
Designing a Motion-Onset Visual-Evoked Potential-Based Brain–Computer Interface to Control a Computer Game	5
IEEE Transactions on Games Publication Information	5
Large Language Models and Games: A Survey and Roadmap	5
Optimizing Camera Setup for In-Home First-Person Rendering Mixed-Reality Gaming System	5
Artificial Intelligence in MOBA Games: A Multivocal Literature Mapping	5
Toward Stress Detection During Gameplay: A Survey	5

Tension Space Analysis for Emergent Narrative	5
A Local-Pattern Related Look-Up Table	5
Promoting Healthy Behaviors Through an RPG Videogame: An Elaboration Likelihood Model Based Approach	5
GAILPG: Multi-Agent Policy Gradient with Generative Adversarial Imitation Learning	4
IEEE Computational Intelligence Society Information	4
Deep Learning Techniques for Explainable Resource Scales in Collectible Card Games	4
Transfer Dynamics in Emergent Evolutionary Curricula	4
Discriminative Neural Network for Hero Selection in Professional Heroes of the Storm and DOTA 2	4
Developing Agents for Complete DouDizhu Game Enhanced With Concurrent and Multi-Stage Training Methods	4
Toward Designer Modeling Through Design Style Clustering	4
Prediction of Player Churn and Disengagement Based on User Activity Data of a Freemium Online Strategy Game	4
Win Prediction in Multiplayer Esports: Live Professional Match Prediction	4
Learning Individual Potential-Based Rewards in Multi-Agent Reinforcement Learning	3
Predicting Events in MOBA Games: Prediction, Attribution, and Evaluation	3
Gender, Gaming Motives, and Genre: Comparing Singaporean, German, and American Players	3
Turing Completeness andSid Meier’s Civilization	3
Impact of Visual and Sound Orchestration on Physiological Arousal and Tension in a Horror Game	3
Procedural Generation of Rollercoasters	3
More Human-Like Gameplay by Blending Policies From Supervised and Reinforcement Learning	3
IEEE Computational Intelligence Society Information	3
Playtesting Box Art: Player Perceptions and Expectations	3
Model-Free Neural Counterfactual Regret Minimization With Bootstrap Learning	3
Procedural Content Generation for Cooperative Games - A Systematic Review	3
Utilizing Players’ Playtime Records for Churn Prediction: Mining Playtime Regularity	3
Examining the Usability of the Moirai Serious Game Authoring Platform	3
An Experimental Survey on Methods for Integrating Scripts Into Adversarial Search for RTS Games	3
Guest Editorial Special Issue on User Experience of AI in Games	3
Table of Contents	3
Generating and Adapting to Diverse Ad Hoc Partners in Hanabi	3
Investigating the Relation Between Playing Style and National Culture	3
Hybrid Encoding for Generating Large Scale Game Level Patterns With Local Variations	3
A Comparison of Self-Play Algorithms Under a Generalized Framework	3
Neural Network-Based Information Set Weighting for Playing Reconnaissance Blind Chess	3
Learning the Rules of the Game: An Interpretable AI for Learning How to Play	3
MCMARL: Parameterizing Value Function via Mixture of Categorical Distributions for Multi-Agent Reinforcement Learning	3
Danesh: Interactive Tools for Understanding Procedural Content Generators	3
Procedural Level Generation in Educational Games From Natural Language Instruction	3
Elastic Monte Carlo Tree Search	3
Physics-Based Novel Task Generation through Disrupting and Constructing Causal Interactions	3
Relation-Aware Learning for Multi-Task Multi-Agent Cooperative Games	3