List of Titles

Using stereotypes to improve early-match poker play

- Layton, Robert, Vamplew, Peter, Turville, Christopher

Authors: Layton, Robert , Vamplew, Peter , Turville, Christopher
Date: 2008
Type: Text , Journal article
Relation: Lecture Notes in Computer Science (including subseries Lecture Notes in Artificial Intelligence and Lecture Notes in Bioinformatics) Vol. 5360 LNAI, no. (1 December 2008 through 5 December 2008 2008), p. 584-593
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Description: Agent modelling is a critical aspect of many artificial intelligence systems. Many different techniques are used to learn the tendencies of another agent, though most suffer from a slow learning time. The research proposed in this paper examines stereotyping as a method to improve the learning time of poker playing agents. Poker is a difficult domain for opponent modelling due to its hidden information, stochastic elements and complex strategies. However, the literature suggests there are clusters of similar poker strategies, making it an ideal environment to test the effectiveness of stereotyping. This paper presents a method for using stereotyping in a poker bot, and shows that stereotyping improves performance in early-match play in many scenarios. Â© 2008 Springer Berlin Heidelberg.

Educational gaming in the health sciences: systematic review

- Blakely, Gillian, Skirton, Heather, Cooper, Simon J., Allum, Peter

Authors: Blakely, Gillian , Skirton, Heather , Cooper, Simon J. , Allum, Peter
Date: 2009
Type: Text , Journal article
Relation: Journal of Advanced Nursing Vol. 65, no. 2 (2009), p. 259-269
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Description: Title.Educational gaming in the health sciences: systematic review. Aim. This paper is a report of a review to investigate the use of games to support classroom learning in the health sciences. Background. One aim of education in the health sciences is to enable learners to develop professional competence. Students have a range of learning styles and innovative teaching strategies assist in creating a dynamic learning environment. New attitudes towards experiential learning methods have contributed to the expansion of gaming as a strategy. Data sources. A search for studies published between January 1980 and June 2008 was undertaken, using appropriate search terms. The databases searched were: British Education Index, British Nursing Index, The Cochrane Library, CINAHLPlus, Medline, PubMed, ERIC, PsychInfo and Australian Education Index. Methods. All publications and theses identified through the search were assessed for relevance. Sixteen papers reporting empirical studies or reviews that involved comparison of gaming with didactic methods were included. Results. The limited research available indicates that, while both traditional didactic methods and gaming have been successful in increasing student knowledge, neither method is clearly more helpful to students. The use of games generally enhances student enjoyment and may improve long-term retention of information. Conclusion. While the use of games can be viewed as a viable teaching strategy, care should be exercised in the use of specific games that have not been assessed objectively. Further research on the use of gaming is needed to enable educators to gaming techniques appropriately for the benefit of students and, ultimately, patients.

Rapid visual search games and accuracy of students' clinical observation skills : a comparative study

- Al-Moteri, Modi, Alrehaili, Amani, Plummer, Virginia, Yaseen, Ruba, Alhakami, Reem

Authors: Al-Moteri, Modi , Alrehaili, Amani , Plummer, Virginia , Yaseen, Ruba , Alhakami, Reem
Date: 2021
Type: Text , Journal article
Relation: Clinical Simulation in Nursing Vol. 55, no. (2021), p. 19-26
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Description: Background: Rapid visual search (RVS) games require a player to search for a target against a distracting background. Playing RVS is known to improve observation and related skills for those professions that require ultimate observation skills. Aim: To examine whether using RVS games improves clinical observation of nursing students. Method: Post intervention assessment design was used in which participants were assigned to either RVS group or non-RVS group and their performance was compared to assess the impact of RVS games on students’ observational skills. Finding: Study findings revealed that RVS improved identification of cues that are highly visual in nature and related to liver cirrhosis. This may indicate that the RVS groups were more focused on the clinical markers than were the non-RVS group. © 2021. **Please note that there are multiple authors for this article therefore only the name of the first 5 including Federation University Australia affiliate “Virginia Plummer” is provided in this record**

Understanding the gap between academics and game developers : an analysis of gamasutra blogs

- Greenwood, Jordan, Achterbosch, Leigh, Stranieri, Andrew, Meredith, Grang

Authors: Greenwood, Jordan , Achterbosch, Leigh , Stranieri, Andrew , Meredith, Grang
Date: 2021
Type: Text , Conference paper
Relation: 15th International Conference on Interfaces and Human Computer Interaction, IHCI 2021 and 14th International Conference on Game and Entertainment Technologies, GET 2021 - Held at the 15th Multi-Conference on Computer Science and Information Systems, MCCSIS 2021 p. 141-148
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Description: Communication between industry and academia in the fields of game development to date has been limited to the detriment of both groups. This lack of communication is more commonly known as the academia-industry divide. Blogs have been advanced as a good medium to reduce the divide because they allow academics to practice presenting their knowledge to different audiences and allows them to get suggestions and feedback from game developers. This study analyzed all blogs posted by members of Gamasutra.com in a 13-month span between March 2020 and April 2021. Forty-four of the 767 blogs were found to be referencing academic sources. Using Walton and Krabbe’s dialogue types, we discovered how academia was trying to communicate their knowledge relevant to game development and report on the extent to which academia had tried to influence game design and development. Results showed that the divide is real and that access to research information for the public is still quite difficult. The results also illustrate that academia only have had a small influence on the gaming industry and that only a small amount of gaming researchers were communicating their theories of game development. © MCCSIS 2021.All right reserved.

Positive design of smart interactive fabric artifacts for people with dementia

- Mann, Graham, Oatley, Giles

Authors: Mann, Graham , Oatley, Giles
Date: 2017
Type: Text , Conference proceedings
Relation: 2017 IEEE 5th International Conference on Serious Games and Applications for Health (SeGAH); Perth, WA, Australia; 2-4 April 2017 p. 1-8
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Description: Confronting the expected rise of dementia as a major health care problem raises many questions about the best ways to adapt the health system to deal with it. To the extent that intelligent assistive technologies can help, there seems to be value in comforting fabric artifacts enhanced by electronic games and activities designed to support, engage and entertain people with dementia. Local cottage industries which now support the creation of textile crafts should be empowered to scale up to meet the growing demand for such products. New design concepts are required to accomplish this in the face of rising costs and limited resources. This paper proposes a four-step design process that meets this need, and provides practical suggestions about how it could be applied in this context. A number of examples are included.

Positive design of smart interactive fabric artifacts for people with dementia

- Mann, Graham, Oatley, Giles

Authors: Mann, Graham , Oatley, Giles
Date: 2017
Type: Text , Conference proceedings
Relation: 2017 IEEE 5th International Conference on Serious Games and Applications for Health (SeGAH); 2017-04; p. 1-8
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Description: Confronting the expected rise of dementia as a major health care problem raises many questions about the best ways to adapt the health system to deal with it. To the extent that intelligent assistive technologies can help, there seems to be value in comforting fabric artifacts enhanced by electronic games and activities designed to support, engage and entertain people with dementia. Local cottage industries which now support the creation of textile crafts should be empowered to scale up to meet the growing demand for such products. New design concepts are required to accomplish this in the face of rising costs and limited resources. This paper proposes a four-step design process that meets this need, and provides practical suggestions about how it could be applied in this context. A number of examples are included.

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