Transforming gaming and computer simulation technologies across industries / Brock Dubbels [editor].

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Dubbels, Brock, author.

Contributor:

Dubbels, Brock Randall, editor.

Series:

Advances in multimedia and interactive technologies (AMIT) book series.

Advances in multimedia and interactive technologies (AMIT) book series

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Educational games.

Management games.

Simulation methods.

Physical Description:

PDFs (296 pages) : illustrations.

Place of Publication:

Hershey, PA : IGI Global, [2017]

System Details:

Mode of access: World Wide Web.

Summary:

"[This book] is a pivotal reference source for the latest research on emerging simulation technologies and gaming innovations to enhance industry performance and dependency. Featuring extensive coverage across a range of relevant perspectives and topics, such as user research, player identification, and multi-user virtual environments, this book is ideally designed for engineers, professionals, practitioners, upper-level students, and academics seeking current research on gaming and computer simulation technologies across different industries"--Provided by publisher.

Contents:

Quantifying "magic": creating good player experiences on Xbox Kinect / Kristie J. Fisher, Timothy Nichols, Katherine Isbister, Tom Fuller

Gamification transformed: gamification should deliver the best parts of game experiences, not just experiences of game parts / Brock Randall Dubbels

The relationship between avatar-based customization, player identification, and motivation / Selen Turkay, Charles K. Kinzer

An experiment on anonymity and multi-user virtual environments: manipulating identity to increase learning / Richard N. Landers, Rachel C. Callan

Digital divide: comparing the impact of digital and non-digital platforms on player behaviors and game impact / Geoff Kaufman, Mary Flanagan

Making lifelike medical games in the age of virtual reality: an update on "Playing games with biology" from 2013 / Thomas B. Talbot

Using serious gaming to improve the safety of central venous catheter placement: a post-mortem analysis / Daniel Katz, Andrew Goldberg, Prabal Khanal, Kanav Kahol, Samuel DeMaria

Making learning fun: an investigation of using a ludic simulation for middle school space science / Min Liu, Lucas Horton, Jina Kang, Royce M. Kimmons, Jaejin Lee

Teaching childbirth support techniques using the prepared partner and digital birth: the design and development of games for dads-to-be / Alexandra Holloway

Beyond gaming: the utility of video games for sports performance / Roma P. Patel, Jerry Lin, S. Khizer R. Khaderi

Games and other training interventions to improve cognition in healthy older adults / Elizabeth M. Zelinski

Computer-presented and physical brain-training exercises for school children: improving executive functions and learning / Bruce E. Wexler

Promoting physical activity and fitness with exergames: updated systematic review of systematic reviews / Tuomas Kari

Is artificial intelligence (AI) friend or foe to patients in healthcare?: on virtues of dynamic consent - how to build a business case for digital health applications / Veronika Litinski.

Notes:

Description based on online resource; title from PDF title page (ebrary, viewed December 15, 2016).

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

9781522518181

OCLC:

966368143