OOIR: Observatory of International Research

Papers

(The TQCC of Entertainment Computing is 4. 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 2021-06-01 to 2025-06-01.)

Article	Citations
Two perspectives on gaming social capital among Korean adolescents’ gamers	95
Instruction pictograms for experience-based displays and their use cases	54
Cross-regional analysis of RRM design and implementation in mobile games by developers in China, the EU, Japan, and the USA	51
Acceleration model of online educational games based on improved ensemble ML algorithm	44
Simulation of interactive E-learning mode based on association rule mining in computer English reading assistance system	30
A concise review of intelligent game agent	27
Smartphone spectatorship in unenclosed environments: The physiological impacts of visual and sonic distraction during movie watching on mobile devices	27
Building imagination in 3D: The design by children with architecture and 3D printing	27
Serious video games and psychological support: A depression intervention among young cancer patients	24
Adaptive mixed reality robotic games for personalized consumer robot entertainment	23
DEEP: A model of gaming preferences informed by the hierarchical nature of goal-oriented cognition	21
Interpreting the mixed model of sustained engagement in online gamified learning: A dual analysis based on MPLUS and FSQCA	19
Notion meta-learner: A technique for few-shot learning in music genre recognition	19
The relationship between esports game genres and cognitive performance: A comparison between first-person shooter vs. multiplayer online battle arena games in younger adults	18
Participatory Minecraft mapping: Fostering students participation in disaster awareness	18
How environmental perception affects players’ in-game behaviors? Towards developing games in compliance with sustainable development goals	17
Improving migration forecasting for transitory foreign tourists using an Ensemble DNN-LSTM model	17
Individualization in serious games: A systematic review of the literature on the aspects of the players to adapt to	17
Construction of teaching game evaluation model based on ISSA-BPNN	16
Entertainment robots based on swarm intelligence algorithm applied in remote dance performances	16
Design and development of a gamified cognitive training program targeting executive functions for older adults	15
Research on the application value of Multimedia-Based virtual reality technology in drama education activities	15
In case players were wondering: A topic modelling and sentiment analysis study of community discussions on weapon cases in the CS:GO game	14
A revolutionizing multimedia game as a service (GaaS) language education: Enhanced Multi-Access edge computing and mixed reality for computer vision	14
How to create positive word of mouth (WOM) in the world of gaming? The social side of multiplayer games	13

Who Makes Popular Content? Information Cues from Content Creators for Users’ game Choice: Focusing on User-Created Content Platform “Roblox”	13
Emotional recognition and feedback of students in English e-learning based on computer vision and face recognition algorithms	12
Effects of industrial design properties of game controllers on player experience	12
Aligning story and gameplay through narrative goals	12
An architecture for multi-layer object coding in 2D game streaming using shared data in a multi-user environment	12
Movie recommendation based on ALS collaborative filtering recommendation algorithm with deep learning model	12
Sports game teaching and high precision sports training system based on virtual reality technology	11
Optimization of gamified Learning Education Model based on XR + 5G technology	11
A practical approach based on Bluetooth Low Energy and Neural Networks for indoor localization and targeted devices’ identification by smartphones	11
NeuroApp, serious games for enhancing neuroscience learning in undergraduate students: A pilot study	10
Bridging psychological distance in Vlog News: How content characteristics influence user stickiness through emotional attachment and Uses and Gratifications	10
A user-centered design approach for crafting personalized guided meditation	10
An AI-powered approach to the semiotic reconstruction of narratives	10
Investigating sports behaviors and market in Taiwan for sports leisure and entertainment marketing online recommendations	9
Using machine learning to identify the top predictors of adolescent’s interactive technology use for entertainment: Evidence from a longitudinal study	9
Convolutional neural network and recommendation algorithm for the new model of college music education	9
Covariation among gaming motivations is correlated with anxiety and sociality: A latent class analysis	9
Modeling the user experience in virtual and real world transition by understanding the user goal value	9
Prediction of psychological intervention for college students in digital entertainment media environment based on artificial intelligence and parallel computing algorithms	9
The application of effective tracking model in the design of student knowledge education games	9
Streamlined approach to 2nd/3rd graders learning basic programming concepts	9
To Kill or Not to Kill – An experimental test of moral Decision-Making in gaming	9
Social entertainment robot based on neural network algorithm in personalized music course simulation	9
Interweaving gaming and educational technologies: Clustering and forecasting the trends of game-based learning research by bibliometric and visual analysis	9
Learning through interactive artifacts: Personal fabrication using electrochromic displays to remember Atari women programmers	8
HikePal: A mobile exergame to motivate people with intellectual disabilities to do outdoor physical activities	8
IVAL: Immersive Virtual Anatomy Laboratory for enhancing medical education based on virtual reality and serious games, design, implementation, and evaluation	8
Analysis of facial recognition attendance technology based on artificial intelligence algorithms in political course e-learning teaching	8
The role of self-perception, media practices and synchronicity in the production of commented gameplay videos	8
Structures of interaction for creating dramatic agency in epistemic narratives: Return of the Obra Dinn and Telling Lies as design exemplars	8
“Pro Gamers” & Cyberbullying: Workplace bullying & sexual harassment in professional video gaming	8
Research on VR e-learning based on load balancing algorithm in intelligent music education system	8
Trans* and gender diverse players: Avatars and gender-alignment	8
Research on deep learning video game simulation algorithm based on western wind music	7
User entertainment experience analysis of artificial intelligence entertainment robots based on convolutional neural networks in park plant landscape design	7
The construction of online game teaching intelligence platform based on DQN algorithm	7
Health and social impacts of playing Pokémon Go on various player groups	7
A multi-method approach to compare presence, fear induction and desensitization in survival horror games within the reality-virtuality-continuum	7
Enhancing ballet posture Teaching: Evaluation of a scientific computing model with motion capture integration	7
Eight types of video game experience	7
Research on the design and application of 3D scene animation game entertainment system based on user motion sensing participation	7
Dynamic difficulty adjustment technique-based mobile vocabulary learning game for children with autism spectrum disorder	7
Relationship between long-term recreational video gaming and visual processing	7
Virtual ecological landscape design of theme parks based on entertainment robots and VR devices	7
Diabetes prediction using Hybrid Bagging Classifier	7
Construction of large scale English teaching corpus and e-learning system based on Apache Hadoop algorithm	7
Supporting sustainable development goals through a gamified mHealth application for people with albinism in Africa	7
Game provenance graph-based representation learning vs metrics-based machine learning: An empirical comparison on predictive game analytics tasks	7
Advancing personalized human-robot interaction in the smart world through emotional AI in entertainment robots	6
WITHDRAWN: Sustainable practices in entertainment computing	6

Collocated interactive outdoor games for children: A systematic literature review	6
What drives user churn in serious games? An empirical examination of the TAM, SOR theory, and game quality in Chinese cultural heritage games	6
Artificial intelligence robots based on machine learning and visual algorithms for interactive experience assistance in music classrooms	6
Simulation of E-learning in English personalized learning recommendation system based on Markov chain algorithm and adaptive learning algorithm	6
E-learning application in english writing classroom based on neural machine translation and semantic analysis algorithms	6
Solving nonograms using neural networks	6
Understanding online pornography addiction: A systematic review of behavioral impacts, screening tools, and therapeutic interventions	6
Emergence of Player Tactics by expert-guided Machine Learning: An industry tower defence case study	6
“Go-tcha!”: The social component of mental health during the Covid-19 pandemic and the benefits of playing Pokemon Go	6
Application of entertainment and fitness robots based on game interaction in sports training data analysis	6
Game environment art with modular architecture	6
Office Madness: Investigating the impact of a game using a real life job and programming scenario on player experience and perceived short-term learning	6
Playing violent videogames is unrelated to antisocial behavior in Mexican children	6
The perceived risk and return, curiosity, and control analysis of online gambling intention among Gen Z and Millennials using extended UTAUT3	6
Research on E-learning interactive English vocabulary recommendation education system based on naive Bayes algorithm	6
Modernizing sports an intelligent strategy for entertainment through internet of things in sports	5
Deep learning based next word prediction aided assistive gaming technology for people with limited vocabulary	5
Hybrid data clustering algorithm and interactive experience in E-learning electronic course simulation of legal education	5
Mining for Words: The effect of Minecraft on incidental vocabulary learning of young EFL learners	5
The impossibility of a perfect tournament	5
Sensor based interactive digital entertainment and gamified training to alleviate basketball player fatigue	5
Toward using effective elements in adults’ amblyopia treatment in a virtual reality-based gamified binocular application	5
Design of an English vocabulary e-learning recommendation system based on word bag model and recurrent neural network algorithm	5
Game-changing intelligence: Unveiling the societal impact of artificial intelligence in game software	5
How do different game genres impact adolescent players’ problematic game use?	5
Physical and/or cognitive warm-up effects on first-person shooter video-games performances	5
How do fandom types differ? A taxonomy of K-pop fandom with network embedding	5
Revenue effects of Denuvo digital rights management on PC video games	5
Evolution of global music trends: An exploratory and predictive approach based on Spotify data	5
Designing health: the evolution of medical narratives in video games	5
Using provenance and replay for qualitative analysis of gameplay sessions	5
Bring game characters to the social space: Developing storytelling community AI agents driven by LLMs	5
EnTube: Exploring key video features for advancing YouTube engagement	5
A new approach to compute deficiency number of Mahjong configurations	5
Interactive digital narratives for mental resilience: Understanding the player experience of betwixt	5
Application of gamification based virtual robots in urban landscape Design: Interaction and entertainment experience in the design process	5
Immersive VR experience based on virtual robots in decorative material environment design simulation	5
Emotional competences and the interaction with digital games in childhood: Scoping review	5
Simulation of e-learning visualization technology based on image enhancement in the communication mode of public performance art videos	5
Action capture and VR interactive system for online experimental teaching	5
Social robot assisted music course based on speech sensing and deep learning algorithms	5
Factors affecting continuous purchase intention of fashion products on social E-commerce: SOR model and the mediating effect	5
What makes an ideal team? Analysis of Popular Multiplayer Online Battle Arena (MOBA) games	5
Deep learning approaches to the game of Connect6	4
BI in simulation analysis with gaming for decision making and development of knowledge management	4
More than just a game: Understanding how internet games are used in times of stress	4
Towards a new generation of digital games designed with the basics of psychological theories to improve primary school pupils’ psychological and technical skills in learning arithmetic	4
Harnessing generative grammars and genetic algorithms for immersive 2D maps	4
A mixed-initiative design framework for procedural content generation using reinforcement learning	4
Supporting teachers, engaging students: A collaborative model for K-12 computing education	4
Entertainment analysis in gaming model for business management with decision making and Machine learning model	4
Evolving action pre-selection parameters for MCTS in real-time strategy games	4
Analyzing product design system application children’s toys based on sustainable materials and processes	4
Assessing the mental state of attention using a neurofeedback system and serious game tool	4
Using provenance data and imitation learning to train human-like bots	4
Specification of users’ cognitive functions and emotions to promote their training through Serious games	4
Playing to learn: Game-based approach to financial literacy for generation Z	4
The enduring appeal of Mahjong: Navigating the challenges of AI integration	4
Characteristics determining customer’s preferences for OTT video streaming: A multivariate analysis	4
Applying motivational techniques for user adherence to adopt a healthy lifestyle in a gamified application	4
Refining esports: A quantitative cartography of esports literature	4
Application of entertainment interactive robots based on deep learning in referee assistance mode in sports competitions	4
Application of digital media entertainment technology based on soft computing in immersive experience of remote piano teaching	4