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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 2021-08-01 to 2025-08-01.)

Article	Citations
IEEE Transactions on Games Publication Information	56
Exception-Tolerant Hierarchical Knowledge Bases for Forward Model Learning	45
Deep Reinforcement Learning With Part-Aware Exploration Bonus in Video Games	37
Towards Real-time G-buffer-Guided Style Transfer in Computer Games	37
IEEE Transactions on Games Publication Information	35
Rediscovering the Past: Serious Games for Archaeology	29
Modeling Game Mechanics With Ceptre	28
Multiattribute Decision-Making in Wargames Leveraging the Entropy–Weight Method in Conjunction With Deep Reinforcement Learning	27
MiniZero: Comparative Analysis of AlphaZero and MuZero on Go, Othello, and Atari Games	27
Overtaking Uncertainty With Evolutionary TORCS Controllers: Combining BLX With Decreasing $\alpha$ Operator and Grand Prix Selection	26
Call for Papers—Ieee Transactions on Games Special Issue on User Evaluation for Vr Games	26
Procedural Generation of Rollercoasters	24
Artificial Intelligence in MOBA Games: A Multivocal Literature Mapping	22
GPT for Games: An Updated Scoping Review (2020-2024)	22
Neural Network-Based Information Set Weighting for Playing Reconnaissance Blind Chess	21
PandaSkill - Player Performance and Skill Rating in Esports: Application to League of Legends	20
Elastic Monte Carlo Tree Search	20
RFM-LIR Feature Framework for Churn Prediction in the Mobile Games Market	19
Hierarchically Composing Level Generators for the Creation of Complex Structures	19
Reinforcement Learning With Dual-Observation for General Video Game Playing	19
A Dive Into the State of the Practice of the Brazilian Game Software Ecosystem	19
A Quantum Adaptation for the Morra Game and Some of Its Variants	18
A Comprehensive Review of Multi-Agent Reinforcement Learning in Video Games	18
Improving Conditional Level Generation Using Automated Validation in Match-3 Games	18
Detecting Discrepancies Between Subtitles and Audio in Gameplay Videos With EchoTest	18

TechRxiv: Share Your Preprint Research with the World!	18
IEEE Transactions on Games Publication Information	18
Multimodal Measurement of Cognitive Load in a Video Game Context: A Comparative Study Between Subjective and Objective Metrics	17
Cognition-Driven Multiagent Policy Learning Framework for Promoting Cooperation	17
A Systematic Review of Generative AI on Game Character Creation: Applications, Challenges, and Future Trends	16
Case Study of Player Behavior in a Mobile Free-to-Play Interactive Story Telling Game	16
Understanding Fear Responses and Coping Mechanisms in VR Horror Gaming: Insights From Semistructured Interviews	15
Applying Importance Sampling to MCTS for Mahjong	13
The Effects of Social Presence on Gaze, Movement, Arousal and Blink Rate in Autism: A Cooperative Virtual Reality Game-Based Approach	13
Searching Bug Instances in Gameplay Video Repositories	13
Call for Papers—IEEE Transactions on Games Special Issue on Human-Centered AI in Game Evaluation	13
Opponent Exploitation Based on Bayesian Strategy Inference and Policy Tracking	13
Which Heroes to Pick? Learning to Draft in MOBA Games With Neural Networks and Tree Search	12
Interactive Constrained MAP-Elites: Analysis and Evaluation of the Expressiveness of the Feature Dimensions	12
AstroBug: Automatic Game Bug Detection Using Deep Learning	12
BenchING: A Benchmark for Evaluating Large Language Models in Following Structured Output Format Instruction in Text-Based Narrative Game Tasks	12
Beyond Playing to Win: Creating a Team of Agents With Distinct Behaviors for Automated Gameplay	12
The Iceberg Profile Does Not Influence the Performance of Elite League of Legends Players, but Changes With the Events of the Game	11
Match Our Cities: Cross-Location-Based Games to Enable Simultaneous Multiplayer	11
Toward Immersive Computational Storytelling: Card-Framework for Enhanced Persona-Driven Dialogues	11
Predictive Dead Reckoning for Online Peer-to-Peer Games	11
Codeless3D: Design and Usability Evaluation of a Low-Code Tool for 3-D Game Generation	11
Gamification of Citizen Participation: A Systematic Mapping	11
STEP: A Framework for Automated Point Cost Estimation	10
The Complexities of Random-Turn Hex, Square, and Triangle Games	10
Evaluating the Influence of Imperfect Information in Geister Using DREAM Trained Agents	10
Proof Number-Based Monte Carlo Tree Search	10
Deep Reinforcement Learning Using Optimized Monte Carlo Tree Search in EWN	10
Tabletop Escape Room Activities for Engaging Outreach in Engineering—A Preliminary Approach	9
Solution Density and Search Strategy in Narrative Generation	9
Student-Initiated Action Advising via Advice Novelty	9
IEEE Transactions on Games Information for Authors	8
Piecing Together Performance: Collaborative, Participatory Research-Through-Design for Better Diversity in Games	8
A modular framework for automated evaluation of procedural content generation in serious games with deep reinforcement learning agents	8
Evaluating Mixed-Initiative Procedural Level Design Tools Using a Triple-Blind Mixed-Method User Study	8
Preference-Learning Emitters for Mixed-Initiative Quality-Diversity Algorithms	8
Explainable AI for Cheating Detection and Churn Prediction in Online Games	8
Measuring Diversity of Game Scenarios	8
Genetic-WFC: Extending Wave Function Collapse With Genetic Search	8
Open-Ended Evolution for Minecraft Building Generation	8
Transfer Dynamics in Emergent Evolutionary Curricula	7
Developing Agents for Complete DouDizhu Game Enhanced With Concurrent and Multi-Stage Training Methods	7
Deep Learning Techniques for Explainable Resource Scales in Collectible Card Games	7
IEEE Computational Intelligence Society Information	7
Discriminative Neural Network for Hero Selection in Professional Heroes of the Storm and DOTA 2	7
Rinascimento: Playing Splendor-Like Games With Event-Value Functions	7
Examining the Usability of the Moirai Serious Game Authoring Platform	7
Model-Free Neural Counterfactual Regret Minimization With Bootstrap Learning	7
Toward Designer Modeling Through Design Style Clustering	6
MCMARL: Parameterizing Value Function via Mixture of Categorical Distributions for Multi-Agent Reinforcement Learning	6

Recent Advances in Procedural Generation of Buildings: From Diversity to Integration	6
Table of Contents	6
Win Prediction in Multiplayer Esports: Live Professional Match Prediction	6
Promoting Healthy Behaviors Through an RPG Videogame: An Elaboration Likelihood Model Based Approach	6
Utilizing Players’ Playtime Records for Churn Prediction: Mining Playtime Regularity	6
A Genetic Algorithm for Solving Sudoku Based on Multiarmed Bandit Selection	6
Gender, Gaming Motives, and Genre: Comparing Singaporean, German, and American Players	6
Multi-Armed Bandits for Minesweeper: Profiting From Exploration–Exploitation Synergy	5
Revisiting of AlphaStar	5
Efficient Reinforcement Learning for StarCraft by Abstract Forward Models and Transfer Learning	5
Unraveling Player's Insights: A Comparative Analysis of Topic Modeling Techniques on Game Reviews and Video Game Developers' Perspectives	5
Table of Contents	5
DIJS: Methodology for the Design and Development of Digital Educational Serious Games	5
Evaluating a VR Game Featuring Optical Illusion Challenges: A Study on Workload, VR Sickness, and User Experience	5
Personalized Feature Importance Ranking for Affect Recognition From Behavioral and Physiological Data	5
IEEE Transactions on Games Publication Information	5
IEEE Computational Intelligence Society Information	5
IEEE Transactions on Games	5
J-POP: Japanese Puzzles as Optimization Problems	5
Tracking Early Differences in Tetris Performance Using Eye Aspect Ratio Extracted Blinks	5
On Solving Link-a-Pix Picture Puzzles	5
WagerWin: An Efficient Reinforcement Learning Framework for Gambling Games	5
HIFAS: A Hybrid Interactive FPS Agent System for Large Game Maps	5
Infrared-Visible Synthetic Data from Game Engine for Image Fusion Improvement	5
CreativeStone: A Creativity Booster for Hearthstone Card Decks	5
Table of Contents	5