Transforming Gaming and Computer Simulation Technologies across Industries

ISBN-13: 9781522518174 / Angielski / Twarda / 2016 / 328 str.

Brock Dubbels

Opis

Presents the latest research on emerging simulation technologies and gaming innovations to enhance industry performance and dependency. This publication features extensive coverage across a range of relevant perspectives and topics, such as user research, player identification, and multi-user virtual environments.

Spis treści

• Preface
• Section 1
• User Research
• Chapter 1
• Quantifying “Magic”: Creating Good Player Experiences on Xbox Kinect
• Chapter 2
• Gamification Transformed: Gamification Should Deliver the Best Parts of Game Experiences, NotJust Experiences of Game Parts
• Chapter 3
• The Relationship between Avatar-Based Customization, Player Identification, and Motivation
• Chapter 4
• An Experiment on Anonymity and Multi-User Virtual Environments: Manipulating Identity toIncrease Learning
• Chapter 5
• Digital Divide: Comparing the Impact of Digital and Non-Digital Platforms on Player Behaviors and Game Impact
• Section 2
• Learning Applications
• Chapter 6
• Making Lifelike Medical Games in the Age of Virtual Reality: An Update on “Playing Games with Biology” from 2013
• Chapter 7
• Using Serious Gaming to Improve the Safety of Central Venous Catheter Placement: A PostMortem Analysis
• Chapter 8
• Making Learning Fun: An Investigation of Using a Ludic Simulation for Middle School Space Science
• Section 3
• Health Enhancement and Clinical Intervention
• Chapter 9
• Teaching Childbirth Support Techniques Using the Prepared Partner and Digital Birth: The Design and Development of Games for Dads-To-Be
• Chapter 10
• Beyond Gaming: The Utility of Video Games for Sports Performance
• Chapter 11
• Games and Other Training Interventions to Improve Cognition in Healthy Older Adults
• Chapter 12
• Computer-Presented and Physical Brain-Training Exercises for School Children: Improving Executive Functions and Learning
• Chapter 13
• Promoting Physical Activity and Fitness with Exergames: Updated Systematic Review of Systematic Reviews
• Chapter 14
• 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
• Compilation of References
• About the Contributors
• Index