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Hοw Spatial Design shapes Collaborative Gameplay

Sotiriou, Evangelia; Łoboda, Adrian; Kostakos, Manthos-Konstantinos

2026
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Cognitive Misalignment of Bug Prioritization: A Comparative Study in Small-scale Gamebetween developers and players

Qian, Xueqi; Yi, Jinxiang; Wang, Jianchenlong; Huang, Bokang

2026
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Exploring the Representation of Lovecraftian Horror through Combat Mechanics in Action Games

Liang, Yuxi; Zhou, Weiyu

2026
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An analysis on proximity chat in games and the effects it has on the players

Karlsson, Filippa; Bureborn, Elsa; Mattson, Simon

2026
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From Making to Empowering: A Multi-method Study on Reflective Game Design and its Psychological Impact through Lost in The Subway

Wang, Mengyao; Yang, Tianyun; Huang, Junyuan; Tu, Yanran

2026
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Graphics in a game where seeing is optional.: Creating an introductory understanding of what visuals look like in an audiocentric game and their emotional effect on players.

Popović Jägtoft, Emil; Klasson, Emma; Roohian, Ladan

2026
Affective Narrative Application to Games Involving Narrative Choices

Payne, Alison; Kaukenas, Mantas; Syed, Mustafa Mohammed

2026
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How to trigger feelings of dread and the experience of the uncanny in Calypso-1

Kolterjahn, Kjell Sandro; Jeukendrup, Vera; Letsche, Julian Alexander; Schaffer, Max Benjamin

2026
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Combat and Narrative Mechanics as Game Feel Refinement

Stasi, Gabriele; Sazonov, Ivan

2026
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Exploring accessible design through audio design principles for games: Audio design in an audio-first game

Azzam, Yasser; Ohlsson, Sebastian; Uddin, Elias

2026
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The Impact of Generative AI on Player Perception: A Comparative Study Evaluating Player Perception of Raw vs.Refined AI-Generated Assets

Oleg, Banketov

2026
Eyes on the Road: A pilot study on cognitive load in a sim racing game

Hessler, Alexander

2026
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Benchmarking Small Language Models on Transformative Role-Playing Games Discourse

Karnouskos, Stamatis

2026
Acts of Survival: Exploring trust through a multiplayer analog game

Hägg, Marcus; Kola, Venkata Vamsi Krishna

2026
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The Influence of The Seriousness of the Topic of The Larp on The Participant’s Ability for Deliberative Dialogue

Leśniewska, Julia; Petersen, Inge-Mette

2026
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Conveying Discomfort through Animation and 3D Character Model

Wilson, Jesse; Konior, Martyna; Nadullah, Kevin

2026
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Indirect Psychological Characterisation of the Player Character through Focalisation in Video Games

Ha, Thuy Tien; Birkás, Vivien; Niemirska, Nela

2026
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Playing Democracy: Investigation of Political Alignment in Transformative LARP for Deliberative Democratic Processes

AL KHATIB, Iyad

2026
Crowdfunding as Validation & Production Challenges During the Development of Kingdom Come: Deliverance

Palm, Marcus; Pritula, Martin

2026
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Transformative Game Design in Analogue Role-Playing via Microlearning: A Study of Player Experience in the Just B<3 Nanogame

Melo Pinto, Marina da Conceição

2026
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Procedural Encoding of Folkloric Knowledge as a Space for Cross-Cultural Understanding: An Exploratory Study Centered on the Puzzle Design of Paper Bride 3: Unresolved Love

Zhang, Siyuan

2026
How do environmental storytelling cues influence players’ puzzle-solving and story comprehension in fragmented interactive narrative systems in Echoes of Silence?

Hu, Zhehan; Shan, Ziyao; Huang, Ziyi; Chen, Yirui

2026
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Second Dawn: Designing reflective experiences about aging through transformative live-action-roleplay game

Merkl, Orsolya; Baki, Péter

2026
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What Makes a Comedic Obstacle Land: Evaluating Visual Framing, Mechanical Design and Production Efficiency in a Driving Game

Pavlova-Verevkina, Aleksandra; Follin, Alexander; Þorgeirsson, Alexander

2026
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Game Design and Player Decision-Making in Morally Uncertain Situations

Yu, Guo; Wang, Yunhan

2026
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Applying Transformative Game Design Theory to Competitive Debate

Olaru, Andrei Dan

2026
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How Retention-Oriented Monetization Systems Shape Game Design and Player Experience in Live-Service Games

Tkach, Fedir; Pappala, Sireesha

2026
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Evaluating Trust and Usability in Steam´s Purchase Process: An Interaction Design and Transactional Communication Analysis

Gutierrez Correa, Juan Felipe; De Santis, Cristian

2026
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Waiting Room: Exploring Migrant Liminality Negotiation through a Transformative Game

Peseckienė, Ina

2026
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Role of understandability in how players evaluate the believability of NPCs’ behaviors

Nguyen, Duy; Kjellberg, Fredrik; Ringdahl, Linda

2026
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Exploring Masculine Stereotypes Through A Queer Lens in Kinetic Novel-Making

Szczepanska, Natalia

2026
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Exploring the game mechanics in a cooperative learning game: A study in how a cooperative learning-based game system affects the shared player agency

Andersson, Ella; Rumyantsev, Danila; Blondeel, Céline

2026
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Misha: Guilt as a core narrative design element in a Visual Novel

Mahesan, Thanursan; Ateeq, Umar; Mohammadi, Fateme; Dai, Jingyuan

2026
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Virtually Real: An Exploration of Nostalgia for Digital Game Spaces

Bohnsack, Clara; Viu i Duran, Oriol

2026
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Exploring retention & user acquisition in afree-to-play indie mobile game

Alvelais, Hanna; Rossbach, Philipp; Stepanovs, Artjoms; Wernqvist, Felix

2026
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Halo: Combat Evolved and the Monomyth: A Narrative Analysis

Jokic, Devon

2026
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How can visual cues communicate the game objective to the player in a Delivery game?

Tombrock, Anne; Alvarez Gonzalez, Silvia; Persson, Andreas; Arkusha, Elizabeth

2026
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A study of cognitive accessibility for neurodivergent players in video games awarded for innovation inaccessibility

Biechonski, Lukasz

2026
Atlantis Trader: Development of Transferable Negotiation Skills through Educational Games

Kolodziejczyk, Bartlomiej

2026
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Critical Fumble: An Analysis of the Impact of Failure Experiences in Dungeons & Dragons on Real Life Final

Tsiaras, Ilias; Hu, Zhixiang

2026
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Balancing Simplification and Believability: An Autoethnographic Analysis of Euro Truck Simulator 2 as Leisure-Oriented Simulation Play

Liu, Tiejun

2026
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Playing the project: A transformative role-playing game

Norén, Jimmy; Ilmerstedt, Freddy

2026
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Practicing Empathy in The Assembly: A Mixed-Methods Study of Deliberative Larp

Gardner, Meghan; Tismanariu, Iléana; Ciubotaru, Alexandra

2026
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Evidence, Testimony, and Judgment in Detective Games: A comparative cIose reading of Phoenix Wright: Ace Attorney, Return ofthe Obra Dinn, and Her Story

linchuan, tian

2026
Nonverbal Communication in Game Design: Interface opacity, visual theming, and particle feedback in idle games

Gustafsson, Sebastian; Larsson, Oskar; Ernesto Lasarte, Miguel

2026
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Validation of the Digital Games Literacy Inventory (DGLI): Operationalizing and Measuring Transferable Cognitive Competence Related to Digital Games

Salembier, Katherine Beecher

2026
Perceived Possibility Space or Visible Options: What Shapes Players’ Choice-Process Experience in Deckbuilding Decisions?

Zheng, Xueying

2026
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Level Up: Exploring and Improving the Game Feel of Access Acquired Using a Hands-On Approach

Braad Sernbo, Jamie; Lenting, Meike; Österlund Stare, Oliver

2026
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Designing A Digital Online Multiplayer Card Game Without Explicit Tutorials And Textual Descriptions

Tao Söderman, Mikael; Melkersson, Birk; Thornell, Albin

2026
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Observing the Impact of Visual Clarity and Projectile Mechanics on Player Perception, Reaction Time, and Strategy, in Movement Shooters

Kroné, Hampus; Dahlman, Jakob; Sul, Xiovan

2026
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