Confernce Program

Session 1A: AI & NPC

Chair: Licínio Roque (Univ of Coimbra)

• [J] Xiaoxu Li, Zifan Ye, Yi Xia and Ruck Thawonmas: Dynamic Difficulty Adjustment Using a Large Language Model: A Case Study in Magic: The Gathering
• [J] Lauro V.R. Cavadas, Esteban W.G. Clua, Troy C. Kohwalter and Sidney A. Melo: Enhancing Imitation Learning Training for Non-Player Characters based on Provenance Data
• [C] Nima Zargham, Aaron Merkord, Ameneh Safari, Leon Tristan Dratzidis and Rainer Malaka: "Can You Feel Me Now?" Exploring Player Empathy in AI-Based NPC Conversations
• [C] Leon Tristan Dratzidis, Nima Zargham and Rainer Malaka: "Follow My Lead": Role of AI-Based NPC Autonomy in Player-NPC Collaboration

Session 1B: Design & Game

Chair: Kazutaka Kurihara (Tsuda University)

• [J] Ziheng Zhang, Tengjia Zuo and Yuqiao Du: Do Games Have the Power to Reduce Power Distance in Co-Design?
• [J] Kuma Kawakubo, Haruki Takahashi and Kohei Matsumura: Dynamic Notification Placement Based on Gaze Concentration in HMD-VR
• [C] Ishika Gupta and Girish Dalvi: Characterizing Social Interaction in Tabletop Games: A Constructive Conceptual Analysis
• [W] Keita Yamazaki, Masayoshi Itoh and Kentaro Fukuchi: JumpLab: An Interactive Learning Tool for Parameter Tuning in the Pre-production Stage

Session 2A: Game & Learning

Chair: Jannicke Baalsrud Hauge (KTH)

• [J] Boning Li, Lehao Zhou and Junichi Hoshino: Collaborative VR Environment for Supporting Food Culture Learning
• [J] Sho Mitarai, Chang Liu, Goshiro Yamamoto and Nagisa Munekata: Emotion Dynamics in Social Deception Games: Analysis of Professional and Nonprofessional Players through Electrodermal Activity in Werewolf Games
• [C] Melina Rose, Alessandra Antonaci, Martin Bonnet and Roland Klemke: Learning success, engagement and fun: Evaluating an educational game in higher education as replacement for a homework assignment.
• [C] Mehrdad Bahrini, Violetta Burdina, Karsten Sohr and Rainer Malaka: Game Elements in Cybersecurity Education: Hype or Help?
• [W] Guhan Elangovan, Nicko Caluya and Damon Chandler: Physics Virtual Classroom: Leveraging Virtual Reality Sandboxes for Learning Classical Mechanics

Session 2B: Social & Health

Chair: Jun Hu (Eindhoven University of Technology)

• [J] Winston Wenchen Guo, Wenjuan Chen, Yining Zhang, Caro Menghan Shi and Hailiang Wang: Portrait of the City: Case Study on Bridging Place Identity and Emotional Engagement via Interactive Art Installations
• [C] Kevin Valencia-Aragón, Hugo Arias-Flores, Mireya Zapata, Luis Aguirre-Morales and Sandra Sanchez-Gordon: Learning Through Play: Implementing an Educational Escape Room for Teaching Traditions and Culture
• [C] Erik Berglund and Filip Josefsson: How to Turn a Platformer Game into a Casual Exergame for Combating Office Workers’ Sedentary Behavior: An Exploratory Single-Case Pilot Study
• [C] Lorenzo James, Emanuele De Pellegrin, Laura Genga, Barbara Montagne and Pieter Van Gorp: Automated Planning of Entertainment Content for Digital Health Interventions: A Technical Feasibility Study on Balance VS Fun
• [W] Miu Moritani and Kazutaka Kurihara: Implementation and Evaluation of an Automated Eye Dropping System Using Games

Session 3A: Narrative & Serious Game

Chair: Rainer Malaka (University of Bremen)

• [J] Irene C. E. van Blerck, Edirlei Soares de Lima, Margot M. E. Neggers and Toon Calders: Unveiling Gender Bias in LLM-Generated Hero and Heroine Narratives
• [J] JaeJun Lee, Joo-Eun Kang and Soyoun Eom: Storytelling in Mobile Games: Cross-Cultural Analysis of Narrative Engagement, Retention, and Monetization
• [J] Hikaru Ikuta, Yudai Tsujino and Ryosuke Yamanishi: A Game-Theoretic Analysis of Traditional Song Selection Rules in Rhythm Game Tournaments
• [W] Luiggi Ramos, Johan Baldeón and María-José Espinosa-Chueca: Mi Librero de Aventuras: A Novel Configurable Serious Game for Personalized Science and Technology Learning in Peruvian Primary Education

Session 3B: Multimodal Entertainment

Chair: Sho Mitarai (Kyoto University)

• [J] Winston Wenchen Guo, Zhirui Chen, Caro Menghan Shi, Guoyu Sun and Hailiang Wang: Can Data Journalism Be Sniffed? Exploring the Possibilities of Olfactory Interfaces for the Presentation of Data Journalism Information
• [C] Sotaro Yokoi, Ryo Ohara, Kohei Murayama, Kizashi Nakano and Takuji Narumi: What Does an Angel’s Halo Taste Like?: Exploring the Structure of Gustatory Comedy through Case Analysis of Ajigiri
• [C] Edirlei Soares de Lima, Marco Antonio Casanova, Bruno Feijo and Antonio Furtado: From News to Stories via an AI-supported Retelling Process
• [W] Yuta Hirahata, Nicko Caluya, and Damon Chandler: Gestalt Approaches to Hinting in Games: A 3D Connect Four Case Study

Session 4A: Emotion & VR

Chair: Esteban Clua (Universidade Federal Fluminense)

• [J] Gary Lee Wagener, Elisabeth Holl and André Melzer: Testing Positive Mood Effects of Playing Gris, a Eudaimonic Video Game
• [J] Shota Watanabe, Gaku Kutsuzawa, Yoshiyuki Kobayashi and Kohei Matsumura: A Playful Experience Sampling Method to Report Emotions Using Smartwatches and Emojis
• [J] Seina Tajika, Hiroki Watanabe, Yoshinari Takegawa and Keiji Hirata: Reflection Stamps: A Simple and Positive Method to Support Self-evaluation in Illustration Drawing
• [C] Pedro Garruço, Licínio Roque and Luís Lucas Pereira: Interaction and Emotion: A Phenomenological Study of a Playable Generative Landscape

Session 4B: AR & Interaction

Chair: Cesar Collazos (Univ Cauca-Colombia)

• [J] Pablo Gutiérrez-Sánchez, Pedro P. Gómez-Martín, Pedro A. González-Calero and Marco A. Gómez-Martín: Evaluating Usability for an AR-enabled Escape Room Authoring Ecosystem
• [C] Alejandro Villar, Sergio Baña, Juan Diego Mendoza, Laura Gómez, Javier Muñoz and Carlos León: Experienced Video Game Players Interaction Preferences with Game Controllers and Haptic Gloves
• [C] Ayumi Ohnishi, Kazuki Ohmura, Tsutomu Terada and Masahiko Tsukamoto: Vectorigger: A Method of Inducing Vection Using a Wearable LED Array
• [W] Toshiro Kashiwagi and Kumiyo Nakakoji: Designing Physically Fiction: Suspension of Disbelief in Interaction with MR Environments

Session 5A: Data Analysis & Interaction

Chair: Angelo Di Iorio (Univ. Bologna)

• [J] Kodai Imaizumi, Ryosuke Yamanishi and Mitsunori Matsushita: Comic-Shelf Vectors: Convoluting the Co-Occurrence Among Comics on the Bookshelf
• [J] Wen Huang, Jiayi Gao and Xinyuan Chen: Predicting Post-VR Game Experiences with Wearable Physiological Sensors
• [J] Guanyu Chen, Hiroki Watanabe, Kohei Matsumura and Yoshinari Takegawa: Canine-Centric Interactive Systems: Wavelet-Based IMU Motion Recognition in Edge AI Scenarios
• [W] Kento Saito and Akihiro Matsuura: Multi-directional Shooting Using Logarithmic Spiral Trajectories
• [W] Wanosuke Ito, Rion Yukino and Akihiro Matsuura: A VR System for Detecting Static Electricity as Invisible Creature
• [W] Jules van Gurp and Erik van der Spek: Heist Extravaganza: A Design Framework and Exemplars of Asymmetric Virtual Reality Controllers Based on Player Profiles

Session 5B: Game & AI

Chair: André Melzer (Uni Luxembourg)

• [J] Jukka Vahlo, Suvi K. Holm, Johanna K. Kaakinen and Aki Koponen: Exploring Game-Based Psychological Empowerment and Its Motivational and Wellbeing Effects
• [C] Robin Horst, Dung Trinh and Ralf Doerner: Generative Multimodal Content Creation with Location-Aware Context for Gamified Mobile Assisted Language Learning Apps Using Large Language Models
• [C] Enrica Loria, Alessia Antelmi, Carmine Spagnuolo and Johanna Pirker: Stay and Play – Modeling Social Influence of Players in the Steam Gaming Community
• [C] Pablo Gutiérrez-Sánchez, Pedro A. González-Calero, Marco A. Gómez-Martín, Pedro P. Gómez-Martín and Ruck Thawonmas: Initializing Interactive Treasure Hunts in Cultural Heritage Sites: An LLM-Based Approach
• [w] Bruno Silva, Pedro Oliveira, Gilvan Maia, and Windson Viana: Refining Pervasive Game Design with LLMs: Insights, Limitations, and Challenges

Session 6A: Music & Sound

Chair: Yudai Tsujino (Meiji Univ.)

• [J] Ibrahim Khan, Thai Van Nguyen and Ruck Thawonmas: Fighting to the Beat: Multi-Instrumental Adaptive Background Music Approach
• [C] Chenwei Liang, Rui Wang and Jun Hu: EchoArtLink: Enhancing Social Connectedness between Parents and Children Living Apart through Digital Sound Visualization
• [W] Teu Nishihara and Osamu Ichikawa: Proposal of Affective Music Features Utilizing Playlists as Collective Intelligence
• [W] Shuo Zhou, Akira Shikida and Norihisa Segawa: "Hand-in-Hand" Learning: A Novel Method for Instrument Skill Training with Electrical Muscle Stimulation
• [W] Muhammad Faiq Haikal Bin M Haikal, Deb Kumar Ghosh, Jordan K. Lay, Nicko Caluya and Damon Chandler: ChordFusion: Interactive Piano Training in Mixed Reality with Custom Gloves
• [W] Kana Yamada, Aiko Uemura and Norimasa Yoshida: Automatic Piano Arrangement for Three-part Choral of Female Voices

Session 6B: Game & Generation

Chair: Kentaro Fukuchi (Meiji Univ.)

• [C] Christoph Lürig and Fabian Fell: A Framework for Explainable AI in Wargames to Understand Strategies
• [C] Afro Ambanelli, Paolo Ciancarini, Angelo Di Iorio, Davide Falessi, Andrea Manzo and Massimiliano Salfi: Fewer Draws, More Fun: Searching for Unbalanced Positions in Chess
• [C] Tianle Liang, Kieran Rosenfeld and Nathan Lu: Optimizing Random Forest Multi-Classification and Gini-Based Feature Analysis of Board Game Success via BGG Characteristic Data
• [C] Ardiawan Bagus Harisa, Muhammad Alifian Aqshol, Pulung Nurtantio Andono and Wen-Kai Tai: Pacing Control with Wave Function Collapse in Strategy Game Map Generation
• [W] Mohd. Nor Akmal Khalid: Simulating AI-Human Collaborative Strategies in Sudoku Puzzle Generation

Session 7A: Sustainable Development

Chair: Roland Klemke (Open Universiteit)

• [C] Joo-Eun Kang and Jae Jun Lee: Evaluating Colorblind-Friendly Design for Equitable Play in Mobile Puzzle Games
• [C] Kamyab Ghorbanpour, Michał Klincewicz, Paris Mavromoustakos Blom and Pieter Spronck: The Blind Gamer: Examining Ethical Agency Through Choice Blindness in Game Design
• [C] Antonio Calvo-Morata, Cristina Alonso-Fernández and Baltasar Fernández-Manjón: Design of a Serious Game to Challenge Sexism
• [W] Andrea Caruso, Priscilla Pia Papa, Giovanni Schembra and Massimiliano Salfi: VR Gaming Approach to Language Comprehension in Children with Autism
• [W] Jannicke Baalsrud Hauge, Polona Caserman and Heinrich Söbke: How does Entertainment Computing Contribute to the Sustainable Development Goals? A Rapid Literature Review

Session 7B: Culture & Education

Chair: Junichi Hoshino (Tsukuba Univ.)

• [C] Shunta Komatsu, Tomonori Kubota, Satoshi Sato and Kohei Ogawa: Manzai Karaoke: A Real-time Visual Guidance System for Assisting Japanese Double Act Performance
• [C] Naoto Nishida, Yusaku Maeda, Kamui Sato, Sho Sakurai, Koichi Hirota and Takuya Nojima: Parablade: A Proposal of Chambara Based on Augmented Sports - A Study of Appropriate Game Balancing Methods
• [C] Marius Grießhammer, Christian Kißler, Maic Masuch and Jörg-Tobias Kuhn: Math Valley - On Designing an Embodied VR Learning Application for Primary School Students
• [C] Marius Grießhammer and Maic Masuch: 200 VR-Sessions with Children - Practical Challenges and Educational Insights Into Conducting a Longitudinal VR-Study in Primary School

Work-in-Progress

(1) August 28

• Keita Yamazaki, Masayoshi Itoh and Kentaro Fukuchi: JumpLab: An Interactive Learning Tool for Parameter Tuning in the Pre-production Stage
• Guhan Elangovan, Nicko R. Caluya and Damon Chandler: Physics Virtual Classroom: Leveraging Virtual Reality Sandboxes for Learning Classical Mechanics
• Miu Moritani and Kazutaka Kurihara: Implementation and Evaluation of an Automated Eye Dropping System Using Games
• Luiggi Ramos, Johan Baldeón and María-José Espinosa-Chueca: Mi Librero de Aventuras: A Novel Configurable Serious Game for Personalized Science and Technology Learning in Peruvian Primary Education
• Yuta Hirahata, Nicko R. Caluya, and Damon Chandler: Gestalt Approaches to Hinting in Games: A 3D Connect Four Case Study
• Toshiro Kashiwagi and Kumiyo Nakakoji: Designing Physically Fiction: Suspension of Disbelief in Interaction with MR Environments
• Kento Saito and Akihiro Matsuura: Multi-directional Shooting Using Logarithmic Spiral Trajectories
• Wanosuke Ito, Rion Yukino and Akihiro Matsuura: A VR System for Detecting Static Electricity as Invisible Creature
• Jules van Gurp and Erik van der Spek: Heist Extravaganza: A Design Framework and Exemplars of Asymmetric Virtual Reality Controllers Based on Player Profiles

Interactive Entertainment Showcase

(1) August 28

• Katsuhisa Tanaka, Masahiro Kawamori and Masataka Imura: Rapid Input Device with Independent Sensing of Input Intention and Input Target
• Thomas Dallard and Akinori Ito: Transformer based Adaptive Music Generation for Video Games
• Itsuki Okamo, Kohei Matsumura and Haruki Takahashi: Guitar Clicker: A Gamified Approach to Motivating Guitar Practice for Beginners
• Yuunosuke Suenaga, Gaku Kutsuzawa, Haruki Takahashi and Kohei Matsumura: Emo-pathy: An Emotion-sharing System for Promoting Psychological Well-Being through Supportive Interactions
• Rintaro Makino, Yuki Okafuji, Haruki Takahashi and Kohei Matsumura: Multiple Robots Enable Moderate Facilitation through Approaching Movements in Group Discussions
• Daiki Mima, Haruki Takahashi and Kohei Matsumura: Arcade Games Generating an Atmosphere to Promote Exercise
• Gou Koutaki and Masatoshi Hamanaka: Automatic Fingering Saxophone Quartet System

(2) August 29

• Allan Fowler, Tanya Ruka, Mia Bai, Michaela Dodd and Mark Harvey: Kaimanāki o te Ngahere: Guardians of the Forest
• Masatoshi Hamanaka: Demonstration of Visualizer for Beats and Scratches of Breaking DJ Performances
• Taito Matsumoto, Masahiro Kawamori and Masataka Imura: VR Batting Practice System Integrated with Visual Training
• Masahiro Kawamori and Masataka Imura: VR Game Aimed at Recovering Visual Acuity
• Yasuo Kawai: Development of Urban Disaster Prevention Shooting Game Using Spatial Reproduction Display
• Kaimu Harada and Sachiko Kodama: Development of a Dialogue Agent System Expressed in a Two-Dimensional Manga-Anime Style and Design of the Original Artificial Intelligence Character “Kohane”

Student Competition

Some exhibitions in Work In Progress/Interactive Entertainment Showcase on both days are also participated in Student Competition

August 29

• Harunobu Kaneko, Kota Aoki and Yoshio Iwai: Heaviest Listener: Immersive Radio Experience Simulation by Sending Japanese E-mail
• Jules van Gurp and Erik van der Spek: Asymmetric VR Game Heist Extravaganza

Joint Session with EC2025

• The demo/poster session includes presentations held as a joint session with EC2025 (domestic conference). Please refer to general information and list of presentations.