Serious Games for Education, Health, and Well-Being
Chair(s): To be announced

• Exploring the Immersive Gaming Journey: A Virtual Reality and Eye-Tracking Rehabilitation System for Pediatric Amblyopia
  Ziqi Guo, Yixuan Zhou, P.R. China
  
• Serious Game Design for Preschool Children's Allergy Knowledge Based on Dynamic Difficulty Adjustment
  Qinqin Zhao, Xing Fang, Zheng Zhou, Weiyu Huang, P.R. China
  
• Bartender’s Advice: A CBT-Based Serious Game for Anxiety Relief Utilizing Generative Agents
  Jiale Li, P.R. China; Hugo Zhou, United States; Wen Jian, Zhejun Liu, P.R. China
  
• Exploring Gamified Design in Children's Storybook Apps through Human-Computer Interaction
  Zhaoyu Wang, Xiaoxiao Yan, P.R. China
  
• Serious Game Design Research for Health Intervention in Pediatric Cancer Patients Based on Cognitive Load Theory
  Wen Jian, Zhuting Zheng, Jiale Li, Jingting Wang, Zhejun Liu, P.R. China
  
• Counting Trip - A Serious Game for Youth Mathematics Education Based on the DIKW Hierarchy
  Xiru Wang, Zhe Yuan, Ling Zou, P.R. China
  

Positive Experiences in Digital Games: Theory and Application
Chair: Owen Schaffer, United States

• Javora – a Serious Game about the Fundamentals of Java Programming
  Rebecca Ahmed, Christian Eichhorn, David A. Plecher, Germany
  
• The Various Effect of Gamification in the Workplace Environment
  Wad Ghaban, Saudi Arabia
  
• User-Centered Trustworthy AI Metrics in the Metaverse
  Peng Yuan Zhou, Denmark; Benjamin Finley, Finland; Lik-Hang Lee, Hong Kong; Reza Hadi Mogavi, Canada; Pan Hui, Hong Kong
  
• Deepfake in the Metaverse: An Outlook Survey
  Haojie Wu, Yong Liao, P.R. China; Reza Hadi Mogavi, Canada; Pan Hui, Hong Kong; Peng Yuan Zhou, Denmark
  

AI, Interaction, and Player Experience
Chair(s): To be announced

• Navigating Bias: Using LLMs to Analyze Discrimination in Entrepreneurial Game Dialogues
  Nicola Marsden, Annelie Rothe-Wulf, Yvonne Tang, Claudia Herling, Tim Reichert, Germany
  
• Enhancing Gameplay Experience Through Artificial Life
  Xinshuang Liu, Yue Zhao, United States
  
• Comparing Gaze-based Interaction Methods in a Game Environment
  Eleni Navrozidou, Lampros Karavidas, Christos Katsanos, Thrasyvoulos Tsiatsos, Greece
  
• Adaptive Gamification Design Patterns for Collaborative Location-based Collecting Systems
  Maria Dalponte Ayastuy, Alejandro Fernandez, Andres Rodriguez, Diego Torres, Argentina
  

Applied Video Game Research
Room: TBA
Chair: Kevin Keeker, United Kingdom

• Interactive Learning Through Conversational Avatars and Immersive VR: Enhancing Diabetes Education and Self-Management
  Ilias Logothetis, Greece; Kleanthis Diakogiannis, Denmark; Nikolas Vidakis, Greece
  
• Artificial Intelligence and Pose Tracking to Realize Serious Games and Exergames for Healthcare Workers in the Clinic
  Bjorn J Kühne, Christian Eichhorn, Gudrun Klinker, David A. Plecher, Germany
  
• A Simulation Game for Addressing Hospital Difficulties from Disaster Onset to Recovery
  Haruka Yoshida, Masumi Yamazaki, Taro Kanno, Japan
  
• A Biofeedback-Based Integrated Game Intervention for Adolescent Stress Management
  Qihui Chou, Wanyue Wang, Hongjie Ge, Yuqing Chen, Shiguang Ni, P.R. China
  
• "Game (Not) Over": translating research into a cards-based toolkit to support the creation of positive experiences of failure in game design
  Charline Foch, United Kingdom
  

Human Factors and Design Innovations in Games
Room: TBA
Chair(s): To be announced

• From Stat Block to Tabletop: A First-Order Logic Framework for Authoring Immersive RPG Combat Encounters
  László Von Kacsoh, Robin Horst, Ralf Dörner, Germany
  
• A Psychophysiological Study of the Relation Between Emotions and Learning with A Serious Game
  Bianca Abbandonato, Julien Mercier, Canada
  
• Refining Research in Gameful Design
  Auriane Busser, Abdelmajid Kadri, Simon Richir, Sylvain Fleury, France
  
• Developing Effective UX Guidelines for HUD Design: A Practical Approach for Independent Game Developers
  Diana Kaiutina, Rabail Tahir, United Kingdom
  
• 'Evocative HCI': Multiple Senses from the Gaming and ‘Social VR’ Metaverse
  Ilya Brookwell, United States
  
• Identity in Play: How Personality Traits and Cognitive Preferences Shape Magic the Gathering Color Preferences
  Lucy Cui, Ronia Green, United States; Yuxuan Bao, P.R. China; Ziyuan Zhao, Alice Huang, United States
  

Gamification toward Information Systems
Room: TBA
Chair: Fan Zhao, United States

• Embodied Without Matter: An Analysis of Embodiment Definitions in VR Game Design Research
  Adam Palmquist, Erik Olsson, Sweden; Aedan Soellaart, Norway; Nicolay Johansen, Sweden; Ole Goethe, Norway
  
• How Effectively can we Encourage Players to Pay to Win
  Yuchen Gui, Stephanie Zhao, Gene J Hoyt, United States
  
• Investigating the Impact of Progress Feedback and Tutorials with Progressive Disclosure on Player Experience
  Julian Avila, Owen Schaffer, United States
  
• Gamification Supports Children’s Recovery
  Bryan Zhao, Yuchen Gui, Fan Zhao, United States
  

Playful Experiences: Design and Impact
Room: TBA
Chair: Daniel Riha, Czech Republic

• Crafting Empathetic Characters: A Dual Approach to Enhancing Emotional Depth in Character Design
  Tania Ribeiro, Ana Isabel Veloso, Portugal; Peter Brinson, United States
  
• Citizen2Vec: A Vectorization Strategy and a Serious Game for Simulating Beneficial Policy Impacts on Urban Populations
  Jakub Binter, Tomas Hladky, Daniel Riha, Martin Stachon, Jan Slavik, Czech Republic; Hermann Prossinger, Austria