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  1. 1. A Simulation Game Approach for Improving Access to Specialized Healthcare Services in Sweden

    University essay from KTH/Medicinteknik och hälsosystem

    Author : Najla Alkhatib; [2024]
    Keywords : Swedish healthcare system; primary healthcare center; specialized care; private care provider; care access; care quality; waiting time and queue; serious games.;

    Abstract : In Sweden, where a decentralized healthcare system is applied, all patients are registered at a primary healthcare center. To access most of the publicly funded specialized care clinics, patients need to be referred by a general physician at the primary healthcare center. READ MORE

  3. 2. If a Tree Falls in the Forest - Three Interventions in the Swedish Forest to Come

    University essay from KTH/Arkitektur

    Author : Nils Chigot Eriksson; Hampus Thysell; [2023]
    Keywords : Forest; timber industry; foraging; hunting; industry; industrial buildings; infrastructure; CCF; clear-felling; Norrland; Ångermanland;

    Abstract : Our thesis project consists of three architectural interventions: The Mushroom, The Gnat and The Snake, fitting into a vision of a Swedish forest managed in a more sustainable way. A future in which the practice of clear-felling has been abandoned in favor of alternative methods falling under the umbrella term Continuous Cover Forestry (CCF). READ MORE

  4. 3. Improving player experience using Flow in Tower Defense game Daidala : A case study on improving Flow according to Sweetser & Wyeth's GameFlow criteria

    University essay from Uppsala universitet/Institutionen för speldesign

    Author : Mario Palleschi; Isak Larsson; [2023]
    Keywords : Flow; GameFlow; Quality Assurance; Qualitative Comparative Analysis; Research through Design;

    Abstract : Using a Research through Design approach, this research aims to utilize the criteria of Flow outlined by Csikszentmihályi in Flow: The Psychology of Optimal Experience (2014) and later adapted to videogames by Sweetser & Wyeth in GameFlow: a model for evaluating player enjoyment in games (2005) to improve the Tower Defense game Daidala by increasing players’ time spent in a state of Flow. This serves to provide future game designers with an example of how this model and these concepts can be applied when designing and developing a game. READ MORE

  5. 4. THE IMPACT OF DYNAMIC GAME DIFFICULTY BALANCING ON PLAYER USER EXPERIENCE IN PUZZLE GAMES : A case study

    University essay from Högskolan i Skövde/Institutionen för informationsteknologi

    Author : Qian Lin; [2023]
    Keywords : dynamic game difficulty balancing; game user experience; flow; puzzle games; Eureka effect; a-ha moment; engagement; immersion;

    Abstract : This study delves into the relationship between Dynamic Game Difficulty Balance and Game User Experience in the context of puzzle games. The aim of this study was to explore the impact of DGDB on user experience in puzzle games, focusing on player engagement, immersion, and the occurrence of a-ha moment. READ MORE

  6. 5. Designing micro exertion game for 2-minute active breaks with ML-agent-based skeletal tracking act the Godot Engine

    University essay from Linköpings universitet/Institutionen för datavetenskap

    Author : Mohamad Shafeah; Rayan Bayat; [2023]
    Keywords : Exergame; mining exergame; 2-min-exergame.;

    Abstract : This thesis presents the design and development of an innovative exergame aimed atcombating the adverse effects of sedentary lifestyles, particularly prevalent among officeworkers and gamers. The game, built using the open-source Godot game engine andGoogle's MediaPipe machine learning framework, utilizes motion capture technology totranslate real-world player movements into in-game actions. READ MORE