Game Programming Research Articles

Effect of Group Physical Games on Life Quality of Older Adults at Adult Daycare Centers

Introduction: Physical activity is a predictor of the health outcomes of the older adults, and many approaches have been introduced for its implementation. The present study aimed to investigate the effect of group physical games on life quality (QOL) of older adults at an adult day care center.
 
 Methods: This quasi-experimental study was conducted using pre-test and post-test. Using convenience sampling, a total of 50 senior citizens above 60 years of age from two adult daycare centers of Babol and Amol in 2017 was placed in an intervention (25) and a control (25) group, respectively. The intervention group received physical games program twice a week for 6 weeks. The SF12 questionnaire was used to assess the QOL. The statistical analysis of the variables was carried out using t-tests, Wilcoxon, and Mann-Whitney tests at a significant level (P < 0.05) with SPSS software.
 
 Results: The QOL scores of the participants in the intervention group, compared to the control group have significantly improved (p < 0.001). The calculated difference for the quality of life of the intervention group was (d = 4.40± 2.36) being (d = 1.68± 1.74) and (d = 2.72± 1.51) in the physical and mental aspects, respectively.
 
 Conclusion: Physical exercise program (especially stationary physical game) can improve the quality of life of the older adults both physically and mentally. Therefore, such activities can be used to improve the quality of life of the older adults.

Language Variations Used PUBG Mobile Player By Tamy E-Sport Community In Lubuk Basung

Language variations are often encountered in daily communication, one of which is in the communication of the online game PUBG Mobile player community. The game programming language is English, so they have indirectly learned to understand the meaning of the language used by the online game. Based on these reasons, the researcher wants to explain the language variations used PUBG Mobile players by Tamy e-sport community in Lubuk Basung and also the factors that cause it. This research uses the theory of Chaer and Agustina about language variations that are caused not only by their narrative, but also by their social interactions. The researcher used qualitative methods. The purpose of this research is to explain the form of language variations used in player PUBG Mobile and their factors.
 The results of the research show that in the communication of PUBG Mobile players by the Tamy e-sport community there are language variations in the form of code-mixing, abbreviation, and Jakarta dialect. Code-mixing is the most commonly found in their communication. The factors that influence language variation in the communication of PUBG Mobile players in the Tamy e-sport community are environmental factors, habitual factors, and practicality factors in speaking

Are gains in emotional symptoms and emotion-regulation competencies after the REThink therapeutic game maintained in the long run? A 6-month follow-up.

Emotional disorders are the most prevalent mental health conditions affecting children and adolescents. Thus, it becomes essential to develop and test early intervention strategies that are accessible, attractive, and can effectively improve their emotional functioning. A randomized control trial compared the prevention effects of the REThink therapeutic game to those of astandard face-to-face prevention program,and a waitlist which was transformed at follow-up into care as usual. Out of 142 healthy children and adolescents who completed the intervention stage, 137 (mean age: 12.84, SD: 1.97) completed a follow-up assessment measuring emotional symptoms, depressive mood and emotion regulation. We also tested potential moderators of its long-term effects, such as parental psychological control, parent attachment and childhood trauma. Our results highlighted the fact that the REThink intervention had a durable impact on the children's mental health and their ability to regulate their emotions. Moreover, we found that trauma, parent psychological control and parent attachment moderated the maintenance of the improvements. Future research needs to further document how to personalize the game and prevention program components to better address the characteristics of the youths at risk for mental health problems. ClinicalTrials.gov NCT03308981, from 13.10.2017.

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Social-communicative manifestations of children with autism spectrum disorders in the motor activity

Introduction. The relevance of the study is due to the need to find optimal opportunities and conditions for overcoming socialization deficits in children with autism spectrum disorders (ASDs). The purpose of the study is to identify the level of social-communicative manifestations in the motor activity of 5-6-year-old children with ASDs in terms of interaction with peers. Materials and methods. Children aged 5-6 from combined (n=20) and compensatory groups (n=16) of Belgorod preschool institutions took part in the pilot study. A theoretical analysis of scientific literature on the research problem was used, as well as the following empirical methods – observation of independent motor activity, diagnostic game situation "Living figures", Mann-Whitney U test. Results. The analysis of the results of monitoring children with autism spectrum disorders in the independent motor activity showed that 16 (100%) examined children are characterized by stereotypical behavior, refusal to communicate, attacks of unmotivated aggression, a feeling of fear. It has been proved that the inclusion of children with ASDs in joint motor activities with normally developed children, using the example of a game situation "Living figures", can enrich their social experience, increase the time of interaction with peers, determine its semantic field. According to the Mann-Whitney U test, a statistically significant difference (p<0.05) was found in the degree of success in solving interaction problems when comparing the results of mixed (combined) and correctional (children with ASDs) groups on two experimental methods. Conclusion. New facts of a positive impact of the inclusive space on social-communicative manifestations of children aged 5-6 with ASDs in the motor activity were revealed. The results of the study point to the need to create and implement special gaming and imitation techniques, rites, ball games to ensure psycho-emotional comfort in inclusive groups, reduce the manifestations of aggressiveness and anxiety in children with autism spectrum disorders in compensatory groups. These techniques are proposed in the adaptive gaming program and technology for its implementation "Play as you please".

Gamification Based Assessment in Pandemic Process: Game Programming Course

This research was carried out in order to increase students’ participation and motivation of learning with distance education during the Covid-19 pandemic process. It is aimed to determine the effects of including gamification elements in the game programming lesson on students' motivation and active participation in the lesson in the pandemic process. Gamification base assessment is realized according to student performance within the framework. Qualitative research method was used, in order to collect qualitative data open-ended questions were applied. In this study, the participants were in computer programming. According to the research results motivation, active participation, gamification method and gamification base assessment categories are founded. Gamification method category has socialization, social media usage, participation and motivation codes. And gamification base assessment category has fair, appropriate and performance codes. Thus, according to the research finding, it has been determined that gamification has positive effects on learning

ASSISTANCE OF CODING EXTRACURRICULAR PROGRAM AT SD ANAK PANAH KENJERAN

Basic programming training and assistance for Elementary School at SD Kr. Anak Panah are an urgent need. This is caused by the demands of students to develop their potential. Elementary students Kr. Anak Panah requires an increase in skills in terms of making or coding basic games. This training aims to improve the basic abilities of elementary school (SD) in terms of information technology. Training for students to meet the need for basic and high-level coding mastery for elementary school age children. The training was conducted online for 5 (five) months involving 200 Elementary School (SD) students. The final result of the training showed an increase in students' competence in terms of game programming coding. Basic level. Meanwhile, the average ability of the trainees increased from level 4th (four) to level 8th (eight) from a scale of 1 – 10.

Computing equilibria for integer programming games

The recently-defined class of integer programming games (IPG) models situations where multiple self-interested decision makers interact, with their strategy sets represented by a finite set of linear constraints together with integer requirements. Many real-world problems can suitably be cast in this way, hence anticipating IPG outcomes is of crucial value for policy makers. Nash equilibria have been widely accepted as the solution concept of a game. Thus, their computation provides a reasonable prediction of games outcome.In this paper, we start by showing the computational complexity of deciding the existence of a Nash equilibrium for an IPG. Then, using sufficient conditions for their existence, we develop a general algorithmic approach that is guaranteed to return a Nash equilibrium when the game is finite and to approximate an equilibrium when payoff functions are Lipschitz continuous. We also showcase how our methodology can be changed to determine other types of equilibria. The performance of our methods is analyzed through computational experiments on knapsack, kidney exchange and a competitive lot-sizing games. To the best of our knowledge, this is the first time that equilibria computation methods for general IPGs have been designed and computationally tested.

INDIVIDUAL APPROACH IN MOTOR ABILITIES DEVELOPMENT FOR 9-11 YEAR OLD FEMALE VOLLEYBALL PLAYERS

In modern life, playing sports, including volleyball, are considered as a form of ball sport included in the world system of sports competitions. Volleyball, is widely represented in the Olympic Games program, and also in professional sports. The goal of every volleyball is to move the ball to a specific location on the opponent’s playground and prevent it from falling to your playground. In this time, each team member is responsible for her link, and also insures team members. As the game unfolds volleyball make it possible for movement co-ordination, force, speed, endurance and flexibility. The purpose of the article is methodology improvement of motor abilities development for 9-11 year old female volleyball players at the stage of initial training. The research was performed at the Children’s and Youth Sports School of volleyball, Zaporizhia. It was attended by 40 girls aged from 9 to 11, who were divided into control (CG n=20) and experimental (EG n=20) groups. All girls were classified in the main medical group. The improvement methodology included such parts as: general physical training, special physical training, technical and tactical training, block of theoretical knowledge and games of physical skill. The analysis of the ball scoring after the experiment showed that the data from the control group and the experimental group were ranked at a mark of 2 to 5 points in almost all tests. But the performance of the experimental group turned out to be more intense. The positive influence of the improvement methodology has been stated. The efficiency of the given methodology has been proved by the obtained data.

Application to monitoring a USB control with Ruby in Windows and Linux Ubuntu

This work shows the development of an application in Ruby to detect the actions carried out on a USBNes control, with the purpose of achieving an application that can be used for teaching video game programming, connectivity and communication between devices, in the Ruby programming language. In the first stage, an analysis was made of the libraries available in Ruby such as Shoes and Gosu to create GUIs and video games and the detection of an USB device. In the second stage two prototypes were identified that were able to detect the actions carried out on the keyboard. In the last stage the final version was developed which detects the buttons pressed on the remote, the necessary tests were made, and the code was published in a repository in GITLAB for reference and future use. The application was developed and tested for Windows and Linux Ubuntu to prove Ruby's portability.

Comparative Analysis of the Research of the Bachelors of Education’s Attitude to the Organization of the Ecological Culture Education in School

Global problems and the high rate of social change determine the transformation of the requirements for the professional training of a teacher. The article analyzes the regulatory documents that set the guidelines for the development of environmental education for sustainable development. Comparative analysis of empirical data from questionnaires (2010 – 152 people and 2020 – 106 people) was aimed at identifying ways to improve the professional training of bachelors of education in the context of increasing global and regional environmental problems, the development of a “green” economy and politics, formation of ecological culture as key factors of sustainable development of society.High and average values of correlation loads by types of activity, influencing the formation of competencies among students in the field of environmental education (educational, research and pedagogical practice (r = 0,968), scientific research work with pedagogical practice (r = 0,713)). A connection has been revealed between the use of environmental technologies and government measures (r = 0,999; p≤0,05), which characterizes the readiness of bachelors of education to perceive environmental problems and interact with objects of the natural environment through the active and systematic use of environmental technologies. The necessity of implementing common methodological foundations in the process of training future teachers (the concept of sustainable development, ideas of axiological, socio-cultural and competence-based approaches, noohumanistic values) has been substantiated. The scaling of the best university practices for preparing bachelors for educational activities at school, implementing the value aspects of the subject content in the context of the formation of a network community and digitalization of education (socially significant projects, competitive gaming programs in an online format, educational quests, etc.) is proposed.

Shoot2Learn: Fix-and-Play Educational Game for Learning Programming; Enhancing Student Engagement by Mixing Game Playing and Game Programming

Aim/Purpose: The key objective of this research is to examine whether fix-and-play educational games improve students' performance in learning programming languages. We also quantified the flow experiences of the students and analyzed how the flow contributes to their academic performances. Background: Traditionally, learning the first computer programming language is considered challenging, In this study, we propose the fix-and-play gaming approach that utilizes the following three facts to alleviate certain difficulties associated with learning programming: 1. digital games are computer programs, 2. young students are fond of playing digital games, and 3. students are interested in creating their own games. Methodology: A simple casual game Shoot2Learn was created for learning the fundamentals of branching. A number of errors were intentionally implanted in the game at different levels, and the students were challenged to fix the bugs before continuing the game. During the play, the program keeps records of the student’s academic progress and the time logs at different stages to measure the flow experience of the students. The proposed approach was systematically evaluated using a quasi-experimental design in real classroom settings in two countries, Sri Lanka, and USA. Contribution: The results derived from this research provide empirical evidence that the fix-and-play educational games ease some challenges in learning programming and motivate the students to play and learn. Findings: The results show that the first-year programming students who play the fix-and-play game gain statistically significant improvement in their academic performance. However, the result fails to suggest a significant positive correlation between the flow experience and academic performance. Recommendations for Practitioners: Empowering the students to fix the bugs in the educational games they play will motivate them to stay in the game and learn continuously. However, we have to make sure that the types and timing of bugs do not hinder the flow experience of the players, Recommendation for Researchers: Students normally play industry-level high-quality games. Experience and interest in game-playing differ significantly between students. Gender difference also plays an important role in selecting game genres. We need to identify how to address these issues when resources are not sufficient to provide an individualized gaming experience. Impact on Society: Programming is an essential skill for computer science students. The outcome of this research shows that the proposed approach helps to reduce the disenchantment associated with learning the first programming language. Future Research: Further investigation is necessary to verify whether the AI techniques such as user modeling can be used in educational games to reduce the effects of uncertainty associated with the variations in students' gaming skills and other factors.

ИССЛЕДОВАНИЕ ОПЕРАЦИЙ И СИСТЕМНЫЙ АНАЛИЗ КАК ИНСТРУМЕНТЫ ОПТИМАЛЬНЫХ РЕШЕНИЙ В ЭКОНОМИКЕ

Complex systems are the subject of study, design and management, which is generally called system analysis. Its basis is game theory, programming and simulation modeling, as well as queuing theory and statistical inference, etc. System analysis is often used when planning scientific research, forecasting in industries or agriculture. The main directions of system analysis are the definition of methods of analysis and research of operations. When using research methods, attention is paid to Markov and semi-Markov processes. System analysts face their main task – to find the optimal way out of the current situation, i.e. the optimal solution.

The effectiveness of gamification in programming education: Evidence from a meta-analysis

This paper aimed at constructing a systematic framework and examining the effect of gamification in programming education through a meta-analysis conducted on 21 empirical studies published in the last decade. We examined the effects of game types, gamification applications, pedagogical agents, programming types, and schooling levels on students' academic achievement, cognitive load, motivation, and thinking skills in programming education by cross-tabulation analysis. Results verified the positive impact of gamification in programming education. Gamification has the largest effect on students' motivation, followed by academic achievement, whereas it has the least effect on students' cognitive load. As for game types, the reasoning strategy game is most effective on academic achievement, while the puzzle game is most effective on motivation. As for gamification application, the games as a competitive mechanism has the greatest impact on students’ thinking skills and motivation. However, when games were adopted as teaching tools or student works, the effects are mainly represented in academic achievement. Pedagogical agents have a limited effect on programming education. With regard to programming types, the effect of gamification is more pronounced in text-based programming rather than graphical programming. This study provided an analytic framework and shed light on potential directions for further studies in the field.

Effect of play based on constructivism learning environment on collaborative learning and social development of children

Aim: This study aimed to investigate the effect of a game program based on a constructivist learning environment on collaborative learning and social development of children. Method: The current study was a quasi-experimental research using a two-group design with a control group, pre-test, post-test, and follow-up phase. The statistical population of the research included all the children studying in the sixth grade of the elementary school in the 2nd district of Qazvin city in the academic year of 2018-2019 number of 20,450 people, of which 30 people were selected purposefully and randomly divided into two groups of 15 people, experimental and control. Two cooperative learning questionnaires by Johnson et al. (1999) and Elliott's social growth (1990) were used to collect data. For the experimental group, a game based on a constructivist learning environment was implemented, and the control group was waiting. The data were analyzed using the variance of repeated measures. Results: The results showed that the game program based on a constructivist learning environment is effective in cooperative learning (F=32.20, p=0.001) and on the child's social development (F=4.49, P=0.001) in the post-test phase, and this effect was reported in the stable follow-up phase (P = 0.05). Conclusion: The role of group educational games in the process of physical and mental-psychological development of children is undeniable; enjoyable education is an approach in which children play and learning takes place with enjoyable activities. This research also showed that education based on a constructivist learning environment can increase cooperative learning and social development of children with a pleasant and enjoyable process.

A Mind Prober as a Metaphor. Of Solar, of Visual, of Parabolic, of Comic, and of Punk Mind

This is an introduction to a special issue of Issues of Literary Types, which has no special topic. The author of the introduction reflects on the metaphor of the mind prober used to define a genre of a topic-free issue of a scientific journal. In the case of a scientific journal, the research area is strictly defined, as in the case of thematic issues: the area is defined by the leading subject matter. It is different in the case of an issue without a topic: the area is outlined, but what topics will stand out in the foreground depends on the current state of the collective mind. In this context, a probe as a tool for examining the collective mind of a group is an extremely attractive metaphor. One computer game program was called “Mind Prober”. It tried to determine a gamer’s personality and give advice based on the gamer’s answers to questions. It is described as an early self-analysis program. We obviously live in the sentimental era as defined by Schiller in an essay called Naive and sentimental. We can define our time by our hopes and dreams such as solarpunk. We can refer to comedy as a genre which is better than tragedy or apocalyptic. Parabole, isomorphism in multimodality, projecting and invisible: they are all genre-like states of mind which might characterize our situation confronting crises and catastrophes.

Inverse Optimization of Integer Programming Games for Parameter Estimation Arising from Competitive Retail Location Selection

Inverse Optimization of Integer Programming Games for Parameter Estimation Arising from Competitive Retail Location Selection

체감형 VR 게임이 기분상태 변화와 운동 효과에 미치는 영향

Purpose: The purpose of this study is to analyze differences in mood conditions and exercise effects among groups and provide basic data on physical activities after Covid-19 by conducting a motion-based VR game program for four weeks. Methods: Physical activity program participants were classified into two groups(Experimental group, 9; Comparison group, 9) by random assignments. Based on the data collected for four weeks, the repeated measures ANOVA(RM ANOVA) method was used to determine the difference in mood state change levels and motor effects between groups. Results: It was found that both groups reduced negative factors in mood and improved positive factors. On the other hand, no significant difference was found between groups. The maximum heart rate and exercise awareness level were significantly reduced, indicating that there was an exercise effect. Conclusion: The above results are significant in that they verified that motion-based VR games lower negative factors of mood and improve positive factors, and that they have a similar level of exercise effect to offline physical activities. motion-based VR games that can be enjoyed alone without time and space constraints are expected to provide optimal user experience as a substitute for physical activities after COVID-19, and customized programs for people with limited physical activities such as disabilities, obesity, and the elderly should be actively developed.

The effect of a dynamic program on developing some cognitive-motor abilities for second grade primary school Students

Research objectives are:
 - Preparing the kinetic games program to develop some cognitive-kinetic abilities for second grade primary students.
 - recognize the effect of using the Kinetic Games program in developing some cognitive abilities - the kinematic for the second elementary grade students.
 Research hypotheses:
 - There are statistically significant differences between pre and posttests of the experimental and control group.
 - There are statistically significant differences between the post-tests of the experimental and control groups and in favor of the experimental group.
 The experimental method was used, and the curriculum was applied to the second elementary class students (40) students, and they were randomly divided into two experimental and control groups, and at a rate of (20) students in each group, the experimental group applied the motor games program prepared by the researcher, either The control group applied the traditional physical education program of the school. The two programs were implemented with (9) educational units each and by two educational units in the week

Investigation of the Effect of Inclusive Play and Special Movement Education to Social Communication in Disadvantaged and Peer Children in Preschool (Erzurum Sample)

The aim of this research is to investigate the effect of inclusive play and special movement education applied to disadvantaged and peer preschool children in Erzurum city center on their basic skills.22 students (10 disadvantaged children + 12 peer group children) consisting of disadvantaged children and peer children who were educated in special education and rehabilitation centers in the city center of Erzurum and participated voluntarily. Before the study, two seminars were given to the parents of the students, which determined the purpose and objective of the research. Students participated in a specially prepared game and movement training program for 45-60 minutes, 2 days a week during the summer period. Before starting the research, an interview and observation form consisting of 10 questions was prepared for the parents of the children and the results were recorded. At the end of the 2-month (8-week) period, interviews and observations were made with the parents of the children, and the last situation was recorded and compared with the previous situation.In the first parent interviews, the results of the research; it was observed that the children hesitated to participate in the study, they do not want to get close to other children, refrain from sharing game materials and avoid playing together and do not help. While they stated that they did not comply with the game discipline, they stated that at the end of the study program, their initial negative behavior developed completely in a positive way. In expert observations; it was observed that at the beginning, the children did not want to participate in the studies, did not listen to the volunteers, acted randomly, fought over the play materials used, and avoided playing together. While they observed that they behaved randomly, it was stated that the observations developed completely positively at the end of the research process.As a result, it was concluded that inclusive play and special movement training applied to disadvantaged preschool children and peers contributed positively to the social development of children.