1. VS-GAMES 2009: Coventry, UK

Full Papers

Education

• Genaro Rebolledo-Mendez, Sara de Freitas, Alma Rosa García-Gaona:
  A Model of Motivation Based on Empathy for AI-Driven Avatars in Virtual Worlds. 5-11
  
• Stuart Slater, David J. H. Burden:
  Emotionally Responsive Robotic Avatars as Characters in Virtual Worlds. 12-19
  
• Archontoula Amanatiadou, Inge van de Weerd:
  Extending the Reference Method for Game Production: A Situational Approach. 20-27
  
• Liz Boyle, Fiona Hancock, Matt Seeney, Laz Allen:
  The Implementation of Team Based Assessment In Serious Games. 28-35
  
• Darryl Charles, Therese Charles, Michael McNeill:
  Using Player and World Representation Techniques from Computer Games to Improve Student Engagement. 36-42
  
• Sara de Freitas, Genaro Rebolledo-Mendez, Fotis Liarokapis, George D. Magoulas, Alexandra Poulovassilis:
  Developing an Evaluation Methodology for Immersive Learning Experiences in a Virtual World. 43-50
  

Environment and Smart Buildings

• Charalampos Koniaris, Athanasios Gaitatzes, Georgios Papaioannou:
  An Automated Modeling Method for Multiple Detail Levels of Real-Time Trees. 53-60
  
• Johan Koolwaaij, Martin Wibbels, Sebastian Böhm, Marko Luther:
  ContextKing: Virtual Kingdoms in Real Life. 61-67
  
• Charlotte C. Sennersten, Craig A. Lindley:
  An Investigation of Visual Attention in FPS Computer Gameplay. 68-75
  
• Luca Chittaro, Roberto Ranon:
  Serious Games for Training Occupants of a Building in Personal Fire Safety Skills. 76-83
  
• Stelios Papakonstantinou, Vesna Brujic-Okretic:
  Prototyping a Context-Aware Framework for Pervasive Entertainment Applications. 84-91
  

Health

• Alberto Cabas Vidani, Luca Chittaro:
  Using a Task Modeling Formalism in the Design of Serious Games for Emergency Medical Procedures. 95-102
  
• James William Burke, Michael McNeill, Darryl Charles, Philip J. Morrow, Jacqui Crosbie, Suzanne McDonough:
  Serious Games for Upper Limb Rehabilitation Following Stroke. 103-110
  
• Jung-A Kim, Kyung-Kyu Kang, Hyun-Roc Yang, Dongho Kim:
  A Sensory Gate-Ball Game for the Aged People and its User Interface Design. 111-116
  
• Steve Jarvis, Sara de Freitas:
  Evaluation of an Immersive Learning Programme to Support Triage Training. 117-122
  

Other Topics

• Sergio Valerio, Jean Pereira, Leonel Morgado, Pedro Mestre, Carlos Serôdio, Fausto de Carvalho:
  Second Life Information Desk System Using Instant Messaging and Short Messaging Service Technologies. 125-132
  
• John Halloran:
  It's Talk, But Not as We Know It: Using VoIP to Communicate in War Games. 133-140
  
• Jian Chang, Jian J. Zhang, Rehan Zia:
  Fast Vehicle Crash Modelling for Games. 141-147
  
• Fotis Liarokapis, Louis Macan, Garry Malone, Genaro Rebolledo-Mendez, Sara de Freitas:
  A Pervasive Augmented Reality Serious Game. 148-155
  

Short Papers

Education

• Pauline Rooney, K. C. O'Rourke, Greg Burke, Brian MacNamee, Claudia Igbrude:
  Cross-Disciplinary Approaches for Developing Serious Games in Higher Education. 161-165
  
• Erik D. Van der Spek, Pieter Wouters, Herre van Oostendorp:
  Code Red: Triage. Or, COgnition-Based DEsign Rules Enhancing Decisionmaking TRaining in a Game Environment. 166-169
  
• Panagiotis Petridis, Wafaa Nadim, Stephen Bowden, Jack Goulding, Mustafa Alshawi:
  Manubuild Construction Site Training Simulator for Offsite Manufacturing. 170-173
  
• Richard Beggs, Philip O'Neill, Karen Virapen, Sylvia Alexander:
  The Perception of Gaming in Higher Education: Gaming Habits of University of Ulster Staff. 174-177
  
• YeiBeech Jang, SeoungHo Ryu:
  Exploring Game Leadership and Online Game Community. 178-181
  
• Conor Linehan, Shaun Lawson, Mark Doughty:
  Tabletop Prototyping of Serious Games for 'Soft Skills' Training. 182-185
  
• Christos Gatzidis, Keith Parry, Emma Kavanagh, Amanda Wilding, Darrell Gibson:
  Towards the Development of an Interactive 3D Coach Training Serious Game. 186-189
  
• Alison Gazzard:
  The Avatar and the Player: Understanding the Relationship beyond the Screen. 190-193
  
• Peter Charles Samuels:
  Design of a Mobile Mathematics Creativity Laboratory for Contemporary Learners. 194-197
  
• Chiara Evangelista, Marcello Carrozzino, Veronica Neri, Massimo Bergamasco:
  Interactive Storytelling for Children Education. 198-201
  

Cultural Heritage & Other Topics

• Michael Schmitz, Mohammad Mehdi Moniri:
  Burgomaster and Pedro - A Pervasive Multi-Player Game for Rural Tourism. 205-208
  
• Anna Vartapetiance Salmasi, Lee Gillam:
  Machine Ethics for Metaverse Gambling: No Stake in a $24m Market? 209-212
  

Posters

• Cate Dowd:
  Creative Agents and Triggers (CAT) Game Design Method: For Crisis Communication. 215-216
  
• Peter Russell Bloomfield, Daniel Livingstone:
  Multi-Modal Learning and Assessment in Second Life with quizHUD. 217-218
  
• David John, Christos Gatzidis, Fotis Liarokapis, Anthony C. Boucouvalas, Vesna Brujic-Okretic:
  A Framework for the Development of Online, Location-Specific, Expressive 3D Social Worlds. 219-220
  
• Malcolm Crowe, Daniel Livingstone:
  Collaborative Web-Browsing in a Virtual World. 221-222
  

Keynote

• Alan Chalmers, Kurt Debattista:
  Level of Realism for Serious Games. 225-232
  

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