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CHI
2004
ACM
14 years 9 months ago
Preschool children's use of mouse buttons
We have observed numerous times how young children find it difficult to use software that provides different functionality with each mouse button. To better learn how young childr...
Juan Pablo Hourcade, Benjamin B. Bederson, Allison...
SIGCSE
2009
ACM
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14 years 9 months ago
The impact of instructor initiative on student learning: a tutoring study
In the quest to find instructional approaches that benefit student learning, engagement, and retention, evidence suggests providing students with hands-on practice is a worthwhile...
Kristy Elizabeth Boyer, Robert Phillips, Michael D...
CSCLP
2007
Springer
14 years 3 months ago
A Comparison of the Notions of Optimality in Soft Constraints and Graphical Games
The notion of optimality naturally arises in many areas of applied mathematics and computer science concerned with decision making. Here we consider this notion in the context of ...
Krzysztof R. Apt, Francesca Rossi, Kristen Brent V...
FDG
2009
ACM
14 years 3 months ago
Relating cognitive models of computer games to user evaluations of entertainment
As the interactive entertainment industry matures, a better understanding of what makes software entertaining is needed. A natural starting point is the application of traditional...
Paolo Piselli, Mark Claypool, James Doyle
CHI
2005
ACM
14 years 9 months ago
Design and evaluation challenges of serious games
As the computer game industry grows, game capabilities and designs are being re-used for purposes other than entertainment. The study of 'Serious Games', i.e. games for ...
Elaine M. Raybourn, Nathan Bos