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Academic Papers Movers and Shakers: Conversation and Conflict in a Serious Game for Tablets Konstantin Mitgutsch, Steven Schirra, Sara Verrilli, Richard Eberhardt   |   8th International Conference on the Foundations of Digital Games  |   abstract Subversive Game Design for Recursive Learning Mitgutsch, Konstantin & Matthew, Weise   |   DIGRA 2011 Proceedings: Think Design Play   |   abstract Assistant Agents For Sequential Planning Problems Owen Macindoe, Leslie Pack Kaelbling, and Tomás Lozano-Pérez   |   AIIIDE'12, Artificial Intelligence and Interactive Digital Entertainment 2012 Doctoral Consortium  |   abstract POMCoP: Belief Space Planning for Sidekicks in Cooperative Games Owen Macindoe, Leslie Pack Kaelbling, and Tomás Lozano-Pérez   |   AIIDE'12, Proceedings of the Eighth Annual AAAI Conference on Artificial Intelligence and Interactive Digital Entertainment  |   abstract Writing the games-based dissertation Shawna Kelly, Mark Chen, Shira Chess, Cynthia D'Angelo, Todd Harper   |   GLS'11 Proceedings of the 7th international conference on Games + Learning + Society Conference Pages 147-151   |   abstract

Books Learning through play - a delicate matter Konstantin Mitgutsch   |   Experience-based Recursive Learning in Computer Games. In: Fromme, Johannes; Unger, Alexander (Eds.): Computer Games and New Media Cultures: A Handbook of Digital Games Studies.  |   abstract Heterogeneity in Game Histories Tan, Philip & Mitgutsch, Konstantin   |   Ben Aslinger and Nina B. Huntemann (Eds.): Gaming Globally: Production, Play and Place. Palgrave Macmillan (in print)  |   abstract Serious Learning in Serious Games. Transformative learning in video games Konstantin Mitgutsch   |   In: Ma, Minhua; Oikonomou, Andrea; Jain, Lakhmi C. (Eds.) Serious Games and Edutainment Applications. Springer: New York. pp. 43-56  |   abstract Exploring the edges of gaming: An introduction Mitgutsch, Konstantin; Klimmt, Christoph; Rosenstingl, Herbert (2010)   |   In: Exploring the Edges of Gaming. Proceedings of the Vienna Games Conference 2008-2009: Future and Reality of Gaming. Braumüller Verlag: Vienna   |   abstract All Bang Bang, No Kiss Kiss? The Bond Figure in Video Games Abe Stein and Matthew Weise   |   James Bond in World and Popular Culture: The Films are Not Enough, Cambridge Scholars, 2010  |   abstract

Industry Publications Postmortem: The Snowfield Matthew Weise   |   Game Career Guide, Fall 2012  |   abstract Developing CarneyVale: Showtime for Xbox 360 and PC Bruce Chia   |   Software Developer’s Journal April 2012 - Game Development Gems  |   abstract Prototyping Video Games with Animation Richard C. Davis   |   Games and Innovation Research Seminar, Tampere, Finland, May 5-6, 2011  |   abstract Postmortem: Akrasia Louis Teo   |   Game Developer Career Guide  |   abstract Postmortem: Singapore-MIT GAMBIT's CarneyVale: Showtime B. Chia and D. Wong   |   Gamasutra  |   abstract

Lectures Squeezicks - A Museum of Science & MIT Collaboration on STEM-based games Marc Check, Marleigh Norton   |   Museums and the Web 2012  |   abstract "Afterland Revisited". Designing a research-based learning game Konstantin Mitgutsch   |   GAMBIT Summer Summit 2011  |   abstract Subversive Game Design for Recursive Learning Konstantin Mitgutsch   |   Utrecht: 5th DiGRA Conference. THINK DESIGN PLAY. 14-17 September 2011  |   abstract Transformative by Design? Unpacking Serious Games for Social Change Konstantin Mitgutsch   |   Montreal, Concordia University, January 27, 2012  |   abstract Performing Videogame Narratives in Space: Indexical Storytelling Clara Fernández-Vara   |   CMS Colloquium Podcast, February 10, 2012  |   abstract

Theses Soft Body Animation in Real-Time Simulations Mark Sullivan III   |   Master of Engineering Thesis, MIT, 2011  |   abstract Interpreting Abstract Games: The Metaphorical Potential of Formal Game Elements Jason Scott Begy   |   2010 MIT Masters Thesis  |   abstract Stepping Your Game Up: Technical Innovation Among Young People of Color in Hip-Hop Kevin Edward Driscoll   |   2009 MIT Masters Thesis  |   abstract The Future of Game AI: Learning to Use Human Tactics Neil M. Dowgun   |   2009 MIT Masters Thesis  |   abstract Dwarf Fortress Gathers At The Statue And Attends A Party Joshua Diaz   |   2009 MIT Masters Thesis  |   abstract