Edward F. Melcer

According to our database, Edward F. Melcer authored at least 70 papers between 2013 and 2026.

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2026

A Music Information Retrieval Approach to Classify Sub-Genres in Role Playing Games.

Daeun Hwang, Xuyuan Cai, Edward F. Melcer, Elín Carstensdóttir

CoRR, January, 2026

Quantifying the Impact of a Wildfire Game on Changes in "Feelings of Preparedness" for a Wildfire Evacuation.

MJ Johns, Tristyn Lai, Sonia Murugesh, Ella-Blue Wilmot, Kieren Emens, Edward F. Melcer, Katherine Isbister

Proceedings of the Extended Abstracts of the 2026 CHI Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems, 2026

Unlocking Collaborative Creativity: Co-Design Smartwatch-Based Serious Games for Sleep Hygiene Intervention.

Zilu Liang, Huyen Hoang Nhung, Edward F. Melcer, Daeun Hwang

Proceedings of the 19th International Joint Conference on Biomedical Engineering Systems and Technologies, 2026

2025

Clicking some of the silly options: Exploring Player Motivation in Static and Dynamic Educational Interactive Narratives.

Daeun Hwang, Samuel Shields, Alex Calderwood, Shi Johnson-Bey, Michael Mateas, Noah Wardrip-Fruin, Edward F. Melcer

CoRR, May, 2025

Wildfire Games: A Community Approach to Designing Serious Games as Interventions for Wildfire Preparedness.

M. J. Johns, Mário Escarce Junior, Alison Crosby, Yiyang Lu, Magy Seif El-Nasr, Edward F. Melcer, Katherine Isbister

Proc. ACM Hum. Comput. Interact., 2025

Sleep, Sensors, and the Smartwatch: Co-Design Interaction Modalities for On-Wrist Health Apps.

Zilu Liang, Samantha Chen, Huyen Hoang Nhung, Edward F. Melcer

Proceedings of the 11th IEEE World Forum on Internet of Things, 2025

Searching Playtrace Data to Identify and Evaluate Dramatic Arcs in Game Systems.

Samuel Shields, Noah Wardrip-Fruin, Edward F. Melcer

Proceedings of the Interactive Storytelling, 2025

Playtrace Arc Search: A Tool to Explore and Evaluate Large Spaces of Playtrace Metrics Through User-Defined Curves.

Samuel Shields, Noah Wardrip-Fruin, Edward F. Melcer

Proceedings of the Joint AIIDE Workshops on Experimental AI in Games and Intelligent Narrative Technologies (EXAG-INT 2025) co-located with the 21st AAAI Conference on Artificial Intelligence and Interactive Digital Entertainment (AIIDE 2025), 2025

A Playful Wildfire Simulation System in Two Minigames.

M. J. Johns, Linda Hirsch, Yiyang Lu, Bridget Ho, Anna Toledo, Tristyn Lai, Krithik Dhandapani, Edward F. Melcer, Katherine Isbister

Proceedings of the Companion Proceedings of the Annual Symposium on Computer-Human Interaction in Play, 2025

User Preferences for Interaction Timing in Smartwatch Sleep Hygiene Games.

Zilu Liang, Daeun Hwang, Samantha Chen, Huyen Hoang Nhung, Kingkarn Khotchasing, Edward F. Melcer

Proceedings of the 2025 CHI Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems, 2025

Translating Social Dilemmas into Gameful Designs for Wildfire Resilience.

MJ Johns, Yael Nidam, Mário Escarce Junior, Linda Hirsch, Yiyang Lu, Bridget Ho, Anna Toledo, Magy Seif El-Nasr, Stephen Collier, Edward F. Melcer, Katherine Isbister

Proceedings of the Extended Abstracts of the CHI Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems, 2025

2024

Co-design personal sleep health technology for and with university students.

Zilu Liang, Edward F. Melcer, Kingkarn Khotchasing, Huyen Hoang Nhung

Frontiers Digit. Health, 2024

Info Overload: A Cooperative Evacuation Game.

MJ Johns, Rita Aksum Tesfay, Mário Escarce Junior, Emmanuel Ezenwa Jr., Thomas Maiorana, Magy Seif El-Nasr, Edward F. Melcer, Katherine Isbister

CoRR, 2024

An Instructor's Lens into the Role of AI in Teaching Experimental Research via Gamification.

Sai Siddartha Maram, Anna Amato, Giovanni Maria Troiano, Steven C. Sutherland, Camillia Matuk, Edward F. Melcer, Elín Carstensdóttir, Casper Harteveld, Magy Seif El-Nasr

Proceedings of the 39th ACM/SIGAPP Symposium on Applied Computing, 2024

Building Visual Novels with Social Simulation and Storylets.

Shi Johnson-Bey, Kira Liao, Samuel Shields, Daeun Hwang, Noah Wardrip-Fruin, Michael Mateas, Edward F. Melcer

Proceedings of the Interactive Storytelling, 2024

Exploring Gender and Racial/Ethnic Bias Against Video Game Streamers: Comparing Perceived Gameplay Skill and Viewer Engagement.

David Van Nguyen, Edward F. Melcer, Deanne Adams

Proceedings of the 19th International Conference on the Foundations of Digital Games, 2024

Exploring how Emotional Challenge and Affective Design in Games Relates to Player Reflection.

Marjorie Ann M. Cuerdo, Derusha Baskaran, Edward F. Melcer

Proceedings of the 19th International Conference on the Foundations of Digital Games, 2024

Playing Well Together with a Reward System: Understanding Player Preferences for the PS Trophy System.

Derusha Baskaran, Kathryn E. Ringland, Edward F. Melcer

Proceedings of the 19th International Conference on the Foundations of Digital Games, 2024

Towards Qualia-Driven Design.

Samuel Shields, Michael Mateas, Edward F. Melcer

Proceedings of the 2024 DiGRA International Conference: Playgrounds, 2024

Generating Together: Lessons Learned from Developing an Educational Visual Novel with AI Collaboration.

Samuel Shields, Alex Calderwood, Shi Johnson-Bey, Noah Wardrip-Fruin, Michael Mateas, Edward F. Melcer

Proceedings of the IEEE Conference on Games, 2024

Academical: A Dynamic Interactive Narrative Game for Responsible Conduct of Research Training.

Shi Johnson-Bey, Samuel Shields, Noah Wardrip-Fruin, Edward F. Melcer

Proceedings of the IEEE Conference on Games, 2024

Exploring Engagement in Idle Game Design.

Daeun Hwang, Edward F. Melcer

Proceedings of the IEEE Conference on Games, 2024

(Anti)Social Challenge: Emotionally Challenging Interaction Dynamics in Multiplayer Experiences.

Marjorie Ann M. Cuerdo, Derusha Baskaran, Tsunghan Yang, Edward F. Melcer

Proceedings of the IEEE Conference on Games, 2024

Mindfulness Techniques Taught Through Game Mechanics.

Daeun Hwang, Edward F. Melcer

Proceedings of the Companion Proceedings of the 2024 Annual Symposium on Computer-Human Interaction in Play, 2024

Scented Days: Exploring the Capacity of Smell Narratives.

Eunsol Sol Choi, Yi Xie, Sihao Chen, Elín Carstensdóttir, Edward F. Melcer

Proceedings of the Companion Proceedings of the 2024 Annual Symposium on Computer-Human Interaction in Play, 2024

Soothing Systems: A Meditative Somaesthetic Experience.

Samuel Shields, Edward F. Melcer

Proceedings of the Extended Abstracts of the CHI Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems, 2024

Participatory Design of a Serious Game to Improve Wildfire Preparedness with Community Residents and Experts.

MJ Johns, Emmanuel Chinedum Ezenwa, Seunghyun Lee, Thomas Maiorana, Ciel Wood, Josh D. Levano, Rita Aksum Tesfay, Michael Takami, Cameron A Dodd, Madison Li, Hanne Manning, Regis Pak, Lily Chen, Ria K. Saini, Mário Escarce Junior, Mennatullah Hendawy, Magy Seif El-Nasr, Edward F. Melcer, Katherine Isbister

Proceedings of the Extended Abstracts of the CHI Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems, 2024

2023

Games and Software Engineering: Engineering fun, inspiration, and motivation.

Antonio Bucchiarone, Kendra M. L. Cooper, Dayi Lin, Edward F. Melcer, Kelvin Sung

ACM SIGSOFT Softw. Eng. Notes, January, 2023

Experiment on Gender and Racial/Ethnic Bias Against Video Game Streamers: Comparing Perceived Gameplay Skill and Viewer Engagement.

David Van Nguyen, Edward F. Melcer, Deanne Adams

CoRR, 2023

Try Again?: A Macro-Level Taxonomy of the Challenge and Failure Process in Games.

Marjorie Ann M. Cuerdo, Anika Mahajan, Josh Mao, Edward F. Melcer

Proceedings of the IEEE Conference on Games, 2023

ENTRUST: Co-design and Validation of a Serious Game for Assessing Clinical Decision-Making and Readiness for Entrustment.

Edward F. Melcer, Cara A. Liebert, Samuel Shields, Oleksandra G. Keehl, Jason Tsai, Fatyma Camacho, Hyrum Eddington, Amber Trickey, Melissa Lee, Sylvia Bereknyei Merrell, James R. Korndorffer, Dana T. Lin

Proceedings of the Software Engineering for Games in Serious Contexts, 2023

2022

Using Self-Determination Theory to Explore Enjoyment of Educational Interactive Narrative Games: A Case Study of Academical.

Katelyn M. Grasse, Max Kreminski, Noah Wardrip-Fruin, Michael Mateas, Edward F. Melcer

Frontiers Virtual Real., 2022

Resilient IN: Design of an Interactive Narrative HRV-Biofeedback Game to Develop Stereotype and Social Identity Threat Resilience.

Katherine Picho, Ethan Osborne, Fatyma Camacho, Aaja Ouellette, Mason Woodford, Edward F. Melcer

Proceedings of the Serious Games - Joint International Conference, 2022

Zen Hanzi: A Game for Raising Hanzi Component Awareness.

Oleksandra G. Keehl, Dominic Kao, Edward Franklin Melcer

Proceedings of the FDG '22: Proceedings of the 17th International Conference on the Foundations of Digital Games, 2022

Exploring Relevance, Meaningfulness, and Perceived Learning in Entertainment Games.

Rhea Sharma, Edward F. Melcer, Dominic Kao

Proceedings of the 2022 DiGRA International Conference: Bringing Worlds Together, 2022

Audio Matters Too: How Audial Avatar Customization Enhances Visual Avatar Customization.

Dominic Kao, Rabindra A. Ratan, Christos Mousas, Amogh Joshi, Edward F. Melcer

Proceedings of the CHI '22: CHI Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems, New Orleans, LA, USA, 29 April 2022, 2022

Searching for Balanced 2D Brawler Games: Successes and Failures of Automated Evaluation.

Samuel Shields, Ross Mawhorter, Edward F. Melcer, Michael Mateas

Proceedings of the Eighteenth AAAI Conference on Artificial Intelligence and Interactive Digital Entertainment, 2022

2021

What is a Visual Novel?

Janelynn Camingue, Elín Carstensdóttir, Edward F. Melcer

Proc. ACM Hum. Comput. Interact., 2021

Music to My Ears: Developing Kanji Stroke Knowledge through an Educational Music Game.

Oleksandra G. Keehl, Edward F. Melcer

Multimodal Technol. Interact., 2021

Mad Mixologist: Exploring How Object Placement in Tangible Play Spaces Affects Collaborative Interaction Strategies.

Katelyn M. Grasse, Marjorie Ann M. Cuerdo, Edward F. Melcer

Proceedings of the 2021 IEEE Conference on Games (CoG), 2021

Die-r Consequences: Player Experience and the Design of Failure through Respawning Mechanics.

Marjorie Ann M. Cuerdo, Anika Mahajan, Edward F. Melcer

Proceedings of the 2021 IEEE Conference on Games (CoG), 2021

Improving Undergraduate Attitudes Towards Responsible Conduct of Research Through an Interactive Storytelling Game.

Katelyn M. Grasse, Edward F. Melcer, Max Kreminski, Nick Junius, Noah Wardrip-Fruin

Proceedings of the CHI '21: CHI Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems, 2021

2020

Hack.VR: A Programming Game in Virtual Reality.

Dominic Kao, Christos Mousas, Alejandra J. Magana, D. Fox Harrell, Rabindra A. Ratan, Edward F. Melcer, Brett Sherrick, Paul Parsons, Dmitri A. Gusev

CoRR, 2020

Cookie Mania: A Serious Game for Teaching Internet Cookies to High School and College Students.

John Dominic S. Diez, Edward F. Melcer

Proceedings of the Serious Games - Joint International Conference, 2020

Getting Academical: A Choice-Based Interactive Storytelling Game for Teaching Responsible Conduct of Research.

Edward F. Melcer, Katelyn M. Grasse, James Owen Ryan, Nick Junius, Max Kreminski, Dietrich Squinkifer, Brent Hill, Noah Wardrip-Fruin

Proceedings of the FDG '20: International Conference on the Foundations of Digital Games, 2020

A (Visual) Novel Route to Learning: A Taxonomy of Teaching Strategies in Visual Novels.

Janelynn Camingue, Edward F. Melcer, Elín Carstensdóttir

Proceedings of the FDG '20: International Conference on the Foundations of Digital Games, 2020

Generation: A Novel Fabrication Game for Simulating Evolution and Natural Selection.

Katelyn M. Grasse, Edward F. Melcer

Proceedings of the CHI PLAY '20: The Annual Symposium on Computer-Human Interaction in Play, Virtual Event, Canada, November 2-4, 2020, 2020

Teaching Responsible Conduct of Research Through an Interactive Storytelling Game.

Edward F. Melcer, James Owen Ryan, Nick Junius, Max Kreminski, Dietrich Squinkifer, Brent Hill, Noah Wardrip-Fruin

Proceedings of the Extended Abstracts of the 2020 CHI Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems, 2020

"I'll Be Back": A Taxonomy of Death and Rebirth in Platformer Video Games.

Marjorie Ann M. Cuerdo, Edward F. Melcer

Proceedings of the Extended Abstracts of the 2020 CHI Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems, 2020

2019

Radical tunes: exploring the impact of music on memorization of stroke order in logographic writing systems.

Oleksandra G. Keehl, Edward F. Melcer

Proceedings of the 14th International Conference on the Foundations of Digital Games, 2019

Evaluating AI-Based Games through Retellings.

Max Kreminski, Ben Samuel, Edward F. Melcer, Noah Wardrip-Fruin

Proceedings of the Fifteenth AAAI Conference on Artificial Intelligence and Interactive Digital Entertainment, 2019

2018

Embracing First-Person Perspectives in Soma-Based Design.

Kristina Höök, Baptiste Caramiaux, Cumhur Erkut, Jodi Forlizzi, Nassrin Hajinejad, Michael Haller, Caroline Hummels, Katherine Isbister, Martin Jonsson, George Poonkhin Khut, Lian Loke, Danielle M. Lottridge, Patrizia Marti, Edward F. Melcer, Florian 'Floyd' Mueller, Marianne Graves Petersen, Thecla Schiphorst, Elena Márquez Segura, Anna Ståhl, Dag Svanæs, Jakob Tholander, Helena Tobiasson

Informatics, 2018

Seagull: A bird's-eye view of the evolution of technical games research.

Truong-Huy D. Nguyen, Edward F. Melcer, Alessandro Canossa, Katherine Isbister, Magy Seif El-Nasr

Entertain. Comput., 2018

Bots & (Main)Frames: Exploring the Impact of Tangible Blocks and Collaborative Play in an Educational Programming Game.

Edward F. Melcer, Katherine Isbister

Proceedings of the 2018 CHI Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems, 2018

CTRL-Labs: Hand Activity Estimation and Real-time Control from Neuromuscular Signals.

Edward F. Melcer, Michael T. Astolfi, Mason Remaley, Adam Berenzweig, Tudor Giurgica-Tiron

Proceedings of the Extended Abstracts of the 2018 CHI Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems, 2018

Social Affordances at Play: Game Design Toward Socio-Technical Innovation.

Katherine Isbister, Elena Márquez Segura, Edward F. Melcer

Proceedings of the 2018 CHI Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems, 2018

2017

Embodiment, collaboration, and challenge in educational programming games: exploring use of tangibles and mouse.

Edward F. Melcer, Katherine Isbister

Proceedings of the International Conference on the Foundations of Digital Games, 2017

Toward understanding disciplinary divides within games research.

Edward F. Melcer, Katherine Isbister

Proceedings of the International Conference on the Foundations of Digital Games, 2017

Tangibles vs. Mouse in Educational Programming Games: Influences on Enjoyment and Self-Beliefs.

Edward F. Melcer, Victoria Hollis, Katherine Isbister

Proceedings of the 2017 CHI Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems, 2017

Moving to Learn: Exploring the Impact of Physical Embodiment in Educational Programming Games.

Edward F. Melcer

Proceedings of the 2017 CHI Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems, 2017

Exploring the Effects of Physical Embodiment in a Puzzle-Based Educational Programming Game.

Edward F. Melcer

Proceedings of the 2017 ACM SIGCHI Conference on Creativity and Cognition, 2017

Generominos: Ideation Cards for Interactive Generativity.

Kate Compton, Edward F. Melcer, Michael Mateas

Proceedings of the Workshops of the Thirteenth AAAI Conference on Artificial Intelligence and Interactive Digital Entertainment, 2017

2016

Bridging the Physical Learning Divides: A Design Framework for Embodied Learning Games and Simulations.

Edward F. Melcer, Katherine Isbister

Proceedings of the First Joint International Conference of Digital Games Research Association and Foundation of Digital Games, 2016

Bridging the Physical Divide: A Design Framework for Embodied Learning Games and Simulations.

Edward F. Melcer, Katherine Isbister

Proceedings of the 2016 CHI Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems, 2016

Motion, Emotion, and Form: Exploring Affective Dimensions of Shape.

Edward F. Melcer, Katherine Isbister

Proceedings of the 2016 CHI Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems, 2016

2015

Games Research Today: Analyzing the Academic Landscape 2000-2014.

Edward F. Melcer, Truong-Huy D. Nguyen, Zhengxing Chen, Alessandro Canossa, Magy Seif El-Nasr, Katherine Isbister

Proceedings of the 10th International Conference on the Foundations of Digital Games, 2015

Online Inspiration and Exploration for Identity Reinvention.

Oliver L. Haimson, Anne E. Bowser, Edward F. Melcer, Elizabeth F. Churchill

Proceedings of the 33rd Annual ACM Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems, 2015

On Vintage Values: The Experience of Secondhand Fashion Reacquisition.

Anne E. Bowser, Oliver L. Haimson, Edward F. Melcer, Elizabeth F. Churchill

Proceedings of the 33rd Annual ACM Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems, 2015

2014

Emotional space: understanding affective spatial dimensions of constructed embodied shapes.

Edward F. Melcer, Katherine Isbister

Proceedings of the 2nd ACM Symposium on Spatial User Interaction, 2014

2013

Open sesame: re-envisioning the design of a gesture-based access control system.

Michael Karlesky, Edward F. Melcer, Katherine Isbister

Proceedings of the 2013 ACM SIGCHI Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems, 2013