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This review examines Lucas Pope's independent game Papers, Please as an instantiation of critical making within the discipline of the digital humanities. By confronting the player with moral decisions in their capacity as an immigration officer allowing or denying entry to immigrants within a totalitarian state, the game introduces an expressive form of game design in which conceptual practices are used to examine political and social realities. This type of critical media practice introduces a political ethic to the digital humanities that is arguably scarce within the discipline. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

We use the theory of learning in games to show that no-trade results do not require that gains from trade are common knowledge nor that play is a Nash equilibrium. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

This paper reports an experiment designed to shed light on an empirical puzzle observed by Dufwenberg and Gneezy (Games and Economic Behavior 30:163–182, ) that the size of the foregone outside option by the first mover does not affect the behavior of the second mover in a lost wallet game. Our conjecture was that the original protocol may not have made the size of the forgone outside option salient to second movers. Therefore, we change two features of the Dufwenberg and Gneezy protocol: (i) instead of the strategy method we implement a direct response method (sequential play) for the decision of the second mover; and (ii) we use paper money certificates that are passed between the subjects rather than having subjects write down numbers representing their decisions. We observe that our procedure yields qualitatively the same result as the Dufwenberg and Gneezy experiment, i.e., the second movers do not respond to the change in the outside option of the first movers. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

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El Jadida Beach (X: -8.5007116; Y: 33.2316326) is a sandy beach of low altitude that constitutes a kind of enclave located between the port of El Jadida and rocky outcrops. It is influenced by natural and anthropic factors, as well as the impact of tourism, particularly during the summer, when sand is used for amusement activities (Beach Ball competition). In order to follow the morphodynamic changes of this beach, we carried out a study on two different time scales: a fifty-five years (1963-2018) shoreline evolution study using aerial photos and satellite images based on GIS tools using the Digital Shoreline Analysis System (DSAS) and a two-years (2017-2019) morphological beach study using a Differential Global Positioning System (DGPS). According to the results obtained by the diachronic study, the beach studied showed erosion in its middle and an accumulation at these bulges. This result is due to the presence of the harbor breakwater to the NW and the rocky outcrops to the SE; acting as a barrier preventing the movement of sediments and the erosion in the middle can be explained by the reduction of the sediment supply from the Oued Oum Erabia and by the exposure of this part to the dominant swells and also the human activities like used the beach for amusement activities (Beach Ball competition and other). Beach profile observations results show accumulation in the subaerial beach and erosion in the lower part of the foreshore. The study on two different time scales adopted in this paper, allowed us to understand longshore and cross-shore sedimentary mobility. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Purpose -- The purpose of this paper is to explore the theoretical background of the involvement and the entertainment of children of four to seven years of age in the purchase process at Hungarian retail stores. It also examines the practice of local and foreign retailers in Hungary. Design/methodology/approach -- A review of literature is followed by the description of an exploratory study as well as its findings. The study contained two distinct phases: first 160 retail stores which were selling goods to children (exclusively or together with products for adults) were randomly selected and observed, and then 120 face-to-face or mini group interviews were made with Hungarian children. Findings -- At the moment retail store managers in Hungary do not recognise that children can, and often do affect the length of time their parents spend in retail stores and that children also exert influence on their parents' purchase decisions and behaviour. Retail store managers rarely provide any entertainment for children and involve them in the shopping experience and even when they do, they fail to do it in the right way. Also, store personnel do not have the right mentality towards children. The study also reveals that children do not wish to have sophisticated or expensive games during the purchase process, but instead would like to be actively involved in the shopping experience by completing little "missions" or "challenges". Research limitations/implications -- On the basis of the research results it becomes clear that creatively designed involvement and entertainment of children in retail stores would encourage families to spend more time spent in retail stores and may serve to increased sales. It would however presume collaboration between retail stores and the producers of toys and creative accessories. Originality/value -- The paper aims to address the rarely and sporadically analysed question of how retail managers should entertain and involve young children in the process of shopping. The exploratory study sheds light on the big gap between what is offered by the retail management and what is expected by the young children during shopping in Hungary. It also points to the apparent lack of attention and awareness amongst retailers concerning the influence that children have on parents during the shopping process. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

This paper proposes a perspective on analyzing video games as film by comparing the interactions of the player with those of a producer or other member in the film-making process. This contrasts with existing methodologies which focus on formal characteristics or narratology. This proposal also provides a method for combining the interactivity of games with the storytelling capacity of cinema without encountering the narrative paradox. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Nowadays, the material disassembly is an important issue for the industry. This paper presents an algorithm to sequence the task to be performed in the disassembly of a specific material from a product or to separate all the materials of a product. It uses a hierarchical model of the product that was used previously in the computation of the sequence to disassemble a component, although it tries to separate the materials, keeping the damage to the components as minimum as possible. The algorithm is tested with the disassembly of toys. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

This paper presents the development of a piano-playing robot in order to provide people a means of entertainment. The design and development of this project includes two parts: the design of a dexterous hand for manipulating a piano and a linear motion control system. The paper first discusses the design of dexterous hand. Then, a motion control solution is determined, a linear railing along with a rack and pinion gear are applied to produce the linear motion. Also, in order to improve the control performance of the linear motion system, the Extended Kalman Filter (EKF) Algorithm is adopted. Finally, a flow chart of the control system is presented. Experimental results show that the piano robot can play designated notes. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Sport is an increasingly widespread social phenomenon. Mankind is no longer so good at playing sports, but it excels at watching TV, and sports competitions are the favourite show. Why? Because sports have simple rules, easy to understand and add a special combination to entertainment. It's about drama, suspense, passion. Unlike the art show, in the sports show everything is anchored in reality. Everything happens for real, the plasticity of the images that the show offers sports, the fact that the executions differ attributes to the competition the value of effective means of educating the aesthetic sense. The sports show favourably influences the socio-affective field of the team and the members of a club. It also fulfils the economic function, there is a certain kind of sports show that has a role entertainment. In certain circumstances, sports as a spectacle influences the sphere of politics. The symbiosis of the media - sport is almost perfect, because without media coverage, sport is not as attractive as television, radio and the written press does not satisfy the audience if they do not bring content to their programs especially since society is increasingly dependent on information. Inthe paper "Integration of sport with other industries like entertainment" we try to present the main elements that led to this connection between sports and c, why sports came to be seen as a show and what are the main sports that offer a high degree of entertainment. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

This paper examines whether a measure of insider trading in betting markets derived from the Shin (1993) model is significantly related in samples of horse and greyhound races to an alternative, independently derived, indicator of insider activity suggested by Crafts (1985), namely plunges in the odds offered against a particular competitor on the day of a race. The analysis suggests that there is a significant relationship. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

The concept of media enjoyment has both delighted and frustrated entertainment scholars for several decades. Although a rich body of research highlights how media experiences can entertain, amuse, and enlighten audiences, the scholarship is conceptually, theoretically, and methodologically fragmented. In this synthesis paper, we first tackle conceptual issues, reviewing prior research that has both supported and challenged a hedonic approach to enjoyment. We then argue the enjoyment-as-attitude approach best explains the processes through which audiences experience enjoyment. We conclude by addressing definitional, methodological, and other implications for this approach. Areas for future research are also discussed. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

This paper discusses some functions of simulation games in clarifying the relationship between the abstractions of sociological theory and everyday experience. Simulation games can provide direct experience with the referents of sociological concepts and make them meaningful. Games also facilitate synthesis of cognitive and affective learning. These, and other, outcomes are illustrated with selections from graduate students' reaction papers after playing the game "BaFa BaFa." Several other games of interest in teaching sociology are briefly described. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

The present paper formalizes the idea that improved monitoring helps coordination in long term relationships. Specifically, the pure-strategy sequential equilibrium payoff set is shown to expend (in the sense of set inclusion) in repeated games with imperfect monitoring, when the quality of the signal improves in Blackwell's sense. Furthermore, the directions of the expansion are identified. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

This paper studies reputation effects in games with a single long-run player whose choice of stage-game strategy is imperfectly observed by his opponents. We obtain lower and upper bounds on the long-game player's payoff in any Nash equilibrium of the game. If the long-run player's stage-game strategy is statistically identified by the observed outcomes, then for generic payoffs the upper and lower bounds both converge, as the discount factor tends to J. to the long-run player's Stackelberg payoff, which is the most he could obtain by publicly committing himself to any strategy. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Purpose The purpose of this paper is to understand the role played by emotional states in the relationship between entertainment and social interaction with salespeople and shopper satisfaction.Design/methodology/approach The proposed model was tested using a survey-based study, with a sample size of 318 mall shoppers.Findings The results indicate that pleasure and dominance are mediators in the relationship between entertainment and social interaction with salespeople and mall shopper satisfaction. Moreover, regarding the direct relations, entertainment directly influences satisfaction, while social interaction does not.Practical implications The results have practical implications for mall managers and mall developers. Specifically, entertainment can be used to attract shoppers and to enhance their satisfaction with the overall shopping experience. Practical suggestions to this end are offered.Originality/value This study's contribution is twofold: first, this study adds to research by addressing the gap in research regarding shopper emotional states. Specifically, it addresses the mediating role played by emotional states of shoppers on the impact of entertainment and social interaction in satisfaction. Second, the study concentrates on the role of salespeople by focusing on the social aspects of the interaction. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

The paper presents an evolutionary model, based on the assumption that agents may revise their current strategies if they previously failed to attain the maximum level of potential payoffs. We offer three versions of this reflexive mechanism, each one of which describes a distinct type: spontaneous agents, rigid players, and 'satisficers'. We use simulations to examine the performance of these types. Agents who change their strategies relatively easily tend to perform better in coordination games, but antagonistic games generally lead to more favorable outcomes if the individuals only change their strategies when disappointment from previous rounds surpasses some predefined threshold. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Nathan Salmon appeals to his theory of mythical objects as part of an attempt to solve Geach's Hob-Nob puzzle. In this paper I argue that, even if Salmon's theory of mythical objects is correct, his attempt to solve the puzzle is unsuccessful. I also refute an original variant of his proposal. The discussion indicates that it is difficult (if not impossible) to devise a genuine solution to the puzzle that relies on mythical objects. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to analyse key drivers of teenagers' attitude toward mobile advertising and its effects on teenagers' mobile advertising acceptance. Design/methodology/approach – A proposed model of affective (irritation and entertainment) and cognitive (perceived usefulness) antecedents of attitude toward mobile advertising and its effects on mobile advertising acceptance is analysed. The sample consisted of 355 Spanish teenagers. The model was tested using structural equation modelling. Findings – Findings show that entertainment, irritation and usefulness are key drivers of teenagers' attitude toward mobile advertising. Moreover, perceived usefulness reduces irritation. The authors' model also suggests that improving teenagers' attitude toward mobile advertisements is a key factor for teenagers' mobile advertising acceptance. Practical implications – This research offers practical implications for marketing managers interested in targeting mobile advertising campaigns to teenagers. Marketers should take care of the number and frequency of messages being sent in order to avoid teenagers being irritated by their advertising attempts. Marketers can improve attitude through message personalization, content relevance and enriching the sales messages with entertainment features. Originality/value – While consumer-driven factors such as perceived control or trust have deserved a lot of attention, little research has focused on the role of emotions on attitude and behaviour towards mobile advertising. This paper combines the influence of cognitive and affective message-driven factors on teenagers' attitude and behaviour towards mobile advertising. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

The paper presents an Input-Output Analysis for Romania, an important source of information for the investigation of the inter-relations existing among different industries. The Input-Output Analysis is used to determine the role and importance of different economic value added, incomes and employment and it analyses the existing connection in an economy. This paper is focused on tourism and the input-output analysis is finished for the Hotels and Restaurants Sector. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

This paper is devoted to the study of solutions for multi-choice transferable-utility (TU) games which admit a potential, such as the potential associated with a solution in the context of multi-choice TU games. Several axiomatizations of the family of all solutions that admit a potential are offered and, as a main result, it is shown that each of these solutions can be obtained by applying the weighted associated consistent value proposed in this paper to an appropriately modified game. We also characterize the weighted associated consistent value by means of the weighted balanced contributions and the associated consistency. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Multimedia applications and particularly MPEG-coded video streams are becoming major traffic components in high speed networks. Traffic prediction is important in enhancing the reliable operation over these networks. However, MPEG video traffic exhibits periodic correlation structure and a complex bit rate distribution, making prediction difficult. Neural networks can effectively be used to overcome such problem. In the literature, the problem has been mostly evaluated using standard feed-forward neural networks. However, a significant improvement can be expected using different types of neural networks. In this paper, six separate neural network predictors (including feed-forward) that can predict the basic frame types of MPEG-4: I, P, and B are developed and evaluated using long entertainment and broadcast video sequences. The performance is also compared to the widely used linear predictor. Comparison with results published in a recent work is also presented. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

This paper studies the global subjective assessment, obtained from mean values of the results of surveys addressed to members of the audience of live concerts in Spanish auditoriums, through the mean values of the three orthogonal objective parameters (Tmid, IACCE3, and LEV), expressed in just noticeable differences (JNDs), regarding the best-valued hall. Results show that a linear combination of the relative variations of orthogonal parameters can largely explain the overall perceived quality of the sample. However, the mean values of certain orthogonal parameters are not representative, which shows that an alternative approach to the problem is necessary. Various possibilities are proposed. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

This paper explores the impact of hedonic and eudaimonic entertainment experience on well-being. We propose that the satisfaction of recovery needs can provide an important link that connects recent 2-factor models of entertainment with well-being after media consumption. Using path modeling, relationships between hedonic/eudaimonic entertainment experiences, media-induced recovery experience, and vitality as a recovery outcome were explored in an experiment (N = 120). Results suggest that different recovery needs are satisfied by hedonic versus eudaimonic entertainment: Although hedonic entertainment experiences were associated with the recovery dimensions of relaxation and psychological detachment, eudaimonic entertainment was related to mastery experiences. Both entertainment facets, thus, lead to media-induced recovery and resulted in increased psychological well-being represented by higher levels of vitality after media use. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

An introduction is presented that discusses entertainment research, noting issue articles on topics such as cognitive processing of entertainment media, the role of moral intuitions in entertainment processing, and political aspects of entertainment.

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Nowadays wireless sensor netwoks (WSN) technology, wireless communications and digital electronics have made it realistic to produce a large scale miniaturized devices integrating sensing, processing and communication capabilities. The focus of this paper is to present an innovative mobile platform for heterogeneous sensor networks, combined with adaptive methods to optimize the communication architecture for novel potential applications in multimedia and entertainment. In fact, in the near future, some of the applications foreseen for WSNs will employ multi-platform systems with a high number of different devices, which may be completely different in nature, size, computational and energy capabilities, etc. Nowadays, in addition, data collection could be performed by UAV platforms which can be a sink for ground sensors layer, acting essentially as a mobile gateway. In order to maximize the system performances and the network lifespan, the authors propose a recently developed hybrid technique based on evolutionary algorithms. The goal of this procedure is to optimize the communication energy consumption in WSN by selecting the optimal multi-hop routing schemes, with a suitable hybridization of different routing criteria. The proposed approach can be potentially extended and applied to ongoing research projects focused on UAV-based sensing with WSN augmentation and real-time processing for immersive media experiences. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Abstract: With the widespread popularity and application of the network, the new words appear on the internet one after another. The research on the generation of new words on the network has been a revelation to the innovation environment cultivation. This paper summarizes the type and the producing process of the new words on the internet, analyzes the innovation environment of new words on the network, and builds an innovation environment model of new words on the network from network environment, the structure of the internet users, the entertainment and virtual features of the network communication. On the basis of it, the paper discusses the innovation environment building in the context of the network and proposes to create a broad-based participation, free exchange, and timely sharing and dissemination innovation environment. [Copyright &y& Elsevier]

in the natural environment Paintball affects the entire bio-psycho-social status of a society; therefore the activity itself will be one of the best means to remove the negative effects of modern life. The basic hypothesis was to show the potential of Fruška Gora Mountain for paintball. In this sense, the goal of this paper was to show the benefits paintball may have for health and also the potential of Fruška Gora Mountain regarding such activities. Interviews with experts from the Provincial Secretariat of Environment, the National Park and paintball club "Monks" from Vrdnik, assisted in the SWOT analysis. Benchmark analysis was used to compare the similar ground (the Apuseni Mountains and Fruška Gora Mountain) and to display examples of good practice. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

In this paper we examine whether individualization and informalization processes have occurred in the field of leisure in The Netherlands, by analyzing the social context of a wide range of activities between 1975 and 2005. We find that the choice of a particular leisure context is dependent on education, gender, year of birth, age and time pressure. We find evidence for informalization, but-contrary to popular belief-not for individualization. The informalization trend follows a pattern of cohort replacement, and is also caused by a rise in the average education level in the population. Our findings imply that research on civil society, community and social capital should not only be concerned with membership rates, but also with participation in alternative social contexts. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

The aim of this paper is to draw attention to the role of leisure studies in social change analysis and in comparative sociology studies. In the first part of the paper, we briefly review the main definitions of leisure time. Then we focus on methodological problems related to comparative analysis on leisure time use. In the second part, we compare the structure of leisure time in different european countries studying some analogies and differences among them. Eurostat data constitute the empirical basis of this comparative analysis. In the third part, we underline that counting «who does something», «how often people do something», «in which period of the day, of the week, of the month or of the year people do something» and «how much time people spend to do something» just isn't enough for studying leisure time. Therefore, new questions should be asked: what does leisure mean in individual experiences? And how does leisure time become «institutionalized» in shared social practices? Then, an appropriate method is proposed to answer these questions. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Some competitions involve teams comprising different numbers of players. For informal games, such as the popular `pub quiz', we argue that teams with fewer players are at a disadvantage. This paper investigates the properties of these games and develops several methods for allocating handicaps within such competitions, so that the competitions may be considered fair, based on a simple Bernoulli model for correctly answering questions and assuming exchangeability of participants. We recommend a natural conjugate prior subjective handicapping rule; with this rule handicaps may be set beforehand given the judgement of the quiz setter regarding the difficulty of the questions. We also describe a posterior rule that provides improved accuracy but is calculated after the quiz is complete. Finally, the paper considers modifications of the proposed rules to cope with multiple-choice questions and progressive quizzes. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

An approach for content sharing among UPnP devices in different home networks is proposed. In this approach, a "SHARE" module is designed that extends the HG (home gateway) with an UPnP-compatible protocol. By using SSDP (simple service discovery protocol) messages used in the UPnP device architecture, the SHARE module provides the connectivity that is needed to control other UPnP devices for content sharing. For transparent content sharing, the SHARE utilizes the class hierarchy of the UPnP A V architecture. It also works to support a distributed streaming service that can be adopted by UPnP AV architecture as a content sharing method. Through design-level verifications and a partial implementation of the proposed SHARE module, the feasibility of the approach is validated. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

This paper explores the contested concept of television's liveness by highlighting a number of common analytical perspectives between the work of media studies scholar Paddy Scannell and my own approach to television. Outlining such connections provides a point of departure for the paper's discussion of one of John Logie Baird's mechanically scanned television images. Through the discussion and analysis of this image in terms of liveness, the paper argues for the need to include some consideration of television's experimental period in contemporary television and media studies. The paper also signals the way Scannell's body of work informs such a project. Through his theoretically and historically informed practices of media studies Scannell broadens the horizons of our engagement with media technologies, offering great possibilities for future scholarship. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

To generalize the standard solution for 2-person TU games into n-person cases, this paper introduces a recursive two-sided negotiation process to establish cooperation between all players. This leads to a new solution concept for cooperative games: the consensus value. An explicit comparison with the Shapley value is provided, also at the axiomatic level. Moreover, a class of possible generalizations of the consensus value is introduced and axiomatized with the Shapley value at one end and the equal surplus solution at the other. Finally, we discuss a non-cooperative mechanism which implements the consensus value. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Abstract: This paper describes a new model on the evolution and induction of compositional structures in the language of a population of (simulated) robotic agents. The model is based on recent work in language evolution modelling, including the iterated learning model, the language game model and the Talking Heads experiment. It further adopts techniques recently developed in the field of grammar induction. The paper reports on a number of different experiments done with this new model and shows certain conditions under which compositional structures can emerge. The paper confirms previous findings that a transmission bottleneck serves as a pressure mechanism for the emergence of compositionality, and that a communication strategy for guessing the references of utterances aids in the development of qualitatively ‘good’ languages. In addition, the results show that the emerging languages reflect the structure of the world to a large extent and that the development of a semantics, together with a competitive selection mechanism, produces a faster emergence of compositionality than a predefined semantics without such a selection mechanism. [Copyright &y& Elsevier]

Since the work of George Richardson on the problem of investment coordination, the literature has focused on explaining equilibrium in investment games and neglected the problem of how investments are coordinated. This paper reports the findings of a case study of the brick industry which used grounded theory techniques to develop a new analysis of investment co- ordination. Our main findings indicate that, despite the high cost of excess capacity and the very clear signalling of investment intentions, brick firms are reluctant to stand back and delay their own investments when a rival firm is expanding. The fact that for the most part excess investment is avoided is explained by reference to firms' heterogeneity and constraints to investment. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

This article lists the research papers that would be published in the June 2004 issue of the journal "Simulation and Gaming." Regarding the generation of less equivocal findings on the effectiveness of business games, the instrumentation problems that have marred past efforts should be addressed using the criteria cited by Gosen and Washbush. Although these are some of the research areas that need to be researched based on the articles assembled here, there are other topic areas not addressed at all in this issue.

This paper presents a context-dependent theory of decision under risk. The relevant contextual factor is the presence of a riskless lottery in a preference comparison. The theory only deviates from expected utility if the set of options contains both riskless and risky lotteries. The main motivation for the theory is to explain the gambling effect. Contrary to previous theories of the gambling effect, the present theory is consistent with stochastic dominance. It can, however, violate transitivity. The theory allows for a decomposition of the interaction between risk aversion and gambling aversion and thereby extends the classical Arrow-Pratt measure of risk aversion. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]