Description
Computer and online games have emerged as a critical area of study due to their implications for business and society, as well as their increased presence in individuals’ lives.
Business, Technological and Social Dimensions of Computer Games: Multidisciplinary Developments is a collection of the most recent developments in all areas of game development, encompassing planning, design, marketing, business management, and consumer behavior. This publication explores a number of aspects of gaming, which include supporting technologies, human interaction, psychological and behavioral effects, business opportunities, and intellectual property considerations, offering readers a complete perspective on the evolution of games and gaming technologies.
Author's/Editor's Biography
Maria Cruz-Cunha (Ed.)
Maria Manuela Cruz-Cunha is currently an Associate Professor in the School of Technology at the Polytechnic Institute of Cavado and Ave, Portugal. She holds a Dipl. Eng. in the field of Systems and Informatics Engineering, an M.Sci. in the field of Computer Integrated Manufacturing and a Dr.Sci in the field of Production Systems Engineering. She teaches subjects related to Information Systems, Information Technologies and Organizational Models to undergraduate and post-graduate studies. She supervises several PhD projects in the domain of Virtual Enterprises and Information Systems and Technologies. She regularly publishes in international peer-reviewed journals and participates in international scientific conferences. She serves as a member of Editorial Boards and as an Associate Editor for several International Journals and for several Scientific Committees of International Conferences. She has authored and edited several books and her work appears in more than 100 papers published in journals, book chapters and conference proceedings. She is the co-founder and co-chair of several international conferences: CENTERIS – Conference on ENTERprise Information Systems, ViNOrg - International Conference on Virtual and Networked Organizations: Emergent Technologies and Tools and SeGAH – IEEE International Conference on Serious Games and Applications for Health.
Vitor Hugo Varvalho (Ed.)
Vitor H. Carvalho received his degree in industrial electronics engineering in the option of telecommunications and industrial informatics, in 2002 and MSc in industrial electronics, in the option of automation and robotics in 2004, both from Minho University, Portugal. In July, 2008, he received his PhD degree in industrial electronics, covering the development of an automatic system of yarn characterization. He his currently working as assistant professor at the Polytechnic Institute of Cávado and Ave (IPCA), Barcelos, Portugal and in the Portuguese Catholic University (UCP), Braga, Portugal as well as Researcher in the Algortimi Centre of Minho University, Braga, Portugal. He is also the Director of the Department of Technologies at IPCA. His main fields of interest are industrial informatics, data acquisition and signal processing. He has published more than 50 papers and is member of the Editoral Advisory Board of several Journals and Conferences.
Paula Tavares (Ed.)
Paula Tavares, Artist, professor and researcher. Phd in Fine Arts, with the thesis “The complex relationship between art and politics in Western culture. The political art as institutional contradiction.” Her research interests are in fine arts and design, autonomous disciplines linked by drawing. She is the Director of the Research Laboratory, Production and Perception [LIPP], and belongs to Modo Group (http://www.anamnese.pt/?projecto=az). Adjunct Professor at the Polytechnic Institute of Cávado and the Ave and Head of Department of Design. Coordinator Professor at the Superior School of Arts of Porto in Guimarães [ESAP-GMR].