Research — University XP

Geeks versus climate change: Understanding American video gamers’ engagement with global warming

Geeks versus climate change: Understanding American video gamers’ engagement with global warming

Geeks versus climate change: Understanding American video gamers’ engagement with global warming

Climate changeDave EngFebruary 17, 2026Climate change, Climate Change Communication, Video GamersComment

An Analysis of Video Games Genre as Moral Educational Game

An Analysis of Video Games Genre as Moral Educational Game

An Analysis of Video Games Genre as Moral Educational Game

Video GamesDave EngFebruary 16, 2026Video Games, Moral Education, Educational GameComment

Investigating student’s motivation and online learning engagement through the lens of self-determination theory

Investigating student’s motivation and online learning engagement through the lens of self-determination theory

Investigating student’s motivation and online learning engagement through the lens of self-determination theory

self-determination theoryDave EngFebruary 15, 2026digital technology, self-determination theory, motivation to learn, online learning engagement, university students, higher educationComment

Computer Game-based Pedagogy: An Experimental Investigation

Computer Game-based Pedagogy: An Experimental Investigation

Computer Game-based Pedagogy: An Experimental Investigation

Computer Game-based LearnDave EngFebruary 14, 2026Computer Game-based Learning, Statistics Achievement, Statistics AnxietyComment

How to Retell the Chinese Myths in the Neo‐Mysticism: The Analysis of the Chinese Mythology Game

How to Retell the Chinese Myths in the Neo‐Mysticism: The Analysis of the Chinese Mythology Game

How to Retell the Chinese Myths in the Neo‐Mysticism: The Analysis of the Chinese Mythology Game

Neo-MysticismDave EngFebruary 13, 2026Neo-Mysticism, Myth Retelling, Role-Playing GamesComment

Rethinking the use of board games in neuroanatomy teaching: a complementary and low-cost tool to improve learning performance

Rethinking the use of board games in neuroanatomy teaching: a complementary and low-cost tool to improve learning performance

Rethinking the use of board games in neuroanatomy teaching: a complementary and low-cost tool to improve learning performance

Educational GamingDave EngFebruary 12, 2026Gross Anatomy Education, Neuroanatomy, Medical EducationComment

The Effect of online Games Play on Academic Performance: SLIATE as Case Study

The Effect of online Games Play on Academic Performance: SLIATE as Case Study

The Effect of online Games Play on Academic Performance: SLIATE as Case Study

Online GamingDave EngFebruary 11, 2026Digital devices, Online Gaming, Academic PerformanceComment

A Dicey Situation: A Study of How Controlled Vocabularies Describe Tabletop Roleplaying Games

A Dicey Situation: A Study of How Controlled Vocabularies Describe Tabletop Roleplaying Games

A Dicey Situation: A Study of How Controlled Vocabularies Describe Tabletop Roleplaying Games

Roleplaying GamesDave EngFebruary 10, 2026Controlled Vocabularies, Roleplaying Games, Subject AnalysisComment

What do videogames want? Preserving, playing and not playing digital games and gameplay

What do videogames want? Preserving, playing and not playing digital games and gameplay

What do videogames want? Preserving, playing and not playing digital games and gameplay

Game PreservationDave EngFebruary 9, 2026Game Preservation, Obsolescence, Cultural HeritageComment

GamiDOC: The Importance of Designing Gamification in a Proper Way

GamiDOC: The Importance of Designing Gamification in a Proper Way

GamiDOC: The Importance of Designing Gamification in a Proper Way

GamificationDave EngFebruary 8, 2026Design Framework, Gameful Systems, GamificationComment

Using Serious Games And Learning Analytics For Student Profiling

Using Serious Games And Learning Analytics For Student Profiling

Using Serious Games And Learning Analytics For Student Profiling

Game-based learningDave EngFebruary 7, 2026Personality, Game-based learning, Gaming behaviorsComment

Leveling Up Learning: Exploring Meaningful Gamification in Psychology Courses

Leveling Up Learning: Exploring Meaningful Gamification in Psychology Courses

Leveling Up Learning: Exploring Meaningful Gamification in Psychology Courses

GamificationDave EngFebruary 6, 2026Gamification, Meaningful Gamification, Higher EducationComment

Using a gamification framework to increase student engagement with groupwork: ‘Alien Alliance’ - a boardgame for a range of scenarios.

Using a gamification framework to increase student engagement with groupwork: ‘Alien Alliance’ - a boardgame for a range of scenarios.

Using a gamification framework to increase student engagement with groupwork: ‘Alien Alliance’ - a boardgame for a range of scenarios.

GamificationDave EngFebruary 5, 2026Teamwork, Gamification, Student EngagementComment

Should Gamification be Personalized? A Self-deterministic Approach

Should Gamification be Personalized? A Self-deterministic Approach

Should Gamification be Personalized? A Self-deterministic Approach

GamificationDave EngFebruary 4, 2026Gamification, Personalization, User PerformanceComment

Leveraging Gamification Strategies for Enhanced Environmental Education: An Exploration into Design, Technology, and Learning Outcomes

Leveraging Gamification Strategies for Enhanced Environmental Education: An Exploration into Design, Technology, and Learning Outcomes

Leveraging Gamification Strategies for Enhanced Environmental Education: An Exploration into Design, Technology, and Learning Outcomes

Gamified LearningDave EngFebruary 3, 2026Environmental Education, Gamified Learning, Attention MechanismComment

The climate wins! – How a gamification approach can foster sustainable consumption on university campuses and beyond

The climate wins! – How a gamification approach can foster sustainable consumption on university campuses and beyond

The climate wins! – How a gamification approach can foster sustainable consumption on university campuses and beyond

GamificationDave EngFebruary 2, 2026Sustainable consumption, Gamification, Life cycle assessmentComment

Defining a game-based learning proposal to work with teachers’ professional wellbeing: the Teaching to Be video game

Defining a game-based learning proposal to work with teachers’ professional wellbeing: the Teaching to Be video game

Defining a game-based learning proposal to work with teachers’ professional wellbeing: the Teaching to Be video game

professional wellbeingDave EngFebruary 1, 2026professional wellbeing, educational video games, interactive digital storytelling, teacher wellbeing, game-based learningComment

Train Your Attention and Executive Functions with Eye-Riders! A Videogame for Improving Cognitive Abilities in Neurodiverse Children

Train Your Attention and Executive Functions with Eye-Riders! A Videogame for Improving Cognitive Abilities in Neurodiverse Children

Train Your Attention and Executive Functions with Eye-Riders! A Videogame for Improving Cognitive Abilities in Neurodiverse Children

executive functionsDave EngJanuary 31, 2026serious game, neurodiverse children, executive functions, cognitive abilitiesComment

Cultural Insights in *Souls-Like* Games: Analyzing Player Behaviors, Perspectives, and Emotions Across a Multicultural Context

Cultural Insights in *Souls-Like* Games: Analyzing Player Behaviors, Perspectives, and Emotions Across a Multicultural Context

Cultural Insights in Souls-Like Games: Analyzing Player Behaviors, Perspectives, and Emotions Across a Multicultural Context

souls-like gamesDave EngJanuary 30, 2026cultural difference, emotion detection, game reviews, human factors in games, souls-like games, topic modelingComment

Using BioBoard-G: A Board Game for Enhancing Understanding of Cell Division for Secondary School

Using BioBoard-G: A Board Game for Enhancing Understanding of Cell Division for Secondary School

Using BioBoard-G: A Board Game for Enhancing Understanding of Cell Division for Secondary School

Board GamesDave EngJanuary 29, 2026Board Games, Cell Division, BiologyComment