FEW games are as popular in China as mahjong. whose players range in age from 20 to over 80. Today mahjong, a favorite pastime for Chinese natives, is also winning hearts of the expat community in China.
China＇s agriculture has grown rapidly over the last 50 years, bringing selfsufficiency and economic development to the world＇s most populous country. However, Jiang Gaoming, a researcher with the Institute of Botany...China＇s agriculture has grown rapidly over the last 50 years, bringing selfsufficiency and economic development to the world＇s most populous country. However, Jiang Gaoming, a researcher with the Institute of Botany at the Chinese Academy of Sciences,展开更多
In the current, the urban renewal for demolition and reconstruction is as the principally means of the old city transformation in Shenzhen, it is a process to realize the benefit balance in the gambling for three stak...In the current, the urban renewal for demolition and reconstruction is as the principally means of the old city transformation in Shenzhen, it is a process to realize the benefit balance in the gambling for three stakeholders about government, developers, and rural residents. The game relation between government and developers and between government and urban village residents in the demolition and reconstruction of renewal by government guidance are analyzed, and these tow game models are built. And then the problem in urban renewal of Shenzhen is pointed out, and the reasonable way of optimize urban renewal for the problem is discussed in this paper.展开更多
Game player modeling is a paradigm of computational models to exploit players’behavior and experience using game and player analytics.Player modeling refers to descriptions of players based on frameworks of data deri...Game player modeling is a paradigm of computational models to exploit players’behavior and experience using game and player analytics.Player modeling refers to descriptions of players based on frameworks of data derived from the interaction of a player’s behavior within the game as well as the player’s experience with the game.Player behavior focuses on dynamic and static information gathered at the time of gameplay.Player experience concerns the association of the human player during gameplay,which is based on cognitive and affective physiological measurements collected from sensors mounted on the player’s body or in the player’s surroundings.In this paper,player experience modeling is studied based on the board puzzle game“Candy Crush Saga”using cognitive data of players accessed by physiological and peripheral devices.Long Short-Term Memory-based Deep Neural Network(LSTM-DNN)is used to predict players’effective states in terms of valence,arousal,dominance,and liking by employing the concept of transfer learning.Transfer learning focuses on gaining knowledge while solving one problem and using the same knowledge to solve different but related problems.The homogeneous transfer learning approach has not been implemented in the game domain before,and this novel study opens a new research area for the game industry where the main challenge is predicting the significance of innovative games for entertainment and players’engagement.Relevant not only from a player’s point of view,it is also a benchmark study for game developers who have been facing problems of“cold start”for innovative games that strengthen the game industrial economy.展开更多
Apps can help you in your daily life.For example,the app Kiwake helps you wake up.Its special alarm won't turn off until you do three things.You must take a picture of something far from your bed.Then play a short...Apps can help you in your daily life.For example,the app Kiwake helps you wake up.Its special alarm won't turn off until you do three things.You must take a picture of something far from your bed.Then play a short game to wake up your mind.After that,you must review your goals for the day.展开更多
Active learning is a more effective approach than passive learning,and formats such as role-playing games(RPGs)can be more effective still due to perspective shifting that students undertake during participation.This ...Active learning is a more effective approach than passive learning,and formats such as role-playing games(RPGs)can be more effective still due to perspective shifting that students undertake during participation.This is especially the case for environmental and geosciences education,but to date,RPGs are sparsely used in this space and when they are,they tend to be highly specialized and nongeneralizable.Here we will describe Sustainable States,a general purpose RPG developed for environmental diplomacy education which features learning objectives in Earth sciences,political sciences,and soft skills.Sustainable States has been deployed at several universities globally and we will specifically describe the outcomes at two(Arizona State University in the USA and Universidade Estadual de Campinas in Brazil).Although requiring additional work to simplify game rules and help students achieve the stated learning objectives,initial results show high levels of engagement and strong potential to become a powerful general education tool for environmental and geoscience topics.展开更多
The purpose of this study is to explore the real condition and effects of play teaching on Taiwan region of China Romanization for Grade 5 students in Ba Dou Area in Keelung,and to investigate the difficulties in the ...The purpose of this study is to explore the real condition and effects of play teaching on Taiwan region of China Romanization for Grade 5 students in Ba Dou Area in Keelung,and to investigate the difficulties in the process and solving methods.Play is a motivational tool to encourage and stimulate learning and attention.Based on a case of study,the subjects were a total of 53 students in grade 5 from two different schools,taught by a researcher.Throughout 13 weeks research,the data was collected and analyzed by means of classroom observation,interviewing the students,or reflective journal,surveys of opinions from students and Taiwan region of China teachers and document analysis based on SPSS.Play in Teaching Taiwan region of China Romanization Spelling experimental group of consonants,vowels,tones,spelling and overall performance scores were significantly higher than the control group students F(1,50)=4.46,and 4.95,And 5.86,and 84.77,and 21.85(p〈0.05).Research findings are summarized as follows:(1)By incorporating play into Taiwan region of China Romanization Spelling,the researcher found the interaction between the teacher and students,the students'reaction on Taiwan region of China Romanization Spelling learning,and the performance to be highly different to normal Taiwan region of China class;(2)Having play in teaching Taiwan region of China Romanization Spelling has five significant advantages,both in teaching and leaming aspects:a.Promoting the students'participation in learning Taiwan region of China Romanization Spelling;b.Increasing interaction between the teacher and students;c.Changing the attitudes in learning and using Taiwan region of Chinas Romanization Spelling;d.Improving social ability by having play with classmates;and e.Examining learning impacts,and achieving the objective of repeated practice;(3)The researcher encountered and finally solved some difficulties in Taiwan region of China Romanization Spelling,and many differences between the students from dissimilar classes.Based on the results as above,the suggestions for Taiwan region of China Romanization Scheme and further study were proposed.Taiwan region of China is a brand new subject,this research provides mother tongue teachers a new method in teaching to solve the problems they have met and also it is the first research on the purpose to help children learn Taiwan region of China Romanization Spelling happily and effectively.展开更多
The ombre is played with the 8, 9, and 10 dispensed with, so there are altogether 40 cards. The trumps, when they are spades as in the case of The Rape of the Lock, are in the order of their rank, ace of spades (spadi...The ombre is played with the 8, 9, and 10 dispensed with, so there are altogether 40 cards. The trumps, when they are spades as in the case of The Rape of the Lock, are in the order of their rank, ace of spades (spadillio), deuce of spades (manillio), ace of clubs (pasto), K, Q, Kn, 7, 6, 5, 4, 3, making eleven in number. Of these, as will be seen in the following, Belinda has four, the three matadores, and K, the Baron has five, Ⅹ, Ⅹ, Ⅹ, Kn, and Q, the third player has two. The play is of a similar nature as that of the modern whist ofr bridge. Belinda begins by calling trumps, leading off first with the ace of spades, and then the deuce of spades, to which her opponents discard two small spades each; but when the ace of clubs is played, the third player is gone out of trumps, and Belinda succeeds to capture only展开更多
DEAR EDITOR, I have been reading your magazine for many years. I have written some puzzles and part of them will reveal a word in Chinese when finished. DAVID
文摘FEW games are as popular in China as mahjong. whose players range in age from 20 to over 80. Today mahjong, a favorite pastime for Chinese natives, is also winning hearts of the expat community in China.
文摘China＇s agriculture has grown rapidly over the last 50 years, bringing selfsufficiency and economic development to the world＇s most populous country. However, Jiang Gaoming, a researcher with the Institute of Botany at the Chinese Academy of Sciences,
文摘In the current, the urban renewal for demolition and reconstruction is as the principally means of the old city transformation in Shenzhen, it is a process to realize the benefit balance in the gambling for three stakeholders about government, developers, and rural residents. The game relation between government and developers and between government and urban village residents in the demolition and reconstruction of renewal by government guidance are analyzed, and these tow game models are built. And then the problem in urban renewal of Shenzhen is pointed out, and the reasonable way of optimize urban renewal for the problem is discussed in this paper.
基金This study was supported by the BK21 FOUR project(AI-driven Convergence Software Education Research Program)funded by the Ministry of Education,School of Computer Science and Engineering,Kyungpook National University,Korea(4199990214394).This work was also supported by the Institute of Information&communications Technology Planning&Evaluation(IITP)grant funded by the Korea Government(MSIT)under Grant 2017-0-00053(A Technology Development of Artificial Intelligence Doctors for Cardiovascular Disease).
文摘Game player modeling is a paradigm of computational models to exploit players’behavior and experience using game and player analytics.Player modeling refers to descriptions of players based on frameworks of data derived from the interaction of a player’s behavior within the game as well as the player’s experience with the game.Player behavior focuses on dynamic and static information gathered at the time of gameplay.Player experience concerns the association of the human player during gameplay,which is based on cognitive and affective physiological measurements collected from sensors mounted on the player’s body or in the player’s surroundings.In this paper,player experience modeling is studied based on the board puzzle game“Candy Crush Saga”using cognitive data of players accessed by physiological and peripheral devices.Long Short-Term Memory-based Deep Neural Network(LSTM-DNN)is used to predict players’effective states in terms of valence,arousal,dominance,and liking by employing the concept of transfer learning.Transfer learning focuses on gaining knowledge while solving one problem and using the same knowledge to solve different but related problems.The homogeneous transfer learning approach has not been implemented in the game domain before,and this novel study opens a new research area for the game industry where the main challenge is predicting the significance of innovative games for entertainment and players’engagement.Relevant not only from a player’s point of view,it is also a benchmark study for game developers who have been facing problems of“cold start”for innovative games that strengthen the game industrial economy.
文摘Apps can help you in your daily life.For example,the app Kiwake helps you wake up.Its special alarm won't turn off until you do three things.You must take a picture of something far from your bed.Then play a short game to wake up your mind.After that,you must review your goals for the day.
文摘Active learning is a more effective approach than passive learning,and formats such as role-playing games(RPGs)can be more effective still due to perspective shifting that students undertake during participation.This is especially the case for environmental and geosciences education,but to date,RPGs are sparsely used in this space and when they are,they tend to be highly specialized and nongeneralizable.Here we will describe Sustainable States,a general purpose RPG developed for environmental diplomacy education which features learning objectives in Earth sciences,political sciences,and soft skills.Sustainable States has been deployed at several universities globally and we will specifically describe the outcomes at two(Arizona State University in the USA and Universidade Estadual de Campinas in Brazil).Although requiring additional work to simplify game rules and help students achieve the stated learning objectives,initial results show high levels of engagement and strong potential to become a powerful general education tool for environmental and geoscience topics.
文摘The purpose of this study is to explore the real condition and effects of play teaching on Taiwan region of China Romanization for Grade 5 students in Ba Dou Area in Keelung,and to investigate the difficulties in the process and solving methods.Play is a motivational tool to encourage and stimulate learning and attention.Based on a case of study,the subjects were a total of 53 students in grade 5 from two different schools,taught by a researcher.Throughout 13 weeks research,the data was collected and analyzed by means of classroom observation,interviewing the students,or reflective journal,surveys of opinions from students and Taiwan region of China teachers and document analysis based on SPSS.Play in Teaching Taiwan region of China Romanization Spelling experimental group of consonants,vowels,tones,spelling and overall performance scores were significantly higher than the control group students F(1,50)=4.46,and 4.95,And 5.86,and 84.77,and 21.85(p〈0.05).Research findings are summarized as follows:(1)By incorporating play into Taiwan region of China Romanization Spelling,the researcher found the interaction between the teacher and students,the students'reaction on Taiwan region of China Romanization Spelling learning,and the performance to be highly different to normal Taiwan region of China class;(2)Having play in teaching Taiwan region of China Romanization Spelling has five significant advantages,both in teaching and leaming aspects:a.Promoting the students'participation in learning Taiwan region of China Romanization Spelling;b.Increasing interaction between the teacher and students;c.Changing the attitudes in learning and using Taiwan region of Chinas Romanization Spelling;d.Improving social ability by having play with classmates;and e.Examining learning impacts,and achieving the objective of repeated practice;(3)The researcher encountered and finally solved some difficulties in Taiwan region of China Romanization Spelling,and many differences between the students from dissimilar classes.Based on the results as above,the suggestions for Taiwan region of China Romanization Scheme and further study were proposed.Taiwan region of China is a brand new subject,this research provides mother tongue teachers a new method in teaching to solve the problems they have met and also it is the first research on the purpose to help children learn Taiwan region of China Romanization Spelling happily and effectively.
文摘The ombre is played with the 8, 9, and 10 dispensed with, so there are altogether 40 cards. The trumps, when they are spades as in the case of The Rape of the Lock, are in the order of their rank, ace of spades (spadillio), deuce of spades (manillio), ace of clubs (pasto), K, Q, Kn, 7, 6, 5, 4, 3, making eleven in number. Of these, as will be seen in the following, Belinda has four, the three matadores, and K, the Baron has five, Ⅹ, Ⅹ, Ⅹ, Kn, and Q, the third player has two. The play is of a similar nature as that of the modern whist ofr bridge. Belinda begins by calling trumps, leading off first with the ace of spades, and then the deuce of spades, to which her opponents discard two small spades each; but when the ace of clubs is played, the third player is gone out of trumps, and Belinda succeeds to capture only
文摘DEAR EDITOR, I have been reading your magazine for many years. I have written some puzzles and part of them will reveal a word in Chinese when finished. DAVID
