Author :
Barnes, Tiffany ; Encarnação, L.Miguel ; Shaw, Christopher D.
Author_Institution :
University of North Carolina at Charlotte
Abstract :
This special issue showcases developments in serious games that can have an impact on future research, development, and application of computer graphics and related techniques. The articles demonstrate the games´ rich potential, spanning from health and culture applications to novel interaction techniques and support for 3D player data visualization.
Keywords :
Aerospace simulation; Computational modeling; Cultural differences; Games; Graphics; Industrial training; Medical simulation; Robustness; Vehicles; Visualization; computer graphics; exergames; serious games; simulation; video games; virtual characters;
Journal_Title :
Computer Graphics and Applications, IEEE
DOI :
10.1109/MCG.2009.29
