Thomas Volden
@tvolden.bsky.social
PhD fellow at IT University of Copenhagen's Center for Digital Play and in the BrAIn lab. I study the experience of playful learning games and how to improve.
Thanks Martin, that means a lot to me. Your guidance was essential to its success.
August 20, 2025 at 7:09 AM
Thanks Martin, that means a lot to me. Your guidance was essential to its success.
Sure, changing the number of players is a command (you could have a card that sets the number of players): SetPlayers<number of players>
August 19, 2025 at 6:43 PM
Sure, changing the number of players is a command (you could have a card that sets the number of players): SetPlayers<number of players>
Preprint: arxiv.org/abs/2507.03391
On the dynamics of affective states during play and the role of confusion
Video game designers often view confusion as undesirable, yet it is inevitable, as new players must adapt to new interfaces and mechanics in an increasingly varied and innovative game market, which is...
arxiv.org
July 8, 2025 at 2:09 PM
Preprint: arxiv.org/abs/2507.03391
Bad news for self-help book authors I guess.
April 11, 2025 at 7:23 AM
Bad news for self-help book authors I guess.
I guess her kids goes "ew mom, your cooking wipes!"
March 11, 2025 at 3:14 PM
I guess her kids goes "ew mom, your cooking wipes!"
Congratulations Dr. Xiao. It's well deserved with all your hard work. Btw, just noticed the Lex Luthor pun, brilliant.
March 4, 2025 at 9:59 AM
Congratulations Dr. Xiao. It's well deserved with all your hard work. Btw, just noticed the Lex Luthor pun, brilliant.
Well I don't know the games, but the player should be able to affect the outcome in order for it to be a skill, so unless the player has other actions than spinning (like hold column), then the argument is passable.
February 24, 2025 at 9:34 PM
Well I don't know the games, but the player should be able to affect the outcome in order for it to be a skill, so unless the player has other actions than spinning (like hold column), then the argument is passable.
What are transferable gambling skills?
February 24, 2025 at 8:33 PM
What are transferable gambling skills?