ICGA Journal

Aims & Scope

The ICGA Journal provides an international forum for computer games researchers presenting new results on ongoing work.

The editors invite contributors to submit papers on all aspects of research related to computers and games.

Relevant topics include, but are not limited to: (1) the current state of game-playing programs for board games, card games, and puzzles, (2) the current state of virtual, casual, and video games, (3) new theoretical developments in game-related research, (4) theoretical and practical work on the design of games and puzzles, and (5) general scientific contributions produced by the study of games.

Also welcome is research on topics such as: (6) social aspects of computer games, (7) cognitive research of how humans play games, (8) capture and analysis of game data, and (9) issues related to networked games are invited to submit their contributions.

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Subjects & Keywords

Journal’s research areas, covering key disciplines and specialized sub-topics in Computer Science and Engineering, designed to support cutting-edge academic discovery.

Most Cited Articles

The Most Cited Articles section features the journal's most impactful research, based on citation counts. These articles have been referenced frequently by other researchers, indicating their significant contribution to their respective fields.

• COMPUTING “ELO RATINGS” OF MOVE PATTERNS IN THE GAME OF GO1

  Citation: 123

  Authors: Rémi

• A SURVEY OF NP-COMPLETE PUZZLES

  Citation: 59

  Authors: Graham, Andrew, Kristian

• Perception and Memory in Chess

  Citation: 58

  Authors: A.D., F., R.W.

• A Knowledge-Based Approach of Connect-Four

  Citation: 38

  Authors: Victor

• GAME-TREE SEARCH ALGORITHM BASED ON REALIZATION PROBABILITY

  Citation: 35

  Authors: Yoshimasa, Daisaku, Takashi

• CROSS-ENTROPY FOR MONTE-CARLO TREE SEARCH

  Citation: 35

  Authors: Guillaume M.J-B., Mark H.M., István, H. Jaap

• Let players evaluate serious games. Design and validation of the Serious Games Evaluation Scale

  Citation: 35

  Authors: Emmanuel, Penelope, Polyxeni, Ioannis

• Chinese Dark Chess

  Citation: 31

  Authors: Bo-Nian, Bing-Jie, Tsan-sheng

• COMPUTER CHINESE CHESS

  Citation: 30

  Authors: Shi-Jim, Jr-Chang, Tai-Ning, Shun-Chin

• YET ANOTHER MASTERMIND STRATEGY

  Citation: 29

  Authors: Barteld