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Affective interaction between players of video games can elicit rich and varying patterns of emotions. In multiplayer activities that take place in a common space (such as sports and board games), players are generally aware of the emotions…

Human-Computer Interaction · Computer Science 2020-06-19 Yoones A. Sekhavat , Samad Roohi , Hesam Sakian Mohammadi , Georgios N. Yannakakis

Game theory, as an analytical tool, is frequently utilized to analyze human behavior in social science research. With the high alignment between the behavior of Large Language Models (LLMs) and humans, a promising research direction is to…

Artificial Intelligence · Computer Science 2023-12-13 Caoyun Fan , Jindou Chen , Yaohui Jin , Hao He

Developing a thorough understanding of the target audience (and/or single individuals) is a key factor for success - which is exceptionally important and powerful for the domain of video games that can not only benefit from informed…

Artificial Intelligence · Computer Science 2023-08-29 Reza Habibi , Johannes Pfau , Magy Seif El-Nasr

Individual behavior and decisions are substantially influenced by their contexts, such as location, environment, and time. Changes along these dimensions can be readily observed in Multiplayer Online Battle Arena games (MOBA), where players…

Artificial Intelligence · Computer Science 2021-02-24 Julie Jiang , Kristina Lerman , Emilio Ferrara

This work investigates how personality expression and embodiment affect personality perception and learning in educational conversational agents. We extend an existing personality-driven conversational agent framework by integrating…

Computation and Language · Computer Science 2024-07-17 Sinan Sonlu , Bennie Bendiksen , Funda Durupinar , Uğur Güdükbay

Large language models (LLMs) are increasingly used to simulate human behavior in social settings such as legal mediation, negotiation, and dispute resolution. However, it remains unclear whether these simulations reproduce the…

Artificial Intelligence · Computer Science 2026-02-10 Deuksin Kwon , Kaleen Shrestha , Bin Han , Spencer Lin , James Hale , Jonathan Gratch , Maja Matarić , Gale M. Lucas

This study presents a comprehensive analysis of user behavior and clustering in a popular mobile battle royale game, employing temporal and static data mining techniques to uncover distinct player segments. Our methodology encompasses time…

Social and Information Networks · Computer Science 2024-09-27 Yang Qiu , Yuxin Gong , Guanliang Liu

Online social interactions in multiplayer games can be supportive and positive or toxic and harmful; however, few methods can easily assess interpersonal interaction quality in games. We use behavioural traces to predict affiliation between…

Human-Computer Interaction · Computer Science 2020-03-10 Julian Frommel , Valentin Sagl , Ansgar E. Depping , Colby Johanson , Matthew K. Miller , Regan L. Mandryk

Multiplayer Online Battle Arena (MOBA) games have received increasing worldwide popularity recently. In such games, players compete in teams against each other by controlling selected game avatars, each of which is designed with different…

Social and Information Networks · Computer Science 2018-06-27 Zhengxing Chen , Yuyu Xu , Truong-Huy D. Nguyen , Yizhou Sun , Magy Seif El-Nasr

Large language models (LLMs) are increasingly deployed as autonomous decision-makers in strategic settings, yet we have limited tools for understanding their high-level behavioral traits. We use activation steering methods in game-theoretic…

Artificial Intelligence · Computer Science 2026-03-24 Johnathan Sun , Andrew Zhang

Digital games have become a key player in the entertainment industry, attracting millions of new players each year. In spite of that, novice players may have a hard time when playing certain types of games, such as MOBAs and MMORPGs, due to…

Artificial Intelligence · Computer Science 2017-06-12 Victor do Nascimento Silva , Luiz Chaimowicz

A growing body of research examines personality traits in Large Language Models (LLMs), particularly in human-agent collaboration. Prior work has frequently applied the Big Five inventory to assess LLM behavior analogous to human…

Human-Computer Interaction · Computer Science 2026-03-20 Kim Zierahn , Cristina Cachero , Anna Korhonen , Nuria Oliver

Team communication plays a vital role in supporting collaboration in multiplayer online games. Therefore, numerous studies were conducted to examine communication patterns in esports teams. While non-verbal communication has been…

Human-Computer Interaction · Computer Science 2025-12-24 Yongchan Son , Jahun Jang , Been An , Jimoon Kang , Eunji Park

Psychological assessment tools have long helped humans understand behavioural patterns. While Large Language Models (LLMs) can generate content comparable to that of humans, we explore whether they exhibit personality traits. To this end,…

Computation and Language · Computer Science 2025-02-11 Pranav Bhandari , Usman Naseem , Amitava Datta , Nicolas Fay , Mehwish Nasim

This descriptive study utilized a validated questionnaire to determine the emotions exhibited by computer gamers in cyber caf\'es. It was revealed that most of the gamers were young, male, single, as well as high school and vocational…

Computers and Society · Computer Science 2020-11-23 Rex Bringula , Kristian Paul M. Lugtu , Mark Anthony D. Uy , Ariel Aviles

Large language models (LLMs) are bringing richer dialogue and social behavior into games, but they also expose a control problem that existing game interfaces do not directly address: how should LLM characters participate in live…

Human-Computer Interaction · Computer Science 2026-04-07 Yunjia Guo , Jinghan Zhu , Siyu Wang , Haixin Qiao

This paper presents a personalized character recommendation system for Multiplayer Online Battle Arena (MOBA) games which are considered as one of the most popular online video game genres around the world. When playing MOBA games, players…

Artificial Intelligence · Computer Science 2022-04-28 Hojoon Lee , Dongyoon Hwang , Hyunseung Kim , Byungkun Lee , Jaegul Choo

Psychological evidence reveals the influence of personality traits on decision-making. For instance, agreeableness is generally associated with positive outcomes in negotiations, whereas neuroticism is often linked to less favorable…

Computation and Language · Computer Science 2024-11-05 Yin Jou Huang , Rafik Hadfi

This paper examines how player flexibility -- a player's willingness to engage in a breadth of options or specialize -- manifests across two gaming environments: League of Legends (League) and Teamfight Tactics (TFT). We analyze the…

Human-Computer Interaction · Computer Science 2026-04-16 Emily Chen , Alexander J. Bisberg , Dmitri Williams , Magy Seif El-Nasr , Emilio Ferrara

This study proposes a framework that employs personality prompting with Large Language Models to generate verbal and nonverbal behaviors for virtual agents based on personality traits. Focusing on extraversion, we evaluated the system in…

Human-Computer Interaction · Computer Science 2025-09-01 Bin Han , Deuksin Kwon , Spencer Lin , Kaleen Shrestha , Jonathan Gratch