"Online Learning Analytics is conceived on trying to answer the questions of those who may be skeptical about online learning. Through better understanding and applying learning analytics, we can assess how successful learning and student/faculty engagement, as examples, can con…
"In our increasingly digitally enabled education world, analytics used ethically, strategically, and with care holds the potential to help more and more diverse students be more successful on higher education journeys than ever before. Jay Liebowitz and a cadre of the fields bes…
A brief introduction to data mining and analytics in games / Günter Wallner -- Evaluating gamer achievements to understand player behavior / Thomas Apperley, Enrico Gandolfi -- Building matchmaking systems / Alex Zook -- A data science approach to exploring hero roles in multipl…
" ... Seeks to provide a cross section of current data analytics applications in game production. It is intended as a companion for practitioners, academic researchers, and students seeking knowledge on the latest practices in game data mining ..."--Back cover
"...seeks to provide a cross section of current data analytics applications in game production. It is intended as a companion for practitioners, academic researchers, and students seeking knowledge on the latest practices in game data mining..."--back cover.
The last decade has witnessed the rise of big data in game development as the increasing proliferation of Internet-enabled gaming devices has made it easier than ever before to collect large amounts of player-related data. At the same time, the emergence of new business models a…
Cover -- Half Title -- Series Page -- Title Page -- Copyright Page -- Contents -- PREFACE -- EDITORS' BIOGRAPHIES -- CONTRIBUTORS' BIOGRAPHIES -- ACKNOWLEDGMENTS -- CHAPTER 1: INNOVATION IN BUSINESS MODELS -- Contents -- 1.1. Introduction -- 1.2. Development of the Business Mode…