Applications of Artificial/Computational Intelligence in Games
A special issue of Applied Sciences (ISSN 2076-3417). This special issue belongs to the section "Computing and Artificial Intelligence".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: 20 March 2026
Special Issue Editor
Interests: artificial intelligence; games; search algorithm; information dynamics; entertainment science
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Dear Colleagues,
Games have become powerful testbeds for artificial and computational intelligence, providing rich, interactive environments to apply and validate advanced algorithms. This Special Issue, “Applications of Artificial/Computational Intelligence in Games”, aims to highlight practical advances where intelligent methods are applied to enhance game design, analysis, and player experience.
We invite contributions that demonstrate how artificial intelligence, optimization, and computational models can be applied in gaming contexts to solve real-world challenges in entertainment, education, training, and simulation. Areas of interest include (but are not limited to) the following:
- Applications of search algorithms, heuristic methods, and evolutionary computation in game-tree decision-making;
- Procedural content generation for adaptive and engaging environments;
- AI-driven player modeling, affective computing, and cognitive/behavioral analysis;
- Multi-agent systems for competition, cooperation, and emergent strategies;
- Simulation and modeling of team dynamics, learning processes, or serious game scenarios;
- Hybrid and cross-disciplinary applications that integrate symbolic reasoning, machine learning, and optimization.
Original research articles, comprehensive reviews, and application-focused studies are welcome. This Special Issue seeks to bridge computational innovation with applied impacts, showcasing how artificial and computational intelligence can transform the future of games and interactive systems.
Prof. Dr. Hiroyuki Iida
Guest Editor
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Keywords
- computational intelligence
- artificial intelligence in games
- search algorithms
- optimization in games
- procedural content generation
- player modeling and behavior analysis
- multi-agent systems
- game informatics
- simulation and serious games
- entertainment computing
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