Play-Persona: Modeling Player Behaviour in Computer Games

STATEMENT OF THE CANDIDATE
The work presented here has not been submitted for a higher degree to any other university or
institution. Sources of information utilized are indicated in the literature list of the relevant sections
of this thesis. This is a thesis by publication and it includes thirteen articles. Eight of them feature
co-authors. The candidate is particularly thankful to Dr. Anders Drachen: the collaboration,
especially in the last year of the research project, has led both to considerable academic
achievements and personal development.
Here is included a clarification of the extent of these contributions and the contact details for the
co-authors.
Dr. Anders Drachen (was Tychsen): Is Post Doctoral Research Fellow at the Center for Computer
Games Research, IT University of Copenhagen. He is first author of five papers and second author
of two. His main contributions focus on game metrics, quantitative approach and statistic analysis.
Email: drachen@itu.dk
Phone: +45 72185032
Lennart Nacke: Is a PhD Candidate in Digital Game Development at Blekinge Institute of
Technology, Sweden. He organized the panel “Game Metrics and Biometrics: the future of Player
Experience Research” presented at Futureplay 2009. He contributes on player psychophysiology
(EEG, EMG, GSR, BCI).
Email: lennart.nacke@bth.se
Phone: +46 455385937
Dr. Georgios Yannakakis: Is Associate Professor at the IT University of Copenhagen, a member
of the Center for Computer Games Research and a member of the special interest group in Game
AI at ITU. He co-authors the article “Player Modelling Using Self-Organization in Tomb Raider:
Underworld” and was instrumental in devising the self-organizing maps used to find clusters of
player behaviours.
Email: yannakakis@itu.dk
Phone: +45 72185078
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