This thesis explores live entertainment analytics and revenue management allocation strategies for live entertainment. In Chapter two, we look at empirical factors that effect the success of Broadway shows. How well-known actors (stars) effect film revenues has been a recurring question of entertainment producers and academics. Because a film cannot be disentangled from a star involved, researc...

Playing computer games is a routine activity of children today. They play different genres of games in different settings and on varying platforms. In recent years educators beginning to take interest in this phenomena and explore the characteristics of the computer games that allure children of all ages. Many have agreed that interactive computer games enhance concentration, promote critical t...

Potential Search (PS) is an algorithm that is designed to solve bounded cost search problems. In this paper, we modify PS to work within the framework of bounded suboptimal search and introduce Dynamic Potential Search (DPS). DPS uses the idea of PS but modifies the bound to be the product of the minimal f -value in OPEN and the required suboptimal bound. We study DPS and its attributes. We the...

In the era of e-learning, student-centered approaches and constructivists learning environments are critical success factors. The inherent interactivity of the Internet and the emotional engagement of story can lead to transformative learning experiences in media rich environments. This paper focuses on Web-Based Transmedia Storytelling Edutainment as critical-creative pedagogy in higher e-educ...

Serious video games that enable students to engage into topics as mathematics through an enjoyment process are becoming increasingly popular. However, there is lack of empirical evidence on the relationship between students‟ enjoyment and their intention to use serious video games. This study is about a storytelling serious video game, which has the goal to improve the mathematical skills of pl...

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Ubiquitous computing is not only applied to doing daily activities and integrated into everyday objects but for entertainment, and gaming as well. In this research, we explore the relevance of ubiquitous computing to entertainment systems using devices such as mobile devices. We introduce a service-oriented architecture for ubiquitous entertainment systems to establish collaborative relationshi...

Various new forms of entertainment using information and media technologies have emerged and been accepted among people all over the world. Casual and serious games, as well as communication using mobile phones, blogs, and Twitter, are such kinds of new entertainment. It is important to discuss the basic characteristics of such entertainment and to understand the direction to which these new fo...