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Magy Seif El-Nasr

Publication record assembled from the DBLP archive of ranked conferences.

Papers indexed

90

Venues

18

Active years

1998–2026

Best venue rank

A*

Where they publish

Papers

90 indexed papers, newest first.

YearVenueTitleAuthors
2026CHIChange is Hard: Consistent Player Behavior Across Games with Conflicting Incentives.Emily Chen, Alexander J. Bisberg, Dmitri Williams, Magy Seif El-Nasr, Emilio Ferrara
2026FDGAI-Supported and Socially-Augmented Gamification to Overcome Behavioral Barriers in Sustainable Cooking.Talayeh Dehghani Ghotbabadi, Magy Seif El-Nasr, Tobias Hodel
2026FDGTalking Wildfire: How Discourse in Serious Games Shapes Collaborative Learning and Preparedness.Mrio Escarce Junior, MJ Johns, Shivam Shukla, Darian Lee, Mennatullah Hendawy, Susanne Jul, Katherine Isbister, Magy Seif El-Nasr
2026HCIGamifying Learning for Sustainability: Designing Emotionally Sustainable Engagement Through Human-Computer Interaction.Talayeh Dehghani Ghotbabadi, Tobias Hodel, Magy Seif El-Nasr
2026SIGCSEParallel X: Redesigning of a Parallel Programming Educational Game with Semantic Foundations and Transfer Learning.Devon McKee, Zhiyu Lin, Boyd Fox, Jiahong Li, Jichen Zhu, Magy Seif El-Nasr, Tyler Sorensen
2025CHITranslating Social Dilemmas into Gameful Designs for Wildfire Resilience.MJ Johns, Yael Nidam, Mrio Escarce Junior, Linda Hirsch, Yiyang Lu, Bridget Ho, Anna Toledo, Magy Seif El-Nasr, Stephen Collier, Edward F. Melcer, Katherine Isbister
2024CHIParticipatory Design of a Serious Game to Improve Wildfire Preparedness with Community Residents and Experts.MJ Johns, Emmanuel Chinedum Ezenwa, Seunghyun Lee, Thomas Maiorana, Ciel Wood, Josh D. Levano, Rita Aksum Tesfay, Michael Takami, Cameron A Dodd, Madison Li, Hanne Manning, Regis Pak, Lily Chen, Ria K. Saini, Mrio Escarce Junior, Mennatullah Hendawy, Magy Seif El-Nasr, Edward F. Melcer, Katherine Isbister
2024CHI"Backseat Gaming" A Study of Co-Regulated Learning within a Collegiate Male Esports Community.Erica Kleinman, Reza Habibi, Garrett B. Powell, Brent N. Reeves, James Prather, Magy Seif El-Nasr
2024CHI"Ah! I see" - Facilitating Process Reflection in Gameplay through a Novel Spatio-Temporal Visualization System.Sai Siddartha Maram, Erica Kleinman, Jennifer Villareale, Jichen Zhu, Magy Seif El-Nasr
2024CHIDamage Optimization in Video Games: A Player-Driven Co-Creative Approach.Johannes Pfau, Manik Charan, Erica Kleinman, Magy Seif El-Nasr
2024FDGInteractive Player Journeys: Co-designing a Process Visualization System to Video Game Analytics.Zhaoqing Teng, Johannes Pfau, Sai Siddartha Maram, Magy Seif El-Nasr
2024SACAn Instructor's Lens into the Role of AI in Teaching Experimental Research via Gamification.Sai Siddartha Maram, Anna Amato, Giovanni Maria Troiano, Steven C. Sutherland, Camillia Matuk, Edward F. Melcer, Eln Carstensdttir, Casper Harteveld, Magy Seif El-Nasr
2024SACOpen Player Modeling - Using AI to help Reflection and Learning in Serious Games.Sai Siddartha Maram, Jennifer Villareale, Jichen Zhu, Magy Seif El-Nasr
2023ACIIModeling Player Personality Factors from In-Game Behavior and Affective Expression.Reza Habibi, Johannes Pfau, Magy Seif El-Nasr
2023ACIIAssessing the Impact of Personality on Affective States from Video Game Communication.Atieh Kashani, Johannes Pfau, Magy Seif El-Nasr
2023CHI"What else can I do?" Examining the Impact of Community Data on Adaptation and Quality of Reflection in an Educational Game.Erica Kleinman, Jennifer Villareale, Murtuza N. Shergadwala, Zhaoqing Teng, Andy Bryant, Jichen Zhu, Magy Seif El-Nasr
2023CHIPlayer-Driven Game Analytics: The Case of Guild Wars 2.Johannes Pfau, Magy Seif El-Nasr
2023FDGUnder Pressure: A Multi-Modal Analysis of Induced Stressors in Games for Resilience.Reza Habibi, Johannes Pfau, Sai Siddartha Maram, Jiahong Li, Bjarke Alexander Larsen, Jason Xu, Atieh Kashani, Shweta K. Sisodiya, Jonattan Holmes, Zhaoqing Teng, Eln Carstensdttir, Magy Seif El-Nasr
2023FDGTowards a Human-in-the-Loop System for Authoring Game AI using Behavior Languages.Erica Kleinman, Spencer K. Lynn, A. Bryan Loyall, Magy Seif El-Nasr
2023FDGA Visual Ethnographic Study at Cultural Spaces to Identify Character Creation Opportunities.Sai Siddartha Maram, Johannes Pfau, Jai Bhagu Dodechani, Magy Seif El-Nasr
2023FDGIntegrating Players' Perspectives in AI-Based Games: Case Studies of Player-AI Interaction Design.Jennifer Villareale, Sai Siddartha Maram, Magy Seif El-Nasr, Jichen Zhu
2023HCIFrom Teams to Games: Connecting Game Development to Game Characteristics.Emil Lundedal Hammar, Alessandro Canossa, Michael S. Debus, Johannes Pfau, Magy Seif El-Nasr, Jesper Juul, Ahmad Azadvar
2022CHIKills, Deaths, and (Computational) Assists: Identifying Opportunities for Computational Support in Esport Learning.Erica Kleinman, Murtuza N. Shergadwala, Magy Seif El-Nasr
2022FDGThe Effects of Adaptive Procedural Levels on Engagement and Performance in an Educational Programming Game.Chaima Jemmali, Magy Seif El-Nasr, Seth Cooper
2022FDGEvolvingBehavior: Towards Co-Creative Evolution of Behavior Trees for Game NPCs.Nathan Partlan, Luis Soto, Jim Howe, Sarthak Shrivastava, Magy Seif El-Nasr, Stacy Marsella
2022HCIA Data-Driven Design of AR Alternate Reality Games to Measure Resilience.Reza Habibi, Sai Siddartha Maram, Johannes Pfau, Jessica Wei, Shweta K. Sisodiya, Atieh Kashani, Eln Carstensdttir, Magy Seif El-Nasr
2021CHIVINS: Visual Search for Mobile User Interface Design.Sara Bunian, Kai Li, Chaima Jemmali, Casper Harteveld, Yun Fu, Magy Seif El-Nasr
2021CHI"Naked and on Fire": Examining Player Agency Experiences in Narrative-Focused Gameplay.Eln Carstensdttir, Erica Kleinman, Ryan Williams, Magy Seif El-Nasr
2021CHIThe Gang's All Here: How People Used Games to cope with COVID19 Quarantine.Erica Kleinman, Sara Chojnacki, Magy Seif El-Nasr
2021CHISpecial Interest Group: The Present and Future of Esports in HCI.Simone Kriglstein, Anna Lisa Martin-Niedecken, Laia Turmo Vidal, Madison Klarkowski, Katja Rogers, Selen Turkay, Magy Seif El-Nasr, Elena Mrquez Segura, Anders Drachen, Perttu Hmlinen
2021CHIStoryMap: Using Social Modeling and Self-Modeling to Support Physical Activity Among Families of Low-SES Backgrounds.Herman Saksono, Carmen Castaneda-Sceppa, Jessica A. Hoffman, Magy Seif El-Nasr, Andrea G. Parker
2021FDGDesign-Driven Requirements for Computationally Co-Creative Game AI Design Tools.Nathan Partlan, Erica Kleinman, Jim Howe, Sabbir Ahmad, Stacy Marsella, Magy Seif El-Nasr
2020CHIEvaluating the Effect of Timeline Shape on Visualization Task Performance.Sara Di Bartolomeo, Aditeya Pandey, Aristotelis Leventidis, David Saffo, Uzma Haque Syeda, Eln Carstensdttir, Magy Seif El-Nasr, Michelle A. Borkin, Cody Dunne
2020CHIProgression Maps: Conceptualizing Narrative Structure for Interaction Design Support.Eln Carstensdttir, Nathan Partlan, Steven C. Sutherland, Tyler Duke, Erika Ferris, Robin M. Richter, Maria Jose Valladares, Magy Seif El-Nasr
2020CHIStorywell: Designing for Family Fitness App Motivation by Using Social Rewards and Reflection.Herman Saksono, Carmen Castaneda-Sceppa, Jessica A. Hoffman, Vivien Morris, Magy Seif El-Nasr, Andrea G. Parker
2020FDGData-Driven Game Development: Ethical Considerations.Magy Seif El-Nasr, Erica Kleinman
2020FDG"And then they died": Using Action Sequences for Data Driven, Context Aware Gameplay Analysis.Erica Kleinman, Sabbir Ahmad, Zhaoqing Teng, Andy Bryant, Truong-Huy D. Nguyen, Casper Harteveld, Magy Seif El-Nasr
2020FDGTile-o-Scope AR: An Augmented Reality Tabletop Image Labeling Game Toolkit.Sofia Eleni Spatharioti, Borna Fatehi, Melanie Smith, Avery Rosenbloom, Josh Aaron Miller, Magy Seif El-Nasr, Sara Ann Wylie, Seth Cooper
2020FDGReflection in Game-Based Learning: A Survey of Programming Games.Jennifer Villareale, Colan F. Biemer, Magy Seif El-Nasr, Jichen Zhu
2020SIGCSELabeling Debugging in May's Journey Gameplay.Ma. Victoria Almeda, Erica Kleinman, Chaima Jemmali, Carter Ithier, Elizabeth Rowe, Magy Seif El-Nasr
2020SIGCSEMAADS: Mixed-Methods Approach for the Analysis of Debugging Sequences of Beginner Programmers.Chaima Jemmali, Erica Kleinman, Sara Bunian, Mia Victoria Almeda, Elizabeth Rowe, Magy Seif El-Nasr
2019CHISocial Reflections on Fitness Tracking Data: A Study with Families in Low-SES Neighborhoods.Herman Saksono, Carmen Castaneda-Sceppa, Jessica A. Hoffman, Magy Seif El-Nasr, Vivien Morris, Andrea G. Parker
2019FDGPlayer interaction in narrative games: structure and narrative progression mechanics.Eln Carstensdttir, Erica Kleinman, Magy Seif El-Nasr
2019FDGAcademics without borders.Magy Seif El-Nasr
2019FDGTeamwork and adaptation in games (TAG): a survey to gauge teamwork.Casper Harteveld, Erica Kleinman, Paola Rizzo, Dylan G. M. Schouten, Truong Huy Nguyen, Samuel Liberty, Wade Kimbrough, Paul Fombelle, Magy Seif El-Nasr
2019FDGUsing game design mechanics as metaphors to enhance learning of introductory programming concepts.Chaima Jemmali, Erica Kleinman, Sara Bunian, Mia Victoria Almeda, Elizabeth Rowe, Magy Seif El-Nasr
2019FDGExpertise and engagement: re-designing citizen science games with players' minds in mind.Josh Aaron Miller, Uttkarsh Narayan, Matthew Hantsbarger, Seth Cooper, Magy Seif El-Nasr
2019FDGEvaluation of an automatically-constructed graph-based representation for interactive narrative.Nathan Partlan, Eln Carstensdttir, Erica Kleinman, Sam Snodgrass, Casper Harteveld, Gillian Smith, Camillia Matuk, Steven C. Sutherland, Magy Seif El-Nasr
2019ICIDSA Model for Analyzing Diegesis in Digital Narrative Games.Erica Kleinman, Eln Carstensdttir, Magy Seif El-Nasr
2019ICSEDeveloping games that capture and engage users.Magy Seif El-Nasr
2018CHIFamily Health Promotion in Low-SES Neighborhoods: A Two-Month Study of Wearable Activity Tracking.Herman Saksono, Carmen Castaneda-Sceppa, Jessica A. Hoffman, Magy Seif El-Nasr, Vivien Morris, Andrea G. Parker
2018FDGEducational game design: an empirical study of the effects of narrative.Chaima Jemmali, Sara Bunian, Andrea Mambretti, Magy Seif El-Nasr
2018FDGGoing forward by going back: re-defining rewind mechanics in narrative games.Erica Kleinman, Eln Carstensdttir, Magy Seif El-Nasr
2018ICMLALearning Generative Models of Social Interactions with Humans-in-the-Loop.Dan Feng, Pedro Sequeira, Eln Carstensdttir, Magy Seif El-Nasr, Stacy Marsella
2018RecSysThe art of drafting: a team-oriented hero recommendation system for multiplayer online battle arena games.Zhengxing Chen, Truong-Huy D. Nguyen, Yuyu Xu, Christopher Amato, Seth Cooper, Yizhou Sun, Magy Seif El-Nasr
2017ICIDSTowards an Interaction Model for Interactive Narratives.Eln Carstensdttir, Erica Kleinman, Magy Seif El-Nasr
2017WWWEOMM: An Engagement Optimized Matchmaking Framework.Zhengxing Chen, Su Xue, John Kolen, Navid Aghdaie, Kazi A. Zaman, Yizhou Sun, Magy Seif El-Nasr
2016DIGRAG-Player: Exploratory Visual Analytics for Accessible Knowledge Discovery.Alessandro Canossa, Truong-Huy D. Nguyen, Magy Seif El-Nasr
2016ICIDSAn Active Analysis and Crowd Sourced Approach to Social Training.Dan Feng, Eln Carstensdttir, Sharon Marie Carnicke, Magy Seif El-Nasr, Stacy Marsella
2016RecSysEliciting Emotions in Design of Games - a Theory Driven Approach.Alessandro Canossa, Jeremy B. Badler, Magy Seif El-Nasr, Eric Anderson
2015FDGIn Your Face(t) Impact of Personality and Context on Gameplay Behavior.Alessandro Canossa, Jeremy B. Badler, Magy Seif El-Nasr, Stefanie Tignor, Randy C. Colvin
2015FDGUnpacking Adherence and Engagement in Persuasive Health Games.Magy Seif El-Nasr, Shree Durga, Mariya Shiyko, Carmen Sceppa
2015FDGGames Research Today: Analyzing the Academic Landscape 2000-2014.Edward F. Melcer, Truong-Huy D. Nguyen, Zhengxing Chen, Alessandro Canossa, Magy Seif El-Nasr, Katherine Isbister
2015FDGGlyph: Visualization Tool for Understanding Problem Solving Strategies in Puzzle Games.Truong-Huy D. Nguyen, Magy Seif El-Nasr, Alessandro Canossa
2015FDGInvestigating behavior change indicators and cognitive measures in persuasive health games.Shree Subramanian, Sean Hallinan, Magy Seif El-Nasr, Mariya Shiyko, Carmen Sceppa
2015IVAModeling Warmth and Competence in Virtual Characters.Truong-Huy D. Nguyen, Eln Carstensdttir, Nhi Ngo, Magy Seif El-Nasr, Matt Gray, Derek Isaacowitz, David DeSteno
2014CHIGames and entertainment community SIG: reaching beyond CHI.Lennart E. Nacke, Pejman Mirza-Babaei, Magy Seif El-Nasr, Heather Desurvire, Regina Bernhaupt
2013DIGRALeveraging Play in Health-Based Games to Promote Sustained Behavior Change in Healthy Eating and Exercise.Shree Durga, Magy Seif El-Nasr, Mariya Shiyko, Carmen Sceppa, Pamela Naab, Lisa Andres
2013FDGTool-supported iterative learning of component-based software architecture for games.David Llans, Marco Antonio Gmez-Martn, Pedro Pablo Gmez-Martn, Pedro A. Gonzlez-Calero, Magy Seif El-Nasr
2013FDGVisual motion in a railed shooter game: A designer study.David Milam, Magy Seif El-Nasr, Lyn Bartram, Bardia Aghabeigi
2012CHIGame user research.Magy Seif El-Nasr, Heather Desurvire, Lennart E. Nacke, Anders Drachen, Licia Calvi, Katherine Isbister, Regina Bernhaupt
2012CHIToolset to explore visual motion designs in a video game.David Milam, Magy Seif El-Nasr, Lyn Bartram, Matt Lockyer, Chao Feng, Perry Tan
2012ICECSimilarity in Visual Designs: Effects on Workload and Performance in a Railed-Shooter Game.David Milam, Magy Seif El-Nasr, Lyn Bartram, Bardia Aghabeigi, Perry Tan
2012SIGCSEProgramming, PWNed: using digital game development to enhance learners' competency and self-efficacy in a high school computing science course.Katie Seaborn, Magy Seif El-Nasr, David Milam, Darren Yung
2011HCIBody Buddies: Social Signaling through Puppeteering.Magy Seif El-Nasr, Katherine Isbister, Jeffery Ventrella, Bardia Aghabeigi, Chelsea Hash, Mona Erfani, Jacquelyn Ford Morie, Leslie Bishko
2011SIGGRAPHVisualizing and understanding players' behavior in video games: discovering patterns and supporting aggregation and comparison.Dinara Moura, Magy Seif El-Nasr, Christopher D. Shaw
2011SIGGRAPHVisualizing and understanding players' behavior in video games: discovering patterns and supporting aggregation and comparison.Dinara Moura, Magy Seif El-Nasr, Christopher D. Shaw
2011TEIExperiencing the reading glove.Karen Tanenbaum, Theresa Jean Tanenbaum, Alissa Nicole Antle, Jim Bizzocchi, Magy Seif El-Nasr, Marek Hatala
2010CHIUnderstanding and evaluating cooperative games.Magy Seif El-Nasr, Bardia Aghabeigi, David Milam, Mona Erfani, Beth Lameman, Hamid Maygoli, Sang Mah
2010FDGAnalysis of level design 'push & pull' within 21 games.David Milam, Magy Seif El-Nasr
2010IVADelsArtMap: Applying Delsarte's Aesthetic System to Virtual Agents.Michael Nixon, Philippe Pasquier, Magy Seif El-Nasr
2010SIGGRAPHDesign patterns to guide player movement in 3D games.David Milam, Magy Seif El-Nasr
2009FDGSystem for Automated Interactive Lighting (SAIL).Joseph A. Zupko, Magy Seif El-Nasr
2008ICIDSExploring Non-verbal Behavior Models for Believable Characters.Magy Seif El-Nasr, Huaxin Wei
2008ICIDSLooking at the Interactive Narrative Experience through the Eyes of the Participants.David Milam, Magy Seif El-Nasr, Ron Wakkary
2008SIGGRAPHA tool for adaptive lighting design.Joseph A. Zupko, Magy Seif El-Nasr
2006ETRAVisual attention in 3D video games.Su Yan, Magy Seif El-Nasr
2005CHIIntelligent lighting for a better gaming experience.Magy Seif El-Nasr, Joseph A. Zupko, Keith Miron
2004SIGGRAPHVisually directing user's attention in interactive 3D environments.Magy Seif El-Nasr, Chinmay Rao
1998ITSIncorporating Personality into a Multi-Agent Intelligent System for Training Teachers.Jianwen Yin, Magy Seif El-Nasr, Linyu Yang, John Yen