Ahmed Khalifa

Game Mechanic Alignment Theory

2021

We present a new concept called Game Mechanic Alignment theory as a way to organize game mechanics through the lens of systemic rewards and agential motivations. By disentangling player and systemic influences, mechanics may be …

The Procedural Content Generation Benchmark: An Open-source Testbed for Generative Challenges in Games

2025

This paper introduces the Procedural Content Generation Benchmark for evaluating generative algorithms on different game content creation tasks.The benchmark comes with 12 game-related problems with multiple variants on each problem.Problems vary from creating levels of …

Personalized Stress Relief System Using Emotion Recognition and Machine Learning

2025

In today’s fast-paced society, stress has become a pervasive issue, driven by demanding environments and societal pressures. Music, with its unique ability to connect with human emotions, has emerged as a powerful tool for stress …