Faculty of Computer Science

Univ.-Prof. Dipl.-Ing. Dr. Helmut Hlavacs

Research Group Education, Didactics and Entertainment Computing

Head

Währinger Straße 29
1090 Wien
Room : 5.24

T: +43-1-4277-78215

helmut.hlavacs(at)univie.ac.at

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Courses

Publications

AI-Driven Web Game Development with Gemini 2.5 Pro. / Popp, Elena; Hlavacs, Helmut ; Winiwarter, Werner.
2025. 474-479.

Publications: Contribution to conference › Paper › Peer Reviewed

doi.org/10.1007/978-3-032-11976-6

A Stealth Serious Game About Hiring Bias. / Hlavacs, Helmut (Corresponding author); Pesak, Paul.
2025. 27-33.

Publications: Contribution to conference › Other contribution to conference › Peer Reviewed

doi.org/10.1007/978-3-032-10518-9_4

Esports Gamers' Satisfaction: A Multi-Theoretical Integration. / Abbasi, Amir Zaib; Mirza, Farhan; Bashir, Shahid et al.
2025.

Publications: Contribution to conference › Paper › Peer Reviewed

Insights into Entity Component Systems. / Hlavacs, Helmut; Kasper, Marlene Lucia; Hölzl, Isabella.
2025.

Publications: Contribution to conference › Other contribution to conference › Peer Reviewed

Comparative Analysis of Procedural Planet Generators. / Zechmann, Manuel; Hlavacs, Helmut.
2025. 15-22.

Publications: Contribution to conference › Paper › Peer Reviewed

Enhancing Music Practice Motivation: A Gamified Approach. / Flatz, Hanna ; Hlavacs, Helmut; Fröhlich, Soleil et al.
2025. 23-29.

Publications: Contribution to conference › Paper › Peer Reviewed

Learning Tactical Tank Behaviour: From Reward Hacking to Robust Alignment. / Krieg, Martin; Hlavacs, Helmut.
2025.

Publications: Contribution to conference › Paper › Peer Reviewed

Enhancing Programming Learnability for Children Through Video Games. / Volina, Nora; Hlavacs, Helmut.
2025. 1037-1046.

Publications: Contribution to conference › Paper › Peer Reviewed

Teaching the Solar System with a Video Game. / Fang, Dongzhou; Hlavacs, Helmut.
2025. 1000-1008.

Publications: Contribution to conference › Paper › Peer Reviewed

doi.org/10.34190/ecgbl.19.2.3966

Unlocking playful dimensions: Developing and validating a scale for assessing video game-related hedonic experiences. / Abbasi, Amir Zaib; Ting, Ding Hooi; Hlavacs, Helmut (Corresponding author) et al.
In: Journal of Innovation & Knowledge, Vol. 10, No. 4, 100753, 01.07.2025.

Publications: Contribution to journal › Article › Peer Reviewed

doi.org/10.1016/j.jik.2025.100753

Projects

Programmieren lernen durch Computerspielentwicklung

Motschnig, R. (Project Lead), Hlavacs, H. (Co-Lead), Schrittesser, I. (Co-Lead), Swertz, C. (Co-Lead) & Comber, O. (Admin)

Project: Research funding

Dig-Equality FF: Chancengleichheit durch digitale Kompetenz früh fördern

Motschnig, R. (Project Lead), Hlavacs, H. (Co-Lead), Schrittesser, I. (Co-Lead) & Comber, O. (Co-Lead)

1/03/20 → 31/08/21

Project: Research funding

TP1 PRECIOUS

Hlavacs, H. (Project Lead)

1/11/13 → 31/10/16

Project: Research funding

Modeling Visual Attention as a Key Factor in Visual Recognition and Quality of Experience

Ansorge, U. (Project Lead), Bedi, A.M.-J. (Admin), Scherzer, O. (Project Staff), Buchinger, S. (Project Staff) & Hlavacs, H. (Co-Lead)

1/03/12 → 29/02/16

Project: Research funding

Content Aware Coding for Mobile TV

Hlavacs, H. (Project Lead) & Lojka, K. (Co-Lead)

1/02/09 → 31/07/11

Project: Research funding

Euro NF

Hlavacs, H. (Project Lead)

1/01/08 → 30/06/12

Project: Research funding

Talks

Combining Co-Routines and Functions into a Job System

Hlavacs, H. (Speaker)

2021

Activity: Talks and presentations › Talk or oral contribution › Science to Public