Preface: Special issue on advances in computer entertainment

This special issue of the International Journal of Creative Interfaces and Computer Graphics contains a selection of papers from ACE 2012, the 9th International Conference on Advances in Computer Entertainment (Nijholt et al., 2012). ACE is the leading scientific forum for dissemination of cutting-edge research results in the area of entertainment computing. The main goal of ACE is to stimulate discussion in the development of new and compelling entertainment computing and interactive art concepts and applications. Interactive entertainment is one of the most vibrant areas of interest in modern society and is amongst the fastest growing industries in the world. The 2012 edition of this conference was organized in Kathmandu, Nepal, and its theme was “Entertaining the Whole World”.