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Designing Enhanced Learning Environments in Physics: An Interdisciplinary Collaborative Approach Producing an Instrument for School Success (Broacasting our studies)

AbstractParallel, an innovative teaching and learning tool, was designed by a multidisciplinary team gathering together university and college professors, post-graduate students, teachers, as well as young adults and college students. The creation of Parallel, made possible fruitful collaboration between students, teachers and researchers. The collaborative experience was part of an effort to understand how a serious game on a mobile platform using augmented reality could be exploited in a forma [...]

Keywords : Activity theory, Longlife learning, Physics, Mobile learning, Augmented reality

Using UML to Model Educational Games (Broacasting our studies)

Abstract:There has been a constant increase in the number of serious games. In recent years, they have become extremely important within the scientific community and their repercussions on industry have been reflected in exponential growth in terms of their economic impact. The term serious game covers an extremely wide range of video games all with very different purposes and with many different areas of application. One of the most prolific areas is the field of education and many research pap [...]

Keywords : Games, Unified modeling language, Proposals, Education, Avatars, Software, Adaptation models

Using UML to Model Educational Games (Broacasting our studies)

A Pedagogical Experiment Involving Game Design Students in Producing Non-Violence Serious Games (Broacasting our studies)

In this article, we describe a pedagogical experiment aimed at understanding the motivation drivers for the involvement of game design students in the development of serious game projects. This experiment was developed as a case study for the assessment of specific measures and hypotheses towards involving students in the design of a themed serious game (non-violence). Website of ECGBL 2016 ECGBL Program Read Paper

Keywords : Serious game, Serious Gaming, Serious Diverting, Serious Modding, Learning, Game design, Non-Violence, Video game

A Brief History of Serious Games (Broacasting our studies)

AbstractSerious Games are now an established field of study. In this field most would attribute the rise of Serious Games to Clark C Abt’s creation of the term in 1970, or indeed Ben Sawyer’s popularization of it in 2002. However, considering the rich history of purposing non-digital games, itself preceded by discussions of purposing play that are traceable to the work of Plato, it can be said that Serious Games is a contemporary manifestation of centuries old theories and practices. [...]

Keywords : Serious games, Play, Simulation-based learning, Game-based learning, Games for social change, Games for health, Playful learning

The Experimental Method as an Evaluation Tool in Serious Games Research and Development (Broacasting our studies)

AbstractThis chapter aims to provide the reader with basic knowledge about the experiment as a general method that can be applied towards serious games research and evaluation. It explains the main terms and rules of the experimental design, as well as points out the main risks and difficulties to avoid. The chapter also explains the differences in possible conclusions between true experiments, quasi-experiments, and correlational studies. References (1): Djaouti, D., Alvarez, J., Jess [...]

Keywords : Experiment, Experimental design, Variables, Validity, Biases, Samples, Quasi-experiment, Correlational study

Serious Game to Enhance and Promote Youth Entrepreneurship (Broacasting our studies)

AbstractEntrepreneurship constitutes a key driver providing jobs and wealth creation. Besides, promoting entrepreneurship can play significant role to ensure the prosperity of a society. In this respect our article aims to foster entrepreneurship education, through focusing on the effectiveness of serious games as educational tools, whose goal supporting young people to actively being entrepreneurs. In this paper, we unveil the entrepreneurial context notably at the national level, where we high [...]

Keywords : Entrepreneurial learning, Learning process, Serious games, Entrepreneurship education

SUCCESS FACTORS IN FINNISH SERIOUS GAMES (Broacasting our studies)

Serious games (SG) are computer-and video games with a primary focus other than entertainment. This is, they are made to educate, teach, inform and promote ideas. The current research focused on SGs' success factors and their emergence in SGs published in Finland in 2015. The research approach was qualitative and the research method was theory-based content analysis. First, the concepts of SG, SG design methodology and learning were discussed based on existing knowledge. Success factor related k [...]

Keywords : Serious game, Success factor, Gaming experience, Content implementation, Implementation process, Analysis framework

Between Game and Reality: Using Serious Games to Analyze Complex Interaction Processes in Air Traffic Management (Broacasting our studies)

AbstractIn 2010 the eruption of the Icelandic volcano Eyjafjallajökull paralyzed a large part of the European air traffic. Results were massive restrictions in the European and intercontinental air traffic. Even after canceling the aircraft grounding, airport operators, airlines, air traffic controllers, and ground handlers had to deal with the situation that the aircraft and crews were not in the places where they should have been for the correct execution of the flight plan. To [...]

Keywords : Air traffic management, Decision-making, Serious games

Game Dimensions and Pedagogical Dimension in Serious Games (Broacasting our studies)

AbstractDesigning serious games is a complex process because finding the right balance between the ‘serious' and the ‘game' dimensions is vital, as pointed out in some meta-analyses (Wouters, et al. 2013). If educational content prevails over the entertainment element, users' motivation may decrease and this can have a negative impact on the effectiveness of learning. On the other hand, if entertainment predominates over content, this can also limit learning opportunities. Another ma [...]

Keywords : Serious game, Design, Education, Digital games, Modèles

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