Learning, progressing and evolving while having fun in a dual interactive and participative mode: more commonly, edutainment consists in taking participants out of their context to make them aware of certain notions through play.Julian Alvarez, professor and researcher specializing in Serious Games and gamification, shares his expertise with C2podcast on the contribution of edutainment to adult learning.Learner engagement, trial-and-error learning, pedagogical differentiation and the stimulation
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Keywords : Podcast, Serious game, Training, Game, Ludopedagogy, Edutainment
Why use games in schools, extracurricular activities and associations? Can games help us learn? What skills can be acquired through play? We invite you to the Canopé 972 workshop on November 30 from 8:30 a.m. to 5 p.m.! Come and discover the “Lab'Ludopédagogie”, a space dedicated to experimentation, exchange and sharing around play. Morning: Conferences/discussions with Julian Alvarez (in person or online) 
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Keywords : Ludopedagogy, Edutainment, Serious game
Conference combined with an edutainment activity “La soupe à l'oignon” (Overcooked! video game) to introduce the audience to structuring an edutainment session using video games.
Keywords : Training engineering, Ludopedagogy, Edutainment, Serious game, Cooperation, Cooking, Pedagogy, Video game
In France, 25% of the population plays games on a regular basis (monthly or weekly), and the board game sector has seen double-digit growth in recent years. In this fast-growing world, escape games are taking center stage. Escape game rooms are springing up in towns and cities (+32% since 2019, despite the health crisis), and card games of the same type (unlock, descapes, exit...) are now legion. This has naturally inspired people wanting to create serious games. Today, you'll find escapade game
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Keywords : Escape game, Serious game, Education escape game, Ludopedagogy, Pedagogy, Edutainment
Study day dedicated to Art and neuroscience. In this context, the aim of the conference was to explain the concepts of Gamification, Ludopedagogy, Serious Game and Serious Gaming.
Keywords : Gamification, Serious game, Video game, Ludopedagogy, Edutainment, Serious gaming, Art, Neuroscience
From 6 p.m. to 8 p.m. (remotely with screening): a great moment of fun, exchanges and interactivity with renowned scientists (Scientists' Symposium led by the Guilde des Ludopédagogues Francophones):Playful intervention by Professor Julian Alvarez: "Ludopedagogy: let's play together to understand" (30 min)Presentation by Dr. Philippe Lépinard - "The teacher's room toy library!" (15 min)Rex on the 2021/2022 Scientific Game Jam (science comes into play) by Johan C
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Keywords : Ludopedagogy, Edutainment, Training, Serious game, Gamification
Workshop designed to introduce participants to how to structure a fun educational session through a concrete illustration: setting up a fun activity involving video games. The objective is to make them understand the concept of the three educational stages: introducing, facilitating and debriefing the activity to maximize the chances of achieving the useful goals.
Keywords : Video game, Pedagogy, Ludopedagogy, Edutainment, Serious game, Gamification, Structuring
Round-table discussion on the place of games in schools and libraries. As part of this cross-fertilization between teachers, librarians, librarians and researchers, the idea was to examine the benefits and constraints of using and lending games in the school environment. Board games and video games were associated with these questions.
Keywords : Board game, Serious Game, Ludopedagogy, Edutainment, Documentation, Library, School, Documentation and information center
Raising awareness of how to introduce edutainment into teaching practices and training engineering.
Edutainment is the idea of using games as a learning task. But why use games in teaching and training? What are the added values of such an approach?
Keywords : Serious game, Video game, Ludopedagogy, Edutainment