LudoScience

Opening of the LUDOSCIENCE Collection on HAL Sciences (Blog post)

We are pleased to announce the launch of the Ludoscience collection on the #HAL database: https://hal.science/LUDOSCIENCE    This collection brings together all the publications posted on HAL concerning studies on games, serious games, video games, gamification, games, play, etc. We encourage authors to submit books, articles, dissertations, posters, videos, podcasts and games. Many thanks to sebastien mazzarese for putting together this fine collection, which we hope wi [...]

Keywords : Serious Game, Database, Research, Collection, Game studies, Gamification, Video game, Scientific studies

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How to reinvent health prevention through play? (Broacasting our studies)

Interview with Julian Alvarez, PhD in Information and Communication Sciences, specializing in Ludopedagogy, Serious Game & Gamification at Immersive Factory and the University of Lille. Communities and companies committed to the PNNS charter, and more broadly, structures that work in the field of prevention in health nutrition, implement health education actions with different audiences. By definition, a serious game is a mix between serious content and a fun scenario. It can be a learn [...]

Keywords : Serious game, Health, Health game, Gamification, Nutrition

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Discussions on the exploitation of video games (Broacasting our studies)

The aim of this conference is to present different strategies for using play as an instrument in edutainment sessions. At the same time, the limits and counter-effects of such approaches are outlined. Finally, an evaluative model is presented to highlight the different dimensions to be taken into account when designing and running an edutainment session.

Keywords : Serious game, Mediation, Ethics, Ludopedagogy, Evaluation, CEPAJe, Gamification, Colectyng

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Ludopedagogy: what if we used games to develop soft skills? Interview with Julian Alvarez (Broacasting our studies)

Edutainment, or the art of integrating game mechanisms into learning, is proving an increasingly popular approach within companies. Motivating learners, engaging them and even improving memorization - the benefits of games are well established. However, behind its many advantages also lie challenges and ethical issues. Julian Alvarez, PhD in information and communication sciences - specializing in edutainment, serious games and gamification - addresses these issues in his latest book, “Ser [...]

Keywords : Softskills, Serious games, Ludopedagogy, Edutainment

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Ludopedagogy told by a sponge (Broacasting our studies)

The aim of this chapter is to present a range of terms and concepts: “Ludopedagogy”, “Serious Game”, “Gamification”, “Ludification”, “Ludicisation”, “Serious Toy”, “Serious Gaming”, “Degamification” and “Toyification”. They are all related to “ludopedagogy”. To contextualize what we're saying, we'll use an artifact - a sponge - as a support. The aim of this approach is to show [...]

Keywords : Ludopedagogy, Serious game, Gamification, Serious Gaming, ,Gamification

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Game & Serious (or rather Serious Game) - Interview with Julian Alvarez (Broacasting our studies)

When we think of play, we first think of a childish activity whose sole purpose is to entertain. But the proof is in the pudding: adults play! Whether it's trading cards or video games, gaming isn't just for kids! In fact, it's even become serious.   In this episode, Julian Alvarez, a doctor in information and communication sciences specializing in Serious Games and Gamification dedicated to education, health and communication, explains what a Serious Game is, and the educational issue [...]

Keywords : Serious game, Game, Play, Toy, Children, Video game, Board games

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Publication of the book "Serious Game, un "carcan ludique" ? Jeux vidéo, Travail et Instrumentalisations" (Blog post)

In this book, Julian Alvarez studies the phenomenon of work's gamification, providing readers with the keys to navigating a world steeped in video game culture. He goes even further by opening up a reflection on the constraints opposed to the freedom to play.Thibault Brunet's photography, which questions our relationship to virtuality, accompanies and brings light to this research. Available on éditions Loco    

Keywords : Book, Serious Game, Serious Gaming, Gamification, Work

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Serious Games : "A Ludic Constraint" ? Video games, work and instrumentalizations (Broacasting our studies)

The serious game combines fun means with a productive, educational or communicational purpose. The book approaches the subject from an original angle, starting from the functions of playful activity in the animal world to question the paradoxical purposes in the production and use of video games. Julian Alvarez thus connects the solitary game offered by the most sophisticated virtual mediations with the most apparently rudimentary animal practices. However, he does not stop at this comparison bu [...]

Keywords : Liberty, Gamification, Edutainment, Ludopedagogy, Ethics, Interpretive gap, Video game, Game

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Attractiveness, training, integration, loyalty: is integrating gaming into business a key issue or a major risk? (Broacasting our studies)

In a tense job market, where almost all sectors are struggling to recruit, and candidates are spoilt for choice, companies are looking for ways to stand out from the crowd... they are vying for originality, and some are no longer hesitating to invite games onto their premises: escape games for recruitment, serious games for career development... between those who praise the approach and those who speak of infantilization, the feedback seems mixed: so, integrating games into companies: a really g [...]

Keywords : Company, Human Resources, Serious game

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Mental map of resources and achievements Serious games, edutainment, gamification... (Blog post)

This mind map presents all Julian Alvarez's work since 1991 in the fields of serious games, edutainment, video games, robot pedagogy... In concrete terms, you'll find writings, applications, videos, podcasts... The idea is to offer you a different way of browsing the various resources. We welcome your feedback!     

Keywords : Mind Map, Ressources

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