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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
Evaluate a ludopedagogical session (Broacasting our studies)
Julian Alvarez, PhD in information and communication sciences and associate professor at Lille, took a look at the pedagogical approach to digital serious games and their evaluation in the healthcare sector.Using a digital serious game as a starting point, he reviewed the notions of context, objectives, interest and evaluation.He went on to present “serious play design”, with its notions of means, ends and motivational levers.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
Crossed perspectives on Educational Escape Games (Broacasting our studies)
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 [...]Keywords : Escape game, Serious game, Education escape game, Ludopedagogy, Pedagogy, Edutainment
A formal approach to distinguish Games, Toys, Serious Games & Toys, Serious Re-purposing & Modding and Simulators (Broacasting our studies)
Abstract— While the serious game concept has considerably evolved in the last two decades, it still needs to be clearly differentiated from other types of artifacts. Thus, there is a degree of confusion about the relationship between serious games and other related applications such as simulators or the re-purposing of entertainment games within educational practices for most outside the domain. This article proposes a formal approach toward classifying Games, Toys, Serious Games, Serious [...]Keywords : Formal definition, Health, Health Game, Serious Game, Serious Modding, Serious Re-purposing, Serious Toy, Simulator
XR (Virtual Experiences): cure or poison for cultural experience? (Broacasting our studies)
Abstract: Since 2016, the appearance of consumer virtual reality headsets has put this technology back in the media spotlight. However, all virtual and immersive experiences are subject to technological advances that make them available to as many people as possible, right down to our smartphones (notably through augmented reality). This amalgam of technologies has enabled the emergence of new cultural content, and made it possible to access more interactive heritage works. In the current health [...]Keywords : AR, VR, XR, Augmented Reality, Virtual Reality, Extended Reality
Julian Alvarez ? Studying the game, a good idea! (Broacasting our studies)
For Julian Alvarez, there's no doubt that studying games is a good idea. In fact, he is a teacher-researcher at the Polytechnic University of Hauts-de-France and at the Ecole Supérieure du Professorat et de l'Education in Lille. There, he studies games and their use in fields such as training, healthcare and marketing.However, his interest in games is probably rooted in his childhood. Julian Alvarez experienced three different approaches to teaching:In Spain, under Franco's re [...]Keywords : Teaching, Training, Game, Board game, Video game
Datagame: gamifying crowdsourcing and sharing the wealth? (Broacasting our studies)
This presentation proposes to challenge one of the criteria proposed by Roger Caillois to define both play and game. This criterion is the 4th in relation to unproductivity. Based on the Datagame, a game category belonging to the Serious Game, we propose to demonstrate by a hypothetic-deductive approach our breaking with this fourth criterion. The key to the demonstration lies in the exploration of the concept of Datagame and the identification of associated sub-categories.Keywords : Datagame, Serious game, Video game, Health game, Gamification, Database, Crowdsourcing
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In 2013, the cover of “Nature” magazine was devoted to the benefits of video games for senior citizens. Today, the big video game players are positioning themselves in this field: for example, Nintendo has been offering “Dr Kawashima's Brain Training” since 2007, or the “Walk with Me” application, which is designed to facilitate daily exercise and encourage walking. A Japanese company like Bandai Namco, whose business is the development and marketing of video [...]Keywords : Health game, Serious game, Health, Patient, Defintion
Recommendations for the Design of Serious Games in Neurodegenerative Diseases (Broacasting our studies)
The use of Serious Games (SG) in the health domain is expanding. In the field of Neurodegenerative Diseases (ND) such as Alzheimer’s Disease, SG are currently employed to provide alternative solutions for patients’ treatment, stimulation, and rehabilitation. The design of SG for people with ND implies collaborations between professionals in ND and professionals in SG design. As the field is quite young, professionals specialized in both ND and SG are still rare, and recommendations f [...]Keywords : Serious games, Ergonomic criteria, Game design, Alzheimer Disease, Mild cognitive impairment