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Les jeux: quelle définition par et pour les sciences sociales? (Broacasting our studies)
AbstractFor lack of a real definition, comparable to the one of which sports were the object, the conventional said games remain an object to the apparently consensual limits, but in reality, particularly vague. This uncertainty is due to a lack of serious questioning of presuppositions found in Huizinga’s and Caillois’s founding definitions. It does not allow an appropriation of games by the social sciences, with the goal of studying the countless terms of their usage. As a remedy, [...]Keywords : Game, Definition, Sport, Appropriation
Video games and urban simulation: new tools or new tricks? (Broacasting our studies)
Video games allow complex systems modelling, revealing retroaction loops, replicating self-organization and the emergence of hierarchical organization, functional differentiation and social segregation through multi-level interactions. Recent trends focus on improving modelling tools’ graphic quality and interface attractiveness and on using video games to facilitate urban studies teaching and research. This apparent convergence between simulation and video games is addressed through a sel [...]Keywords : Video games, Modelling, Simulation, Models, Representation, Self-organisation, Emergence, Urban studies
SIMFOR: un jeu sérieux pour la gestion de crise (Broacasting our studies)
In this paper we present the concept of serious game, with our project SIMFOR a serious game for training in crisis management. We discuss the problems and needs of serious games and a diaporama of existing work. To enhance the learning aspect in serious games, we propose the integration of different modules of an intelligent tutoring system to the serious game. This integration is reflected in the design of an ontology representing the domain module of ITS in the field of risk management. [...]Keywords : Serious games, Intelligent tutoring system, Crisis management, Multi-agent system
How to Analyse Therapeutic Games: The Player / Game / Therapy Model (Broacasting our studies)
In this paper, we present a new model to analyse therapeutic games. The goal of the model is to describe and analyse the relations between the three aspects of a therapeutic game: the player, the game, and the therapy. The model is intended to game designers. It is a tool to improve the communication between health experts and game designers, and to evaluate the game design coherency of therapeutic games. It also helps to analyse existing games to discover relevant features. The model is built w [...]Keywords : Video games, Evaluation, Analysis, Model, Game design, Serious games, Therapeutic
The Making of Prince of Persia: Journals 1985 - 1993 (Book reference)
This autobiography is composed by the personal journal of Jordan Mechner during the creation of his famous game Prince of Persia (1989). The authors tells us about his thoughts, his doubts, his joy, and more specifically about the different steps towards the creation of this classic game. A very interesting read, despite a rather "rough" writing style : this book allows you to literally enter inside the head of Jordan Mechner, a creative genius with a lot more doubts and fears that we [...]Keywords : biographie, prince of persia, jordan mechner, artist, creative process
GameSpite Journal 10 : Super NES Turns 20 (Book reference)
This 200 pages book presents a selection 80 good games on the Super NES. Most of the chosen games are classical titles: Super Mario, Zelda, Starfox, Super Metroid, Castlevania, Final Fantasy, Megaman X, etc. Hopefully, the authors also highlight some obscure gems: Robotrek, Radical Dreamers, Shiren The Wanderer, Drakken, etc. Each games is presented over one page of text and one page of beautifully laid-out images. Last but not least, several 3-4 pages articles focuses on the key points of [...]Keywords : super nes, history, games, encyclopedia
Zelda : Chronique d'une saga légendaire (Book reference)
An analysis book dedicated to "The Legend of Zelda" game series. This text-only book is divided in two main parts. The first one, which represents about 2/3 of the book pages, begins with a quick presentation of each title in the series (from "The Legend of Zelda" to "The Legend of Zelda : Spirit Tracks"). The story of each episode is detailled in one or two pages, before analyzing the special features of its game design compared to the other episodes. But [...]Keywords : the legend of zelda, analysis, psychology, story