LudoScience

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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Misconception 4: Video games have no place in the classroom with Julian Alvarez (Broacasting our studies)

Podcast: "Are you thinking of using video games in your university teaching? You may not realize that video games can be a useful learning tool. In this fourth episode, we welcome Julian Alvarez, a teacher-researcher in Information and Communication Sciences at the University of Lille, who answers the common misconception that “video games have no place in the classroom”. A pioneer in research into the link between games and learning, he shares with us examples of how video game [...]

Keywords : Ludopedagogy, Edutainment, Serious game, Education, Ethics

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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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Instrumentalizing video games: precautions to take and pitfalls to avoid (Broacasting our studies)

The talk “Instrumentalizing video games: precautions to take and pitfalls to avoid” addressed the effects and counter-effects of using video games for utilitarian purposes, particularly in the workplace and in education. For example, playing with gamers can bring a pedagogical dimension, but poorly orchestrated use can lead to frustration and a potential rejection of the intended learning by participants. This talk is based on the book “Serious Game, "un carcan ludique&quo [...]

Keywords : Instrumentalization, Video games, Ethics, Ludopedagogy, Effects, Counter-effects, Serious gaming, Serious game

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Training in the use of games in a professional environment, what paths? (Broacasting our studies)

What are the professions using games? What are the key skills to develop to move into these professions? And what training systems exist to acquire the methodology and develop good practices to move towards these key skills? This round table will allow us to address all of these themes.

Keywords : Training, Ludopedagogy, Game, Best practices, Serious game

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Serious Games ?A Ludic Constraint?? Ludopedagogy in debate (Broacasting our studies)

What is the aim of using games at work? How far can we go with this approach? Does it work? What are the ethical issues involved in using games in the workplace? In this seminar, we'll be tackling these questions with Julian Alvarez, a teacher-researcher in Information and Communication Sciences specializing in edutainment. Link to video

Keywords : Ethics, Security, HSE, Serious game

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Serious game, a ?Ludic Constraint?? Discussion around interpretive and ethical gaps in edutainment teachings (Broacasting our studies)

Conference given at the Nantes University Hospital for an audience specialized in dentistry. The objective is to raise participants' awareness of educational practices, possible counter-effects and ethical aspects.

Keywords : Serious game, Game, Ethics, Counter-effects, Teaching practices, Ludopedagogy, Edutainment

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Introduction to Ludopedagogy (Broacasting our studies)

Web conference designed to introduce participants to edutainment. The conference reviews the concepts of serious games, interpretive gaps, edutainment sequences and evaluative models.

Keywords : Interpretive gaps, Ludopedagogy, Edutainment, Serious game, Evaluation, CEPAJe, Colectyng, Model

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