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
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Keywords : Company, Human Resources, Serious game
Ludopedagogy: Does video game escape the question of gender?The Research and Communication departments of INSPE Lille offer full access to the digital version of the exhibition entitled "Does video game escape the question of gender?".Read...
Keywords : Exhibition, Video game, Game, Gender, Marketing, Research
Between 2021 and 2022, INSPE Lille and Julian Alvarez have designed and produced a traveling exhibition entitled “Does the video game escape the question of gender?”. With a view to media education, the exhibition invites visitors to question the representations and imaginaries conveyed by video games in relation to questions of gender, identity and sexual orientation.In concrete terms, the exhibition is made up of 15 posters, based on the principle of Figure 1: a central question, i
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Keywords : Video game, Gender, Gender stereotype, Sexism
Conference designed to explain how Serious Games and video games can convey oriented messages in a conscious or non-conscious way.After having participants play a few Serious Games, the idea is to take a theoretical and critical look at the messages conveyed by the titles on offer. The notion of a Serious Game is then explained, followed by the messages conveyed by video games dedicated to the entertainment sector. This approach provides an opportunity to reflect on the issues associated with th
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Keywords : Message, Culture, Video game, Serious game, Market, Community, Editors
Edgar Dale’s pyramid is often associated with percentages by training organizations to promote active pedagogies. However, this model has a marketing origin and no scientific basis. It is therefore appropriate to turn to other models such as those of Agyris, Schön and Kolb (1984), which emphasize the importance of learning by doing. At the same time, by studying these different models, we can identify the extent to which the use of games and, by extension, serious games are fully cons
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Keywords : Learning models, Serious Game, Evaluation
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
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Keywords : Teaching, Training, Game, Board game, Video game
This talk presents some ways in which retrogaming - the use of old video games or electronic games - can be used to understand the commercial failures of certain devices when they were first brought to market, or to reverse-engineer them. The idea is to draw lessons for the current development of innovative products in the field of games and serious gaming, to avoid repeating similar pitfalls or to find sources of inspiration. The conference concludes with a presentation of the concept of neo-re
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Keywords : Serious game, Neo-retrogaming, Retrogaming, Video game, Model, Engineering, Reverse engineering, Electronic games
00:00:00 / 01:25:12 VidéoSonVoir aussi Se Summary: How can games - and video games in particular - become learning tools? Is a game that abandons frivolity to become a serious game - a contradiction for some - still a game? Does gamification really mean offering a playful experience? The meeti
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Keywords : Serious game, Edutainment, Ludopedagogy, Video game, Gamification
This chapter defines, explores and illustrates the terms "design", "design games", "game design", "codesign", "games", "serious games" and "gamification". It explores links between design and serious play. The chapter also identifies the different approaches people know about in order to design a serious game, illustrates it with examples and checks on a case-by-case basis whether the deep mises en abymes currently associated
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Keywords : Serious game, Design, Design game, Game Design, Codesign, Games, Gamification
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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
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Keywords : Health game, Serious game, Health, Patient, Defintion