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Analogies between the world of cinema and Serious Games (Blog post)
To understand how Serious Games fit into the videogame landscape, we can draw an analogy with the world of cinema.In the film industry, we primarily find big-budget entertainment films, also known as “block busters”.In the video-game industry, the equivalent would be AAA (triple-A) titles. Next come auteur or independent films. This is where we find the independent games community.As for art films, we identify Arts games such as Jason Rohrer's Passage.Then we come to documentari [...]Keywords : Serious game, Video game industry, Documentary, Movie industry, Docu-fiction, Art game, Advergame, Audio-visual
The 3rd Serious game study from IDATE, now available for free! (Blog post)
IDATE is pleased to offer for free the Serious Games study published in 2012.This is the 3rd edition that succeeds those of 2010 and 2008. This third edition analyzes the different segments of the Serious Gaming market based on detailed case studies and a systematic presentation of technologies, uses and professions, particularly analyzing the key stages of design, development and diffusion. It also presents the technological and business prospects for each market segme [...]Keywords : Study, Market, Education, Training, Health, Defence, Evolution, Serious Game
Clubs de football et e-sport : analyse croisée des influences et des repositionnements économiques et techniques (Broacasting our studies)
Introduction Depuis Septembre 2016, le Paris St Germain[1], puis l’AS Monaco[2] et enfin l’Olympique Lyonnais[3] se sont lancés respectivement dans l’e-sport en s’offrant leur équipe de pro-gamers. Le rapprochement de ces clubs professionnels français vers l'e-sport n'est pas un cas isolé et s'inscrit dans un mouvement déjà amorcé par d’autres clubs européens : Beşiktaş Jimnas [...]Keywords : Football (Soccer), Video Game, e-sport, Markets, Sport Simulation
Using Players? Gameplay Action-Decision Profiles to Prescribe Training: Reducing Training Costs with Serious Games Analytics (Broacasting our studies)
Abstract— Players’ gameplay action-decision data can be used towards profiling as serious games analytics. The insights gained can help support the decisions for performance improvement and as ‘prescriptions’ for training – e.g., diagnosing who should receive training, how much training will be given, informing the design of the game, and determining the contents for inclusion and exclusion. Data-driven training prescription can help learning organizations save mone [...]Keywords : Serious Games Analytics, Similarity measures, Performance improvement, Reducing training cost, Training prescription
(Broacasting our studies)
On September 8, 2016, as part of the SAMSEI (Stratégies d'Apprentissages des Métiers de Santé en Environnement Immersif) Lyon Summer School organized within the University of Lyon, a workshop named “Point sur le jeu sérieux” (Druette, 2016) was offered. During this workshop, which welcomed around fifty participants, mainly healthcare practitioners, we introduced the CEPAJe model for the first time. Developed during 2015, this model aims to explain, in part [...]Keywords : Serious Game, Evaluation, Health, Therapeutic scenario, Evaluative model, Therapeutic journey, Awareness
Business Management Simulations - a detailed industry analysis as well as recommendations for the future (Broacasting our studies)
Abstract Being exposed to serious games showed that some simulations widely vary in quality and learning outcome. In order to get to the bottom of best practices a detailed review of business management simulation literature was conducted. Additionally, an industry analysis was performed, by interviewing 17 simulation companies, testing a range of full and demo games, and conducting secondary research. The findings from both research efforts were then collated and crossreferenced against ea [...]Keywords : Business Management Simulation Game, Technology Enhanced Learning, Serious Gaming, Best Practice
Pokemon GO: study and reflection on the game (Blog post)
For the Ludoscience team, it's very important to play if you want to practice Ludology.Having read a few articles mentioning the idea that Pokémon GO could promote the health of its users through the walking activity it elicits, we wanted to form our own opinion by playing the title. We took the game with us on vacation, in the countryside, in the mountains and in the city.This month-long test also gave us the opportunity to make a few observations in the field, which we'd like to share w [...]Keywords : Serious Game, Video game, Smartphone, Serious Gaming, Pokemon Go, Gameplay, Research
Serious games: history and future (Broacasting our studies)
Abstract After the turn of the century, video games have risen up to the level of the largest mainstream entertainment mediums, now even challenging the movie industry in size. Even though the area occupied by serious games in this market has only just recently really started growing, with serious games still being only a relatively small portion of the video games market, has the idea of using games as tools for education and training been the target of continuous interest for at least the [...]Keywords : Video games, Serious games, Simulations, Simulate, Educational games, Edutainment, Health games, War games
LA GAMIFICATION COMBIEN ÇA COÛTE ? COMBIEN ÇA RAPPORTE ? / COMMENT RÉUSSIR SON PROJET DE GAMIFICATION ? (Broacasting our studies)
====================Description de la table ronde==================== Table ronde associant des représentants de studios de développement, des consultants et chercheurs.De manière croisée, chaque participant a donné son approche pour répondre aux questions liées aux coûts, retours sur investissements et éléments de réussites associés à la gamification. ============================Description [...]Keywords : Gamification, Business, Model
Positive Psychology in Game Design: A Framework for Collaboration (Broacasting our studies)
ABSTRACT With more than 1.5 billion gamers around the world as of the end of 2015, with further growth projected as mobile devices achieve greater market penetration, there has been a great deal of interest in using games for purposes beyond entertainment. However, gamification and serious games often fail to engage prospective users, generate commercial interest, or meet longterm objectives, due to mismatched expectations, failures in communication, and lack of understanding of design [...]Keywords : WellBeing Theory, Game Design, InterProfessional Collaboration, Psycholog