In this book, Catherine Kellner, a researcher in communication sciences, analyses and criticizes the so-called "edutainment" products. Through real-world examples, she highlights the common flaws of these products (storytelling elements used instead of play attributes, games using texts for kids who don't know how to read yet, boring games sequences, etc.). She also offers many ways to improves them (using the discovery space embedded in every game, learning by trial-and-error, etc.).
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Keywords : edutainment, research, analysis, critic
This tiny 88 pages book attempts to provide a introduction to the world of video games to people who doesn't know anything about them. It begins with a quick summary of the history of video games, followed by a detailed presentation of the main games genres. It then presents the main steps of the creation process of a video games, and ends with leads for their future. The book is written in a way that makes each topic covered over two pages only: video games from the 70's, the 80's, the 90's, ac
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Keywords : video games, introduction, history, genres, design
This article explains the difference between a large variety of Serious Games and tries to propose a classification to understand this type of video games. We explore the connection between the goal of the game designer, the objective of the game and the posture of the player. Finally, we explore how we can create some serious game to make corporate communication or educative program.
Keywords : serious game
This paper is part of an experimental approach aimed to raise a video games classification. Being inspired by the methodology that Propp used for the classification of Russian fairy tales, we have cleared out recurrent diagrams within rules of video games, named "Game Bricks". The combinations of these different bricks will allow us to represent a classification, in accordance to their rules, of all the video games. In this article, we will study the real link between these bricks and
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Keywords : Classification, Rules, Video Games, Gameplay
A collection of party games suited for teenage girl, playable through MSN Messenger while chatting.
Keywords : feminine audience
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Keywords : art
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Keywords : gameplay
A dating game, based on a quizz system inspired by "Speed Dating". Will you find your soulmate ?
Keywords : feminine audience
A creative game project, letting the players imagine and design the most beautiful clothes and furniture.
Keywords : feminine audience
A dating game featuring several minigames. You play as a gril in a bar, and you definitively won't leave this bar alone... But beware who you flirt with, some mens have a possessive girlfriend. And if you manage to drag an hot men to your bed, be sure to use protection !
Keywords : feminie audience