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Managerial skills and soft skills developed in entrepreneurial games (Broacasting our studies)
On the work market and for corporate recruiters, soft skills have become increasingly sought-after. Technical skills are always present, but they are no longer sufficient on the employment market. As part of this dynamic, serious games can be used as tools to work more specifically on managerial skills. After underlining the importance of these skills, we propose a selection of titles and a critical look at games that can stimulate and reinforce them.Keywords : managerial skills, education, game, play, serious game, soft skills
Develop computational thinking through the design of educational video games (Broacasting our studies)
Video games are becoming an increasingly important part of children’s daily leisure activities. Their use as an educational tool seems to be a good way to combat the decline in motivation and the loss of meaning in learning that has been observed among students. The constructionist approach proposed by Papert aims to explore the creation of video games by learners. Several studies have shown that it is associated with the development of computational thinking. However, a recent meta-analys [...]Keywords : Serious Game, Game design, Constructionism, Computational Thinking, 21st century skills, Ludopedagogy, Edutainment
Onion soup and management: the utilitarian instrumentalization of videogames (Broacasting our studies)
In the context of serious games, this chapter asks whether it is possible, in a formal situation, to superimpose utilitarian and game objectives while preserving both parties. We hypothesize that the answer to this research question is affirmative. To verify this, we are studying it from two angles: that of the artifact (Serious Game) and that of the activity (edutainment session). In our attempt to test our hypothesis, using an edutainment session based on a video game, we have identified a rec [...]Keywords : Edutainement, Serious games, Serious Gaming, Instrumentalization, Video games, Mediation, Learning, Ludopedagogy
Onion soup and management: the utilitarian instrumentalization of videogames (Broacasting our studies)
In the context of serious games, this chapter asks whether it is possible, in a formal situation, to superimpose utilitarian and game objectives while preserving both parties. We hypothesize that the answer to this research question is affirmative. To verify this, we are studying it from two angles: that of the artifact (Serious Game) and that of the activity (edutainment session). In our attempt to test our hypothesis, using an edutainment session based on a video game, we have identified a rec [...]Keywords : Edutainement, Serious games, Serious Gaming, Instrumentalization, Video games, Mediation, Learning, Ludopedagogy
Video games, tools of soft power or vectors of ideologies? (Broacasting our studies)
Many video games convey ideological messages, in more or less subtle ways, whether political or economic, or as a form of soft power. However, gamers don't always recognize these messages, and interpret them subjectively.Keywords : Video game, Soft Power, Ideology, Interpretative gaps, Serious game, Ethics
Serious game: human or animal invention? (Broacasting our studies)
The aim of this chapter is to determine whether the Serious Game is a human invention. To answer this question, we propose to check whether both Serious Game and Serious Play can be found in the animal kingdom. If such a census proves negative, then we can conclude that the Serious Game could indeed correspond to a human invention. If this were not the case, then Serious Play would be better regarded as inter-species activities. This would then lead us to study whether it is possible to identify [...]Keywords : Serious Game, Serious Play, Social Play, Play object, Solo Play, Animal behavior, Invention, Innovation
Serious games and design thinking: a possible combinaison? (Broacasting our studies)
This chapter presents two socio-technical systems that combine the use of serious games, especially digital ones, with design thinking. The aim of this approach is to test whether such a combination is possible. To this end, we conduct a comparative study of two serious games in which we were involved. Through a reflexive approach and by mobilizing surveys and field studies, the approach is not only feasible, but also allows for a good complementarity between game phases and design thinking. How [...]Keywords : Serious games, Serious Play, Design Thinking, Edutainment, Video games, Activities, Game Design
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