English-speaking literature currently dominates game and play studies. French-speaking researchers must necessarily read and write in English to study them. In the first chapter of such an approach, it is often mentioned that "play" refers to activity and "game" to the artefact. But there are subtleties that quickly undermine such a dichotomy. In this article, we propose a correspondence table between 18 items to help French-speaking researchers better understand English
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Keywords : game studies, game, play, activity, artefact, gameplay, translation
(Broacasting our studies)
On February 5, 2020 in Lille, as part of the “Didapro” Francophone computer didactics symposium, a workshop entitled “MOTIF..MOTIF..MOTIF.. is to repeat MOTIF... 3 times” was proposed. (https://www.didapro.org/8/programme/#atelier). The aim of the workshop was to introduce young Cycle 1 pupils (kindergarten and first grade) to computer thinking through two edutainment sessions involving teachers and researchers. The proposed activities were game-based, with the pedagogica
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Keywords : Serious game, Edutainment, Ludopedagogy, Evaluation, Debriefing, Education, CEPAJe, Colectyng
A round-table discussion aimed at presenting a panorama of the different communities that exist around video games. This overview shows the diversity of players involved in collecting, deconstructing, tinkering, cataloguing, hacking, paying homage, passing on... The possibilities are endless. Finally, we present some of the institutions that also represent the video game industry.
Keywords : Cosplay, Video game, Maker, Retrogaming, Research, Communities, Institutions, Gamer
SummaryBased on research on a serious game used for training purposes, this chapter aims to analyze knowledge transfer related to emotional labor between gaming and work situations. After defining emotional labor, it discusses issues related to the use of a serious game as mediation; whether or not it is accepted; and whether it contributes to the possibility of better regulating emotions. The results suggest that knowledge transfer, in and around work situations, is related more to the acceptan
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Keywords : Emotional Labor, Knowledge transfer, Recruitment schemes, Serious Escape Game, Vocational training, Work situations
In this new episode, Dr. Ludus explores the concept of the "video toy", as described by researcher Stéphane Natkin in 2003 in his book "Video Games and Media in the 21st Century".https://www.eyrolles.com/Informatique... How does the concept of "video toy" differ from that of "video game"?That's what Machine and Dr. Ludus explain in this new episode. Find out more about the concept of a video toy:http://ja.games.free.fr/Introduction_... (pp
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Keywords : Toy, Video toy
Interview with Julian Alvarez, associate professor at the DeVisu laboratory and INSPE in Lille.The subject is using games as a lever for teaching. Question 1: Who are you Julian Alvarez? https://youtu.be/O9GkHctoEeM Question 2: What is your day-to-day work? https://youtu.be/N_8rDvzSOAsQuestion 3: What impact does your work have on your research? https://youtu.be/8IG0cx0HtvUQuestion 4: What advice do you have for getting started in edutainment? https://yo
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Keywords : Ludopedagogy, Edutainement, Education, Teaching practices, Learning, Game based learning, Play, Game
Abstract: Since 2016, the appearance of consumer virtual reality headsets has put this technology back in the media spotlight. However, all virtual and immersive experiences are subject to technological advances that make them available to as many people as possible, right down to our smartphones (notably through augmented reality). This amalgam of technologies has enabled the emergence of new cultural content, and made it possible to access more interactive heritage works. In the current health
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Keywords : AR, VR, XR, Augmented Reality, Virtual Reality, Extended Reality
Abstract. This research studies the relationship that is established between a physical place (a museum and its works, in this case the Palais des Beaux-Arts in Lille - France) and its visitors, when the wandering is accompanied and guided by a tablet device. The dedicated application it supports, Muséo+, has been designed following a design for all approach and has been tested with 130 autistic, intellectually impaired, deaf, precocious and without handicap children. The study focu
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Keywords : Virtual reality, Augmented reality, Serious game, Museum, Game, Interaction
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
P0627THE PERIODIC TABLE FOR VIDEO GAME ANALYZISCHEMISTRY AND EDUCATION2. Tools in chemistry educationJ. Alvarez 1.,*Recherche Dept. / Université Polytechnique Hauts-de-France - Devisu - Lille (France)*Corresponding author(s).Email: julian.alvarez@espe-lnf.fr (J.Alvarez)Abstract This communication aims to present a formal deconstruction of video games in the form of various elementary elements called "Gameplay Bricks". To understand these elements and stu
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Keywords : Atomic Approach, Gameplay, Taxinomy, Formalism, Periodic Table