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Mapping and Analysing Prospective learning for technologies: Results from a consultation with European stakeholders and roadmaps for policy action (Broacasting our studies)
The Europe 2020 strategy acknowledges that a fundamental transformation of education and training is needed to address the new skills and competences that will be required if Europe is to remain competitive, overcome the current economic crisis and grasp new opportunities. Innovating in education and training is a key priority in several flagship initiatives of the Europe 2020 strategy, in particular the Agenda for New Skills and Jobs, Youth on the Move, the Digital Agenda, and the Innovation Un [...]Keywords : Learning, Serious Game, Game
LawVille: a Collaborative Serious Game (Broacasting our studies)
Nowadays Serious Games (SGs) are becoming more and more popular and establish themself as an important research field of e-learning. Since the first multimedia SGs developed for US Army in 2002 (www.americasarmy.com), videogames have been increasingly... References (1): Djaouti D., Alvarez J., Jessel J., Rampnoux O. (2011). “Origins of serious games,” in Serious Games and Edutainment Applications, eds Ma M., Oikonomou A., Jain L. C., editors. (New Y [...]Keywords : Serious game
THE SERIOUS GAMES FOR LEARNING THE CHALLENGE OF A STANDARD MAINTENANCE AND COMPETITIVE GAMEPLAY AND DESIGN (Broacasting our studies)
Introduction The value of video games for learning is a controversial issue that has fueled numerous investigations since the first electronic games captivated generations of young people and children in the 80s (and Méndiz De Aguilera, 2004). While, initially, there were suspicions to believe that video games could be useful in education and training field currently, it is a widely shared by both researchers concept, for educators (Del Moral, 2010; Gros, 2009, Gros, 2000 Etxeberr&ia [...]Keywords : Video games, Learning, Values
Etude des déterminants psychologiques de la persistance dans l'usage d'un jeu sérieux : évaluation de l'environnement optimal d'apprentissage avec Mec (Broacasting our studies)
The aim of this paper is to show the relevance of motivational key concepts in evaluating the use of serious game. Thisresearch involves115studentstrainingwith Mecagenius® (serious game in mechanical engineering). The results of theexploratorystudy also confirmthe relevance of theuseof flow in Education scale (EduFlow) to evaluatethe optimallearning experiencewitha serious game. It also appearsthatEduFlowisrelated tospecific actions within the school context such as self-efficacy, motivatio [...]Keywords : Serious game, Flow, Self-efficacy, Interest, Motivational climate
Ubiquitous Biofeedback Multimedia Systems (Broacasting our studies)
Human wellbeing, in a large component, relies on the harmony between the body and the mind. Unfortunately, we often miss or ignore important signals from our bodies, and sometimes this can negatively impact our health. Therefore, the use of intelligent systems that grasp such signals and convey them in an intuitive manner to our minds can result in great health benefits. In this Thesis, we introduce a family of multimedia technologies and techniques aimed at realizing such systems. We call them: [...]Design Thinking como metodologia alternativa para o desenvolvimento de jogos sérios (Broacasting our studies)
ABSTRACT Use of Design Thinking methodology is becoming common in business, services and products creation, particularlyin interactive media generation. This methodology consists in dividing development process into a number of regular steps: problem definition, target audience, brainstorming, prototyping, solution selection and implementation. The aim of this paper is to present the use of Design Thinking properly adapted to the creation of serious games, indicating advantages and disadvan [...]Keywords : Design thinking, Games, Business administration, Serious games
Learning cultural heritage by serious games (Broacasting our studies)
a b s t r a c t Immersive technologies such as virtual environments and augmented reality have a clear potential to support the experiencing of cultural heritage by the large public, complementing the current tools and practices based on tangible goods such as museums, exhibitions, books and visual content. Serious games – videogames designed for educational objectives – appear as a new tool to learn cultural content in an engaging way. In this paper, we will provide an extensiv [...]Keywords : Cultural heritage, Serious Game
Serious games and human resources management: a mapping in the CAC 40 companies (Broacasting our studies)
For almost ten years, serious games have been becoming more and more popular in large French companies, especially toward human resource managers who use them to recruit, integrate, train, support, develop, communicate and sensitize. However, few research papers are based on the academic literature in management science. The purpose of this paper is to build a typology of serious games based on their use in human resource management. To construct this typology, an inventory of all serious games [...]Keywords : Serious game, Ressources humaines, Cartographie, Usages, Grandes entreprises
Une proposition de modèle de design pédagogique dans un processus de co-conception d'un jeu sérieux par des apprenants-concepteurs (Broacasting our studies)
Abstract Since the 90s, integrating computer-based educational gaming into the learning process has been amply studied and criticized for not producing conclusive evidence, especially within the context of edutainment and CBT (Egenfeldt-Nielsen, 2005; p.265). Nonetheless, the emergence of constructivist learning environments, constructivist- centered learning approaches and instructional design models are providing new ways for integration of educational game in classrooms. A third generati [...]Keywords : Edutainment, Edugame, Serious games, Education, Learning through design, Co-conception, Instructional design and model
Playful Interfaces for Scientific Image Data: A Case for Storytelling (Broacasting our studies)
Recent developments in the field of HCI draw our attention to the potential of playful interfaces, play, and games. This chapter identifies a new but relevant application domain for playful interfaces (i.e. scientific practice involving image data). Given the thesis that play and playfulness are relevant for a researcher’s interaction with scientific images, the question remains: How do we design playful interfaces that support meaningful ways to playfully engage with scientific images? Th [...]Keywords : Games, Storytelling, Data