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Digital Game-Based Learning (Book reference)

This book is a reprint of one of the most iconic texts on the use of video games for education. First published in 2000, it aims to demonstrate stakeholders, teachers and other education professionals how video games can enhance learning. The book thus presents a lot of interesting examples coming from school education, adult education and defense. While the book tone is more evangelist than scientific, especially when read today, it remains a very rich and thought-provoking introduction to the [...]

Keywords : game based learning, digital games, learning, examples

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To Communicate with Serious Games (Broacasting our studies)

Title: Discussion about Virtual StoryTelling (Behavioural Simulation) and Serious Games (Female Gaming)  Date: 2nd February 2007Room: EMG.44Time: 14.25pmSpeaker: Prof. Jean-Pierre Jessel  Abstract: Professor Jessel will discuss Virtual storytelling from the perspectives of behavioural simulations, VR and scenario development. Olivier Rampnoux and Julian Alvarez will the discuss the issues and challenges on how to take into account the female public within serious games?& [...]

Keywords : Serious game, Teaching, Gender, Female public, Design, Serious game design, Video game, Game Design

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Presidential 421 (Student project)

A 421 dice game themed after french presidential election in 2007. Who will be elected ? 

Keywords : 421, serious game

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Gears (Student project)

A serious game concept aimed to present the job of systems analyst, and the skills it requires. The game is deeply inspired by The Incredible Machine. (Game Design documents) 

Keywords : serious game, build, puzzle, systems analyst

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Fat Mario (Student project)

A serious game concept to present the nutritionist job to teenagers. The game is a parody of Super Mario Bros., as the player need to collect foodstufs instead of coins. But be careful, you'll have to follow the indication of Mario's nutritionist to prepare a balanced meal ! (Game Design documents)  

Keywords : serious game, platform, mario, nutritionist

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Dubber (Student project)

A serious game presenting movie dubbing related jobs, both with an animation and an interactive game.  Interview with a teenager who played the game Interview with a teenager who played the game 

Keywords : serious game, dubber, micro

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Fee Design (Student project)

A serious game presenting the "industrial designer" job to teenagers. The game is an interactive website where they can create and share their own furniture.  Testing the game with teenagers 

Keywords : serious game, industrial designer, website

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Cabinetmaker (Student project)

A serious game about the cabinetmaker job. The game takes place in a western universe, and gives you two missions: to build furniture in a puzzle game, and to deliver them in a platform game.  Interview with teenagers who played the game  

Keywords : serious game, action, puzzle, cabinetmaker

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Project ONISEP (Student project)

A serious game that illustrates three different jobs : architect, urban planner, and landscaper. These three professionnal have be asked to create a city on Mars, through this adventure game that features several minigames. 

Keywords : serious game, adventure, architect, urban planner, landscaper

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Screen printer (Student project)

A serious aimed to present the basics of screen printing to teenagers. The players can draw something, and see how it will be used to customise any clothe they want. 

Keywords : serious game, create, screen printer

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