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Virtual Reality-Based Holistic Framework: A Tool for Participatory Development of Customised Playful Therapy Sessions for Motor Rehabilitation (Broacasting our studies)
Abstract:The research in-progress presented in this paper proposes a holistic VR-based framework for participatory design of Serious Games for motor rehabilitation. The proposed framework is devised in layers that facilitate the mapping of game mechanics to playful therapeutic exercise games. The framework proposed can be disease agnostic and applies to a wider range of service users, regardless of their condition and motor functional capacity. The pilot study design for evaluating the proposed [...]Keywords : Games, Diseases, Systems architecture, Monitoring, Medical treatment, Stakeholders, Systems architecture
Comparing Voluntary and Mandatory Gameplay (Broacasting our studies)
Abstract Gameplay is commonly considered to be a voluntary activity. Game designers generally believe that voluntary gameplay is essentially different from mandatory gameplay. Such a belief may be a challenge for serious games, as instruction is usually mandatory. The article describes the outcomes of two experiments on the impact of voluntariness on the learning effect and enjoyment of a serious game. In the first experiment freedom of choosing to play a serious game was studied, with part [...]Keywords : Serious games, Learning effect, Enjoyment, Mandatory play
SUCCESS FACTORS IN FINNISH SERIOUS GAMES (Broacasting our studies)
Serious games (SG) are computer-and video games with a primary focus other than entertainment. This is, they are made to educate, teach, inform and promote ideas. The current research focused on SGs' success factors and their emergence in SGs published in Finland in 2015. The research approach was qualitative and the research method was theory-based content analysis. First, the concepts of SG, SG design methodology and learning were discussed based on existing knowledge. Success factor related k [...]Keywords : Serious game, Success factor, Gaming experience, Content implementation, Implementation process, Analysis framework
Between Game and Reality: Using Serious Games to Analyze Complex Interaction Processes in Air Traffic Management (Broacasting our studies)
AbstractIn 2010 the eruption of the Icelandic volcano Eyjafjallajökull paralyzed a large part of the European air traffic. Results were massive restrictions in the European and intercontinental air traffic. Even after canceling the aircraft grounding, airport operators, airlines, air traffic controllers, and ground handlers had to deal with the situation that the aircraft and crews were not in the places where they should have been for the correct execution of the flight plan. To [...]Keywords : Air traffic management, Decision-making, Serious games
Game Dimensions and Pedagogical Dimension in Serious Games (Broacasting our studies)
AbstractDesigning serious games is a complex process because finding the right balance between the ‘serious' and the ‘game' dimensions is vital, as pointed out in some meta-analyses (Wouters, et al. 2013). If educational content prevails over the entertainment element, users' motivation may decrease and this can have a negative impact on the effectiveness of learning. On the other hand, if entertainment predominates over content, this can also limit learning opportunities. Another ma [...]Keywords : Serious game, Design, Education, Digital games, Modèles
THE ?SYNTHESIS? VIRTUAL MUSEUM (Broacasting our studies)
ABSTRACT Open linked data technologies pave the way towards the semantic Web of the future by a) exploiting the abundance in data availability, b) enhancing the continuing application developments in the Web and computer technologies, c) increasing the availability of game engines towards an expansion of techniques and d) bridging culture and education with gaming. In this context, we introduce an innovative and content-dynamic web-based virtual museum, which relies and exploits the rich c [...]Keywords : Virtual museum, Virtual exhibition, Gamification, Interactive cultural exhibition, Open link data
Using video games for volcanic hazard education and communication: an assessment of the method and preliminary results (Broacasting our studies)
Abstract. This paper presents the findings from a study aimed at understanding whether video games (or serious games) can be effective in enhancing volcanic hazard education and communication. Using the eastern Caribbean island of St. Vincent, we have developed a video game – St. Vincent’s Volcano – for use in existing volcano education and outreach sessions. Its twin aims are to improve residents’ knowledge of potential future eruptive hazards (ash fall, pyroclastic [...]Keywords : Volcanic, Serious game, Videogames
DynaMus: a fully dynamic 3D virtual Museum framework (Broacasting our studies)
AbstractThe evolving technologies of the game engines and the Web have reached a level of maturity that enables them to contribute significantly to the long-celebrated blending of culture and education with gaming. In this work, we present DynaMus, an innovative fully dynamic Web-based virtual museum framework that relies entirely on users’ creativity and on the exploitation of the rich content in distributed Web resources. DynaMus is able to connect to popular repositories, such as Europe [...]Keywords : Dynamic, Virtual museum, Virtual exhibition, Game-based learning, Distributed data, Cultural resources
When is a serious game serious? (Broacasting our studies)
When is a serious game serious?by Dr. Holger Sprengel, Andrew Pomazanskyi (Nurogames GmbH)The video game industry is doing better than ever before. What we used to think of as “children’s play” not too long ago has now grown into an industry with revenues of $81.5 billion in 2014 (1) which was more than twice that of the international film industry for the year 2013. As such, the number of different types of games has been steadily increasing.One such type of video games [...]Keywords : Serious Game
Learning Programming through Games and Contests: Overview, Characterisation and Discussion (Broacasting our studies)
Learning of programming and, more generally, of computer science concepts is now reaching the public at large. It is not only reserved for people who studied informatics (computer science) or programming anymore. Teaching programming to schoolchildren presents many challenges: the big diversity in ability and aptitude levels; the big amount of different tools; the time-consuming nature of programming; and of course the difficulty to motivate schoolchildren to keep them busy with hard work. There [...]Keywords : Game-based learning, Gamification, Learning programming, Online programming platform, Programming contest