Article dedicated to Retro Serious Games. Pix'N Love #7 (pages 90 to 97).
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"This week, it's serious! The Serious Gaming is a new market of the video game industry dedicated to the learning, advertising, political... areas. A world market of 50 billions USD." Journalist :Cédric Ingrand Speakers : Jean-Claude La Rue (SELL), Sébastien Beck (DAESIGN) et Julian Alvarez (Orange Labs/ Ludoscience). Podcast
Keywords : Serious Games, LCI, Plein Ecran, Market, Video games, Serious Gaming
A fast-paced racing game taking place inside a fiber wire. You play as a data packet, and must make your way from one computer to another while avoiding fiber imperfections. Use either "UDP" and "TCP" communication modes to manage your speed and TTL in order to reach your destination.
Keywords : serious game, telecommunication, racing
A series of minigames starring a geek boy who must overcome his communication-related problems in order to get out with a nice girl.
Keywords : serious game, telecommunication, minigames
A series of quiz-based games aimed to extend your knowledge related to telecommunications. One of these games is relying on the MSN Messenger interface.
Keywords : serious game, telecommunication, quizz
A strategy game where you'll have to set up a telecommunication device between two buildings by using various technologies (fiber wire, wi-fi spots...) according to avaible money and natural obstacles.
Keywords : serious game, telecommunication, strategy
An adventure and management game which will let you discover the pionneering telecommunication devices. Going back through time, you'll first have to manage ressources in order to let people "re-invent" the first telecommunication devices. You'll then be able to use them in order to understand how they worked. This game will extend your knowledge related to the history of telecommunications.
Keywords : serious game, telecommunication, adventure
A shoot'em up where you'll have to protect your computer from loads of malwares while letting legit files reach your desktop. Beware, several "boss viruses" will also try to crush your computer.
Keywords : serious game, telecommunication, shoot'em up
A maze game which illustrate the way a computer network works. You'll have to handle TCP packets and lead them to their destination while avoiding collisions and hacker attacks.
Keywords : serious game, telecommunication, maze
A shooting game where you'll have to prevent GSM operators to build antennas through your city. This game is available in two versions. In the first one you'll use a sniper rifle, while the other one provides you a magic wand.
Keywords : serious game, telecommunication, shooter