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Learning Without Knowing: A study of playfulness in educational games (Broacasting our studies)
Abstract The use of tablet computers have increased significantly in numerous parts of society during recent years, and the educational sector is no exception. Use of games in educational situations has intrigued scholars of different disciplines, presenting both favouring and opposing opinions. Whilst the educational effectiveness of the game media is discussed, research done in the area of cognitive development, psychology and pedagogy argue for the importance of play and the positive eff [...]Keywords : Game design, Educational games for children, Playfulness, Educational games in Sweden
A Preliminary Study of Serious Game Effect Model based on Construal-Level Theory (Broacasting our studies)
Many of recent studies have suggested various positive outcomes of serious games. However, relatively little emphasis has been placed on the roles of user-centered factors from a psychological perspective. One of the main goals of serious games is the change of the user`s perception and behavior towards a positive direction. To achieve this goal, psychological factors should be applied to the user`s playing process in serious games. Inspired by construal-level theory(CLT), we propose a CLT appli [...]Keywords : Serious game, User's perception, psychological factors
Serious game et apprentissage en réalité virtuelle: résultats d'une étude préliminaire sur la mémorisation en langue étrangère (Broacasting our studies)
This study aims at analyzing the influence of 3-D interaction on learning a foreign language from an experiment conducted with German language learners. The objective is to draw empirical evidence on the usefulness of Virtual Reality technologies in the conception of a serious game. The results of the empirical study show a positive influence of 3D interaction on lexical short-term memorization, but did not revealed a significant influence on long-term memorization. The study also highlights the [...]Keywords : Serious game, Virtual reality, Learning, Languages, Interaction
Your educational games for Research (Blog post)
Ludoscience is a non profit organization aimed at studying game and its uses. In the context of research and conservation of heritage videogame work, we collect edutainment titles, edugames and other educational games from all eras and all supports.If you have such securities and that they clutter up you... Think about us! :)Please contact us to send your titles.Thanks also to bring the announcement around you... Ludoscience TeamUSING SERIOUS GAMES FOR IDEA ASSESSMENT IN SERVICE INNOVATION (Broacasting our studies)
Abstract Serious games are an innovative way for tackling design objectives in a variety of IS contexts. In this paper, we explore the use of an online serious game for idea assessment in companies, an approach that is not covered in scientific literature so far. Thereby, we contribute to understanding (i) whether serious games can add to overcoming challenges in the area of idea assessment, and, (ii) whether there are potential biases of the game towards more incremental or radical ideas w [...]Keywords : Big Five, Experiment, Idea Assessment, Personality Traits, Serious Games, Service Innovation, Team Formation
Introduction (Broacasting our studies)
Introduction by Julian Alvarez & Pascal StacciniSince 2002, the Serious game has been attracting growing interest thanks to the prospects it promises to offer in terms of prevention, training, education, learning, therapy, communication, training, data collection and so on. Valenciennes has been hosting the e-virtuoses since 2008. This is an event with international ambitions, designed to bring together players interested in Serious games, simulation and e-learning. The main sectors addresse [...]Keywords : Serious game, Serious gaming, Conferences, SEGAMED, e-virtuoses, Health, Education, Communication
Creación de Juegos Serios en Unity 3D (Broacasting our studies)
ABSTRACT This thesis addresses the problems of the development of serious games, focusing particularly on bridging the gap between of two separate communities: developers and domain experts, that is, educators. Nowadays, students are used to “consume” a large number of games for different purposes (mainly for leisure), and they are expecting a certain quality level in the games (e.g. media assets, story, effects, etc.) and affecting the attitude of playing the game if it does no [...]Keywords : Educational video games, Serious games, Game design, Human-Computer interaction, Game engine
FACILITATION MATTERS A framework for instructor-led serious gaming (Broacasting our studies)
ABSTRACT This thesis explores the use of serious games from an instructor perspective. More specifically, it aims to study the roles of instructors and how they can be facilitated within an instructor-led game-based training environment. Research within the field of serious games has mostly focused on the learners’ perspective, but little attention has been paid to what the instructors do and what challenges that entails. In this thesis, I argue that serious games, as artefacts used f [...]Games based learning (Broacasting our studies)
Abstract The aim of this thesis is to investigate whether it is possible for a teacher (as a non-game developer) to create educational computer games that could be considered fun‟ to play. The influences of game genre and graphical fidelity on this process are also investigated, along with the practicalities and barriers that constrain the (mainstream) use of computer games within the education system.A literature review was conducted into the motivations for using educational games, [...]Keywords : Video games, Educational games