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New section: the big list of books about videogames (Blog post)
A new year means a new section to the Ludoscience website! To celebrate 2014, we offer you a new "bibliography" section, dedicated to the books about videogames. This big list already features more than 80 books dealing with various topics: history of videogames, game creators biographies, Game Design, Serious Games, videogames studies & analysis... Each book is presented through a personal abstract and opinion, all purely subjective. But please note that we have read [...]Keywords : site update, books, videogames, history, game design, serious games
RIHM Revue des Interactions Humaines Médiatisées 2013, Volume 14 - Issue 1 (thematic issue coordination) (Broacasting our studies)
While video games have established themselves as a major cultural industry of our time, the serious game, which derives from it, is arousing growing interest: more than simple entertainment, it promises to offer numerous perspectives in terms of prevention, training, education, learning, therapy, communication, training, data collection, etc. This is why the Grand Hainaut Chamber of Commerce and Industry took the initiative of organizing, since 2012 in Valenciennes, with the support of the Picta [...]Keywords : Serious game, Video game, Chamber of commerce
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
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: [...]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
Shared Situational Awareness between inland actors at Port of Rotterdam: Improving Shared Situational Awareness by means of a game session (Broacasting our studies)
Inland transport is a crucial component for the gateway ports such as Rotterdam. There are different parties involved in the inland transport: forwarders, shipping line agents, shipping lines, sea terminals, inland carriers, etc. To operate effectively and efficiently cooperation and collaboration is required between all involved parties. The claim of this project is that the root of several problems occurring in the container flow can be explained by the low level of Shared Situational Awarenes [...]The One Fork Restaurant (Videogame)
A tiny game created in 48h for the Ludum Dare 28 competition, on the theme "You Only Get One." The game takes place in a restaurant where many customers are coming to eat, but unfortunately the restaurant has only one fork! So the customers have to share this fork in order to eat their meals, but they aren't really patient... You move the fork from one customer to another by clicking on them. The patience of each customer (represented by the gauge below them) slowly decreases when [...]Keywords : Ludum Dare 28, LD28, You Only Get One, 48h compo, restaurant
Jogo sério para aprendizagem da instabilidade de vertentes (Broacasting our studies)
Abstract Serious games have been receiving a lot of interest in the recent years and have been increasingly used for educational, military and business purposes. One of the positive sides of serious games is the fact of being tools that allow the creation of an environment where players are immersed in a playful activity, and are much more receptive to knowledge acquisition. Through serious games players are more likely to retain information for a longer period of time. The terrain instabil [...]The structuring of the educational digital sector: an educational and industrial issue (Broacasting our studies)
According to the OECD, France only ranks 17th out of 34 countries in terms of development of the information society. Nor is it among the leaders when it comes to the use of digital technology in schools, where it ranks within the European average, often far behind the most advanced countries13. Printed textbooks are still very much the dominant model, both in terms of usage and public purchasing. While we must not overestimate either the positive impact of digital technology on educational succ [...]Keywords : Digital Economy, Report, Education, France, Ministries