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Morphologie des jeux vidéo (Broacasting our studies)
This paper is part of an experimental approach aimed to raise a classification suited to videogames. According to the methodology that Propp used for its classification of the Russian tales, we have found recurring diagrams within the rules of videogames. We named these recurrent rules "GamePlay bricks", as the combination of those bricks seems to be an interesting way to classify video games. In this article, we will study the nature of “GamePlay bricks”, especially the li [...]Keywords : classification, gameplay, video games, rules, bricks
Persuasive Games - The Expressive Power of Videogames (Book reference)
This book is a detailed study of the expressive potential of video games. The author analyses many examples of games broadcasting messages, related to politics, advertising and education. This study allows Ian Bogost, a media researcher and game designer, to introduce the concept of "procedural rhetoric", i.e. the use of games rules to broadcast messages. This book is very brilliant: full of relevant examples, it features an analysis that will undoubtedly inspires any creator or resear [...]Keywords : serious game, procedural rhetoric, analysis, research, example
PBL and Serious Games (Broacasting our studies)
First this communication reports an active learning experience about students who had to create Serious Games dedicated to teenagers. In the second time, this communication takes supports on the experience to highlight similarities between the PBL and Serious Games approaches.Keywords : Serious Game, Teaching, Active learning, PBL, Video game
Le monde des jeux vidéo (Book reference)
This tiny 88 pages book attempts to provide a introduction to the world of video games to people who doesn't know anything about them. It begins with a quick summary of the history of video games, followed by a detailed presentation of the main games genres. It then presents the main steps of the creation process of a video games, and ends with leads for their future. The book is written in a way that makes each topic covered over two pages only: video games from the 70's, the 80's, the 90's, ac [...]Keywords : video games, introduction, history, genres, design
Serious Game: just a question of posture? (Broacasting our studies)
This article explains the difference between a large variety of Serious Games and tries to propose a classification to understand this type of video games. We explore the connection between the goal of the game designer, the objective of the game and the posture of the player. Finally, we explore how we can create some serious game to make corporate communication or educative program.Keywords : serious game
Towards a classification of Video Games (Broacasting our studies)
This paper is part of an experimental approach aimed to raise a video games classification. Being inspired by the methodology that Propp used for the classification of Russian fairy tales, we have cleared out recurrent diagrams within rules of video games, named "Game Bricks". The combinations of these different bricks will allow us to represent a classification, in accordance to their rules, of all the video games. In this article, we will study the real link between these bricks and [...]Keywords : Classification, Rules, Video Games, Gameplay
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
Serious Games as tool of communication (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
Morphological study of the video games (Broacasting our studies)
The aim of this article is first to present V.E.Ga.S., a tool which intend to classify video games, study their nature and to corroborate hypothesis by a pragmatic approach. It consists in studying a significant number of video games in order to index their composition of elementary “game bricks”. Basing our study on this bricks and crossing them, we try to classify and study video games. In a second time, this paper presents the classification deduced from the results of V.E.Ga.S.Keywords : Classification, Bricks, Experimental Methods, Gameplay, Game design, Video Games, Morphology, Taxonomy
A classification of video games deduced by a pragmatic approach (Broacasting our studies)
The aim of this article is to present a classification of video games deduced by a pragmatic approach. The methodology consisted in indexing a significant number of video games by taking account their elementary “game bricks”. At last all these combinations have been studied in a database called V.E.Ga.S. Access to proceedingsKeywords : Classification, Bricks, Gameplay, Taxonomy, Game, Play, Morphology