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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
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
A adoção de aplicações informáticas com características de jogos online: Uma perspetiva no setor do e-banking em Portugal (Broacasting our studies)
The online game's commercial success and the influence on user behavior, led us to consider developing applications with games features in order to investigate which variables and features that could influence in e-banking adopting. The topic of games and business, lead us to a main research question, "What is the impact of computer applications with game features in e-banking?", and two other questions, "Which elements, characteristics or variables of games on e-bank [...]Keywords : e-Commerce , Gamification, Online games, Software development, Information technology, Web design, Technology acceptance, e-Banking
A Practical Evaluation of the Influence of Input Devices on Playability (Broacasting our studies)
AbstractInnovations being achieved with interactive devices (screens, sensors etc.) allow the development of new forms of interaction for many applications. Videogames played with these devices are completely changing how we use them and taking advantage of intuitive interfaces. Based on that, we ask “What aspects of playability are affected using different input devices for a certain gaming task and how is gaming performance affected?”. Our contribution is to present a practical eva [...]Keywords : Emotions in HCI, Entertainment systems, Evaluation methods and techniques, User Experience, Input devices
Retrogaming #1 : Introduction (Broacasting our studies)
Retrogaming #1 : Introduction Date, heure et lieu de l'événement :Mercredi 1 juin 2016 de 13:00 à 14:00 (heure avancée d’Europe centrale Heure : France)Serre Numérique2 rue Péclet59300 ValenciennesFrance Assister à l'Evénement Cette 1ere session Rétrogaming introduira le sujet en proposant une frise temporelle qui passe en revue la préhistoire du jeu vid&eacut [...]Keywords : Serious game history, Video Game history, Retrogaming, Workshop
Some news froms Ludoscience (Blog post)
As you may have noticed, these last months have been quiet for Ludoscience. Don't worry, the lab is still running, it's just that we have all been so busy with our current projects, that nobody had the time to actually update the website! As these projects near completion, in the upcoming weeks we will have new projects to share with you, including... a new book written by all the Ludoscience members! In the meantime, here is a selection of our activities during the last months: Our b [...]Keywords : ludoscience, news, conferences
Game-based Approach in e-Learning (Broacasting our studies)
Abstract: In this article a summary is made of the use of standard electronic game’s methods in e-learning. It shows how game-elements and game-mechanics can be applied in e-learning environments. Different types of Serious games – Game-based learning, Gamification of learning, Organizational-dynamic games, Simulation Games and Edutainment have been discussed. The article introduces the game-based model for learning and 70:20:10 education framework. There are examples for e-Lear [...]Keywords : E-learning, Serious games, Game-based learning, Gamification, Game-based learning model
Designing and Evaluating Simulation Games For Professional Project Management Education (Broacasting our studies)
Abstract Simulations and serious games are often considered to be efficient for professionals training. Experiential learning makes simulation a good pedagogical tool for educating working professionals. But the success of game based delivery depends on various factors such as the right blend of simulation and traditional theoretical lessons, concept and content of the simulation, link between the simulation and professional activities etc. Paper proposes a simple model representing links o [...]Game Learning Analytics: Learning Analytics for Serious Games (Broacasting our studies)
AbstractVideo games have become one of the largest entertainment industries, and their power to capture the attention of players worldwide soon prompted the idea of using games to improve education. However, these educational games, commonly referred to as serious games, face different challenges when brought into the classroom, ranging from pragmatic issues (e.g., a high development cost) to deeper educational issues, including a lack of understanding of how the students interact with the games [...]Keywords : Serious games, Game learning analytics, Learning analytics, Game analytics, Educational standards
Positive Psychology in Game Design: A Framework for Collaboration (Broacasting our studies)
ABSTRACT With more than 1.5 billion gamers around the world as of the end of 2015, with further growth projected as mobile devices achieve greater market penetration, there has been a great deal of interest in using games for purposes beyond entertainment. However, gamification and serious games often fail to engage prospective users, generate commercial interest, or meet longterm objectives, due to mismatched expectations, failures in communication, and lack of understanding of design [...]Keywords : WellBeing Theory, Game Design, InterProfessional Collaboration, Psycholog