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The not serious gaming, an unproductive activity? (Broacasting our studies)
This paper is related to the works of Gilles Brougère and aims to study the rapport between play and serious. “Serious” is related to utilitarian aspects as Etienne Armand Amato proposes to do. More precisely, we try to study the potential of the productivity associated to play activities (serious or not) for the player. At the end, we propose a model. The census is carried out form a counter factual analysis, taking to framework from theoretical approaches including co [...]Keywords : serious game, artefact, activity, productivity, unproductivity
Serious Games with Serious Players: Game Play with International Decision-makers (Broacasting our studies)
Abstract In 2013 the Skoll Global Threats Fund asked CNA Corporation to design and develop a game exploring information-sharing, conflict, and cooperation on the Indian subcontinent. The goal of the game was twofold: to understand information-sharing, its impediments and effects on water sharing and decision-making, as well as understand how gaming could be a tool for social change. The game was executed in two instances, one in the Washington, DC area with U.S. subject matter experts, and [...]Keywords : Cross-cultural, Game
Maximum Similarity Index (MSI): A metric to differentiate the performance of novices vs. multiple-experts in serious games (Broacasting our studies)
AbstractIn learning environments, appropriate objectives are needed to create the conditions for learning and consequently the performance to occur. It follows that appropriate metrics would also be necessary to properly measure what actually constitute performance in situ (within that environment), and to measure if learning has indeed occurred. Serious games environments can be problematic for performance measurement because publishers often posit the game would automatically facilit [...]Governance through Philitainment: Playing the Benevolent Subject (Broacasting our studies)
AbstractThis article analyzes Free Rice within the context of “the rise of the ludic sublime,” where video games are hailed as the solution to highly sophisticated political problems. As part of what we call practices of “philitainment,” Free Rice, we argue, functions within the political domain of what Jodi Dean has termed “communicative capitalism” and therefore both captures resistance and actually solidifies global capitalism. Ultimately, th [...]Keywords : Digital Games, Critical Theory, Governmentality, Philitainment, Development
Facilitation matters: A framework for instructor-led serious gaming (Broacasting our studies)
AbstractThis 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 for learning [...]Keywords : Serious games, Serious gaming, Game-based training
The history of Carmageddon (Blog post)
Carmageddon. A video game known by people even if they never played it, thanks to its scandalous reputation. However, this game is far from solely being the "nasty racing game where you have to crush pedestrians" that many media and politicians wanted to ban. Carmageddon is first and foremost an excellent game, featuring many technological and gameplay innovations that deeply influenced the racing game genre. We interviewed Neil Barnden, co-founder of Stainless Software gam [...]Keywords : history, carmageddon, stainless software, violence, scandal, censorship, fun
Serious Games: A design methodology from concept to end-user (Broacasting our studies)
Abstract —Since 2002, serious games have received much attention from industry, government and the research community. However, the large number of definitions available still present limitations in terms of contexts and games classification. Indeed, these definitions exclude certain types of games and do not cover certain contexts where serious games could be deployed. Therefore this paper introduces a shift in the interpretation of serious games, allowing a more flexible definition [...]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
Carmageddon (Broacasting our studies)
An article about the history of Carmageddon, based on interviews with creators of the game.Keywords : carmageddon, history, video game
Pong et la mondialisation - L'histoire économique des consoles de 1976 à 1980 (Book reference)
This book focuses on a little known and hardly discussed period from the history of video games: the ends of the 70's, and more specifically the 1976-1980 years of the home consoles. The books explains how, after Ralph Baer's pioneer invention of the Magnavox Odyssey, and the success of Pong in arcades, home video games takes over TV sets around the world thanks to... General Instrument. Indeed, the introduction of a new integrated chip, copying Pong and sold for a few dollars only, allowed many [...]Keywords : pong, globalization, economic history, home console, 70's, japan, france, usa