LudoScience

Can video games be serious? (Broacasting our studies)

For many children, video games are an important part of their free time.For parents who don't feel they have a place in this activity, they often prefer to limit the amount of time they use it. This role of regulator is very important to avoid excess. However, parents can also play an exciting role: that of mediator.Parents can help their children take a step back from this playful activity and help them to understand the nature of digital images and their meanings, to decode the messages convey [...]

Keywords : Serious game, Message, Mediation, Digital literacy, Video game, Education

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To Communicate with Serious Games (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, Gender, Female public, Design, Serious game design, Video game, Game Design

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Le ludo-éducatif : quelle déontologie dans la création des jeux ? (Broacasting our studies)

A round-table discussion on edutainment, focusing on ethical and deontological issues when creating games:What are the ethics involved in creating games?What are the risks? What are the safeguards?How do games and education interact?

Keywords : Serious game, Video game, Ethics, Deontology, Design, Edutainment, Game design, Serious game design

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Edumarket game (Broacasting our studies)

During this conference, the aim was to present the Edumarket game concept. This corresponds to a Serious Game combining an educational dimension and a brand. This raises a number of ethical questions: is it conceivable to teach children to read, with the parallel introduction of a brand in a school setting, for example? At the same time, using a video game to teach is in a way promoting a license that students are likely to consume after class... 

Keywords : serious game, Edumarket game, Ethic, Branding, Advertising, Licence

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