Abstract:Serious games are an emerging technology that is growing in importance, providing benefits beyond pure entertainment in order to improve the users' realistic experience. Nowadays, there is increasing concern for people with cognitive troubles. Their cognitive capabilities could be improved so they can lead a better life. Serious games have great potential in stimulating cognitive abilities for different target audiences via multiple devices. Classifications of serious games should help
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Mots-clés : Cognitive stimulation, Analysis, Classification, Serious games
The main purpose of this study is to identify the elements of children's health games that have a positive impact on children’s health. The investigation is done by evaluating previous health game studies concentrating on children and five health affairs (such as asthma, cancer, diabetes, nutrition and obesity). In order to do so, firstly the topic of children’s health games is explained through its roots, as it is an interdisciplinary topic pertinent with many other fields. For
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Mots-clés : health games, Children
IntroducciónLos juegos son tácticas estratégicas para facilitar el aprendizaje y han sido utilizados en todos los niveles en los contextos educativos. Estos son reconocidos como medios significativos para desarrollar el pensamiento estratégico, trabajo de equipo, tolerancia al riesgo, y autoconfianza, entre otros impactos positivos (Feng Liu y Chen, 2013). La inserción rápida de las tecnologías digitales y video, cubriendo todos los espacios de la
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AbstractVideo games possess many unique features that facilitate learning. Meanwhile, teaching about evolution is never an easy task due to the existence of some barriers to its learning.Virtual Age, therefore, has been developed in an attempt to harness the power of gaming to increase student understanding of biological evolution. The aim of this study was to examine whether Virtual Age is effective for learning about evolution and to further explore the interplay of student concept l
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Mots-clés : Secondary education, Applications in subject areas, Interactive learning environments, Teaching/learning strategies, Virtual reality
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Lorsque les jeux vidéos et nouvelles technologies se mettent au service de l’enseignement, cela donne le Serious Game.Jeux sérieuxUn Serious Game est défini comme « un courant didactique qui tend à utiliser les techniques et technologies du jeu vidéo au service de la transmission d’un message pédagogique ». Il fait son apparition au début des années 2000 par le biais de « American Army &raqu
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Background: Several studies have highlighted the implications of impulsivity and novelty seeking for both the maintenance and the process of recovery from bulimia nervosa (BN). Cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT) is the treatment of choice for BN, but for some cases, this treatment alone might not be sufficient for reducing the high levels of impulsivity. The paper presents a case report of a patient with BN, examining the effectiveness of using a videogame (VG; Playmancer) as an additional
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Mots-clés : eating disorders, bulimia nervosa, impulsivity, serious game, A-B-A-C-A design
Depuis maintenant plusieurs décennies, dans le domaine des transports terrestres, les simulateurs de conduite ont vu leur développement et leur utilisation se démocratiser. Ces simulateurs peuvent se décliner sous plusieurs configurations allant des plus complexes comme les simulateurs dynamiques 6-axes équipés d’écran semi cylindrique (1) aux plus simples comme les simulateurs de table équipés d’un seul écran et d
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Although research shows the link between flow and social interaction, this study explores the role of ICT skills in order to experience flow and social interaction. I used constructivism theory as it explains how humans make meaning from personal experiences, social interaction and tools (e.g., language and computer). The theory of flow was applied because it stipulates that people experience flow when they are fully engaged in any activity (Nakamura & Csikszentmihalyi 2002). Four participan
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Mots-clés : Online protocol, Social interaction, Social games, WOW, Quality of Life (QOL), Flow, MMORPG
En este trabajo se exponen los aspectos más destacados del proceso de creación de Raíces, un juego serio social que sirve como didáctica para la enseñanza, y busca estimular a los niños de hoy, caracterizados por el uso naturalizado de las tecnologías, a adquirir conocimiento a través de las redes sociales. La propuesta de este juego online tiene objetivos pedagógicos escondidos, objetivos que se pretende, posibiliten a los jugadores
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Mots-clés : Serious Games, Jeux de société, Jeux éducatifs, Jeux du web, Jeux pour enfants, Moteurs de jeux, HTML5, JavaScript
ABSTRACT Digital game-based learning has traditionally been examined from an ‘artefact-centric’ perspective that focuses on understanding how game design and principles of learning are, or can be, intertwined. These types of examinations have resulted in many descriptions of games’ educational potential, which has subsequently led to many types of arguments for why games should be used more extensively in formal education. However, comparatively little research has been do
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Mots-clés : Digital game-based learning, Serious Game