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Level Up A Media-Archaeological Study on the Rhetoric of Progress about Serious Health Games (Diffusion de nos travaux)
ABSTRACT Examining the progressive and optimistic rhetoric about serious games in healthcare as a starting point, this thesis analyses the rhetoric of progress in medical media instruments and applications as recurring discursive building blocks in media history. It argues that the narrative of serious games history - a rhetoric that operates from within fixed values and beliefs about technological innovation - is part of a longstanding tradition in medical media history that shares partic [...]Mots-clés : Serious games, Healthcare, Rhetoric of progress, Media archaeology, Material discourse analysis, x-ray, Microscope
Mensch-Maschine-Zusammenarbeit innerhalb von Leitstand-Teams im Luftverkehrsmanagement (Diffusion de nos travaux)
Zusammenfassung Aufgrund der zunehmenden Technologisierung ist die Entwicklung von Assistenzsystemen unentbehrlich, da Operateure bei der Durchführung komplexer Prozesse unterstützt werden müssen. Künftig werden soziotechnische Systeme entstehen, im Rahmen derer Menschen und technische Systeme kooperativ interagieren. Diese Entwicklung der steigenden Automatisierung und der Tendenz zu kooperativen soziotechnischen Systemen ist auch im Luftverkehrsmanagement zu erwarten. Aller [...]WristDroid - A serious game to support and motivate patients throughout their wrist rehabilitation (Diffusion de nos travaux)
Abstract:Wrist injuries are a common and frequent health issue requiring rehabilitation. Occupational and physical therapists create individual exercises for their patients, which include both ambulatory/stationary and home exercises. Practice and literature show, however, that autonomously performed exercises are likely not carried out accurately and may endanger progress of rehabilitation. We propose the design of WristDroid - an Android-based serious game to leverage execution of home exercis [...]Mots-clés : serious games, injuries, medical computing, patient rehabilitation, patient treatment
The evolution of advergames development: A study in the Netherlands (Diffusion de nos travaux)
Abstract:Despite our exposure to advergames, and studies about their effects, we know very little about the other side of the coin, i.e., advergames developers. In this paper, we report on a study of advergames development companies in the Netherlands. After deriving statements concerning the advergames market through three interviews, we cross-validate these statements with eight companies. Several statements are statistically significant, including the following: advergames are increasingly be [...]Mots-clés : Customer loyalty, Netherlands, Advergames development companies, Technological platforms, Social media components, Advertising companies
The Choice of Serious Games and Gamification (Diffusion de nos travaux)
When analyzing past and existing trends, gamification has unarguably invaded the mainstream media in a more pervasive way than serious games. In the literature, there has been a wide range of meanings for gamification, some detractors abhorring the term to others stating it encompasses everything to do with games and entertainment. This inconsistent nomenclature and undefined scope has led to the erroneous belief that gamification and serious games are synonymous. The aim of this paper is to pre [...]Mots-clés : Serious Games, Gamification
Serious Games with Serious Players: Game Play with International Decision-makers (Diffusion de nos travaux)
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 [...]Mots-clés : Cross-cultural, Game
Governance through Philitainment: Playing the Benevolent Subject (Diffusion de nos travaux)
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 [...]Mots-clés : Digital Games, Critical Theory, Governmentality, Philitainment, Development
Facilitation matters: A framework for instructor-led serious gaming (Diffusion de nos travaux)
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 [...]Mots-clés : Serious games, Serious gaming, Game-based training
Serious Games: A design methodology from concept to end-user (Diffusion de nos travaux)
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 (Diffusion de nos travaux)
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 [...]Mots-clés : Game design, Educational games for children, Playfulness, Educational games in Sweden