ABSTRACT Serious games augment utilitarian applications with an entertainment dimension. Hence, information pertaining to a utilitarian objective is seamlessly incorporated into the gaming scenario. In this paper, we present the concept of ubiquitous biofeedback serious games (UBSGs), a family of games that integrate biofeedback processes in their operation. They rely on physiological inputs collected from the player through biological sensors for game control. These physiological inputs a
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Mots-clés : Biofeedback, Biological control systems, Physiology, Entertainment industry, Biosensors, Serious gaming, Affective computing, Ubiquitous computing
This paper updates and builds on ‘Modelling with Stakeholders’ Voinov and Bousquet, 2010 which demonstrated the importance of, and demand for, stakeholder participation in resource and environmental modelling. This position paper returns to the concepts of that publication and reviews the progress made since 2010. A new development is the wide introduction and acceptance of social media and web applications, which dramatically changes the context and scale of stakeholder interactions
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Mots-clés : Citizen science, Social media, Serious games, Crowdsourcing, Biases, Uncertainty
Objective: Serious games are becoming popular in various healthcare domains. However, they should be designed to cater toward learners' perspectives, needs, and specifications in order to be used to their full potential in education. This study investigated the gaming experiences, motivations, and preferences of pharmacy students.Materials and Methods: An anonymous self-administered survey obtained participant demographics, gaming experiences (enjoyment level of different game genres,
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Disponible depuis quelques jours aux éditons Pix'n Love, le livre "PlayStation / Saturn - la guerre des 32 bits" vous raconte en détail l'histoire de ces deux consoles mythiques. Ses quelques 300 pages se divisent en deux parties. Une moitié est consacrée à l’histoire de la console PlayStation ainsi qu'à la genèse de ses dix jeux les plus célèbres (Wipeout, Tekken, Gran Turismo, Final Fantasy VII, Metal G
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Mots-clés : histoire, playstation, saturn
The main research question addressed in this thesis is how the choice of game type influences the success of digital educational games (DEG), where success is defined as significant knowledge gain in combination with positive player experience. Games differ in type if they differ at least by one game feature. As a first step we identified a comprehensive set of unique game features, summarised in the Game Elements-Attributes Model (GEAM), where elements are the defining components that all game
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Mots-clés : digital educational games (DEG), Game Elements-Attributes Model (GEAM), Jeux vidéo, Classification
Cet ouvrage revient en détail sur l'histoire de deux consoles mythiques, toutes deux sorties en 1994. Ses quelques 300 pages se divisent en deux parties. Une moitié est consacrée à l’histoire de la console PlayStation ainsi qu'à la genèse de ses dix jeux les plus célèbres (Wipeout, Tekken, Gran Turismo, Final Fantasy VII, Metal Gear Solid…). De son coté, l’autre moitié détaille l’histoire de
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Mots-clés : saturn, playstation, histoire, sony, sega, wipeout, virtua fighter, 32 bits
Cet ouvrage revient en détail sur l'histoire de deux consoles mythiques, toutes deux sorties en 1994. Ses quelques 300 pages se divisent en deux parties. Une moitié est consacrée à l’histoire de la console PlayStation ainsi qu'à la genèse de ses dix jeux les plus célèbres (Wipeout, Tekken, Gran Turismo, Final Fantasy VII, Metal Gear Solid…). De son coté, l’autre moitié détaille l’histoire
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Mots-clés : playstation, saturn, histoire
Digital games are everywhere. Once just a fixture in family living rooms, they're now being played in almost every setting imaginable—in schools, at the workplace, restaurants, in the backseats of cars, and on subway platforms—and by individuals of all ages, from ... References (1) : Djaouti, D., Alvarez, J., Jessel, J., Rampnoux, O., Origins of Serious Games. In Ma, M., Oikonomou, A., Jain, L. (eds.), Serious Games and Edutainment Applications. Springer-Verl
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Abstract—Serious games are present today in several fields such as education, government, health, defense, industry, civil security and science. In our research we are particularly interested in serious games used in education since they have become an essential part of the learning process and one of the main pedagogical tools used for diffusion of educational messages. So the use of serious games in an educational context can motivate students and stimulate their interest as they fit int
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Mots-clés : Assessment Grid, Education, Serious games, SG-LOM
Pourquoi un Serious Game ? Suite à une série de constats liés aux TD réalisés en présentiel, la BU décide de se lancer dans l’aventure du Serious Game Le Serious Game n’est pas voué à remplacer les cours traditionnels en présentiel dans tous les domaines du savoir. C’est un complément utile et efficace, qui permet de « contextualiser les enseignements théoriques grâce &agr
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Mots-clés : Serious Game, Bibliothèque