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Learning Programming through Games and Contests: Overview, Characterisation and Discussion (Diffusion de nos travaux)
Learning of programming and, more generally, of computer science concepts is now reaching the public at large. It is not only reserved for people who studied informatics (computer science) or programming anymore. Teaching programming to schoolchildren presents many challenges: the big diversity in ability and aptitude levels; the big amount of different tools; the time-consuming nature of programming; and of course the difficulty to motivate schoolchildren to keep them busy with hard work. There [...]Mots-clés : Game-based learning, Gamification, Learning programming, Online programming platform, Programming contest
Le Serious game : marché en déclin ou en pleine mutation ? (Diffusion de nos travaux)
En 2002, l’armée US propose America’s Army, un Serious Game qui correspondrait aujourd’hui à un “Call of Duty" ou “Battlefield”. Sauf que… America’s Army est diffusé gratuitement sur Internet, et téléchargé sans surprise par plusieurs millions de joueurs dans le monde !Mots-clés : Serious Game, Marchés, Serious Gaming, Level Design, Game Design, Serious Modding, Serious Diverting
A adoção de aplicações informáticas com características de jogos online: Uma perspetiva no setor do e-banking em Portugal (Diffusion de nos travaux)
The online game's commercial success and the influence on user behavior, led us to consider developing applications with games features in order to investigate which variables and features that could influence in e-banking adopting. The topic of games and business, lead us to a main research question, "What is the impact of computer applications with game features in e-banking?", and two other questions, "Which elements, characteristics or variables of games on e-bank [...]Mots-clés : e-Commerce, Gamification, Jeux en ligne, Développement logiciel, Technologie de l'information, Web design, Technology acceptance, Commerce électronique
Voluntary Play in Serious Games (Diffusion de nos travaux)
AbstractVoluntariness is an important feature of games. Serious game designers intend to generate engaging gameplay, which implies that voluntary play should be equally important for serious games as for entertainment games. This paper describes the outcome of a study on the impact of voluntariness on learning in a serious game. The results of 19 participants, randomly assigned to voluntary and mandatory gameplay, are analyzed to identify possible differences. The findings of this study suggest [...]Mots-clés : Serious games, Effectiveness, Learning effect, Freedom of choice
Supporting Collaborative Serious Game Studies Online (Diffusion de nos travaux)
AbstractWhile a lot of papers have argued for the educational potential of serious games, the field is still young and methods and tools are needed in order to support effective and efficient design. The SG Studies Database is an instrument devised to allow sharing structured information about SGs. This information can be used by scholars and practitioners also to perform comparative analysis and identify components and modules that could be used in different games. The SG Studies database, whic [...]Mots-clés : Personal Computing, Computers and Education, User Interfaces and Human Computer Interaction, Image Processing and Computer Vision, Artificial Intelligence (incl. Robotics), Software Engineering
Concevoir un scénario de jeu vidéo sérieux pour l'enseignement-apprentissage des langues ou comment dominer un oxymore (Diffusion de nos travaux)
Résumé : Cette recherche étudie l‘utilisation du jeu vidéo pour l’apprentissage des langues étrangères en classe. L’étude porte sur l’intégration de ce support issu de pratiques informelles au contexte formel de la classe de langue. A la fois ludique et à visée d’apprentissage, le ‘jeu vidéo d’apprentissage’ incarne un oxymore, point de tension entre deux pôles, [...]A Practical Evaluation of the Influence of Input Devices on Playability (Diffusion de nos travaux)
AbstractInnovations being achieved with interactive devices (screens, sensors etc.) allow the development of new forms of interaction for many applications. Videogames played with these devices are completely changing how we use them and taking advantage of intuitive interfaces. Based on that, we ask “What aspects of playability are affected using different input devices for a certain gaming task and how is gaming performance affected?”. Our contribution is to present a practical eva [...]Mots-clés : Emotions in HCI, Entertainment systems, Evaluation methods and techniques, User Experience, Input devices
The Effects of a Customisable Pedagogical Agent in a Serious Game Teaching Art Concepts to Middle School Students (Diffusion de nos travaux)
Abstract During this project a serious game was created, which included a pedagogical agent to teach middle schoolers about art concepts. The game is used to test if the option to customise the agent would have an effect on fun, knowledge gain, and how the player rated the agent. This game consists of five mini games and a character creator. The mini games each focused on teaching a specific art concept; perspective, image cropping, composition, genre, and colour blending. The player can cu [...]Mots-clés : Serious Game
Un modèle formel de jeux sérieux de type étude de cas pour l'enseignement supérieur : le modèle DISCO (Diffusion de nos travaux)
Cet article propose un modèle formel de jeux sérieux utilisable et compréhensible par les enseignants du supérieur. Depuis quelques années ces derniers sont confrontés à de multiples évolutions de leur métier dues à des facteurs divers : nouvelles générations d'étudiants connectés, apparition des MOOC ou encore usage des jeux sérieux. Ces derniers ont fait l'objet de nombreux appels d'offres [...]Mots-clés : Serious Game, Jeux Sérieux, Modèle de conception, Education, Enseignement, Création
Environnement de développement pour l?intégration de composants de réalité mixte dans les jeux sérieux (Diffusion de nos travaux)
Au cours de ces dernières années, l’utilisation de la réalité mixte a permis une évolution importante de l’authenticité et de l’immersion dans les jeux sérieux. La multiplication des innovations et la croissance de ce marché ont permis de diminuer le coût des dispositifs techniques. Cependant, le développement d’applications basées sur ces nouveaux systèmes de captation et d’affichage [...]Mots-clés : Réalité mixte, Jeux Sérieux, Serious Game, Immersion, Architecture d'environnement, Développeurs, Intégration, Implémentation