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Designing and Evaluating Simulation Games For Professional Project Management Education (Diffusion de nos travaux)
Abstract Simulations and serious games are often considered to be efficient for professionals training. Experiential learning makes simulation a good pedagogical tool for educating working professionals. But the success of game based delivery depends on various factors such as the right blend of simulation and traditional theoretical lessons, concept and content of the simulation, link between the simulation and professional activities etc. Paper proposes a simple model representing links o [...]A Web-Based Serious Game for Joint Training (Diffusion de nos travaux)
Abstract A Web-Based Serious Game for Joint Training As military systems and processes are becoming increasingly complex and thus more difficult to comprehend, large-scale exercises for NATO Joint Intelligence, Surveillance, and Reconnaissance (JISR) are regularly performed yet are often obstructed by insufficient staff preparedness. To address this concern, this thesis presents the design, prototypal implementation, and evaluation of a modular and web-based serious game called Exercise Tr [...]Mots-clés : Serious Game, Défense, Militaire, Simulation, Jeu de simulation
Serious games as a malleable learning medium: The effects of narrative, gameplay, and making on students' performance and attitudes (Diffusion de nos travaux)
AbstractResearch into educational technology has evaluated new computer-based systems as tools for improving students’ academic performance and engagement. Serious games should also be considered as an alternative pedagogical medium for attracting students with different needs and expectations. In this field study, we empirically examined different forms of serious-game use for learning on learning performance and attitudes of eighty 13-year-old students in the first grade of middle school [...]Mots-clés : Serious Game, student engagement, Learning
SERIOUS GAMES IN THE TENNIS PLAYERS' MENTAL TRAINING (Diffusion de nos travaux)
Abstract: Nowadays computer games are being developed for more than just the mere entertainment of the players. In the field of health and education, serious games aim to improve the level of the cognitive abilities, in a more attractive manner. Among the mental process, the concentration and the relaxation are the basic cognitive abilities in tennis. The timely monitoring and the levels of these abilities are important when the performance enhancement is concerned. Mental preparation of tennis [...]Mots-clés : Serious games, Mental training, Tennis, Concentration, Relaxation
Interactive Digital Mobile Gaming as a Strategic Tool in the Fight against Childhood Obesity (Diffusion de nos travaux)
The introduction of new technologies into children's daily routines is in many cases associated with negative health impacts. However, technology may also be used to promote healthy practices by way of so-called serious games. Several studies have confirmed that the use of such tools can result in significant health gains, the adoption of healthy eating habits, the practice of an active lifestyle, increased energy expenditure and decreased adiposity. In this context, the authors report a case st [...]Mots-clés : Obésité (Obesity), Serious Game, Game, Health game, Santé
Using Serious Games for Human Resource Management: Lessons From France's Top 40 Companies (Diffusion de nos travaux)
AbstractBusinesses around the world use serious games to make training more compelling and effective. An examination of the historic role of serious games in human resource management and the differences between serious games and other forms of professional development leads to the formation of a system for classifying serious games. Coupled with the experiences revealed in a study of 43 leading French firms that employ serious games to manage various aspects of HR, the typology can help manager [...]Mots-clés : Serious Game
Gaming Preferences, Motivations, and Experiences of Pharmacy Students in Asia (Diffusion de nos travaux)
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, [...]Critical elements underpinning the emergence of the medical game ecosystem: gamifying traumatic brain injury rehabilitation in Finland (Diffusion de nos travaux)
The healthcare sector is currently in the verge of a reform and thus, the medical game research provide an interesting area of research. The aim of this study is to explore the critical elements underpinning the emergence of the medical game ecosystem with three sub-objectives: (1) to seek who are the key actors involved in the medical game ecosystem and identify their needs, (2) to scrutinise what types of resources are required in medical game development and what types of relationships are ne [...]Mots-clés : Medical games, Health games, Health technology, Service ecosystems approach
Digital Educational Games: Methodologies for Evaluating the Impact of Game Type (Diffusion de nos travaux)
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 [...]Mots-clés : digital educational games (DEG), Game Elements-Attributes Model (GEAM), Jeux vidéo, Classification
AMBIENTE DE SIMULAÇÃO BASEADO NO JOGO SUPER BOMBERMAN PARA ENSINO E PESQUISA EM INTELIGÊNCIA ARTIFICIAL (Diffusion de nos travaux)
ABSTRACT One of the main problems involving the process of teaching and learning in the field of Artificial Intelligence (AI), it is the fact that the students possess a superficial understanding of algorithms and techniques presented in class, due to lack of exercise them in practice. In view of this, in this paper, we made a brief description of the main characteristics of intelligent agents and simulation environments, and we approach how the games can take a "serious" characte [...]Mots-clés : Artificial Intelligence, Serious Games, Intelligent Agent, Simulation Environment, Bomberman X