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How Serious Are Serious Games? Some Lessons From Infra-games
DiGRA Digital Library, 2005In this paper, the authors explore the possible contribution of serious games for advanced academic and/or professional learning in particular to support the decision-making andmanagement of complex infrastructures, such as utilities, ports and wind farms. The developments of the computer industry make it more attractive to add computer technology into
Bekebrede, Geertje +4 more
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Proceedings of the 2nd international Conference on Big Data, Cloud and Applications, 2017
Recently, serious games have become a crucial strategy that is devoted to improve e-learning. Nowadays, they play an important role in attaching player and learner to learn by having fun and to retain as much pedagogical information as possible. As a result, it is necessary to extend the life cycle of an SG, enriching it with important educational ...
Chaimae Meftah +3 more
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Recently, serious games have become a crucial strategy that is devoted to improve e-learning. Nowadays, they play an important role in attaching player and learner to learn by having fun and to retain as much pedagogical information as possible. As a result, it is necessary to extend the life cycle of an SG, enriching it with important educational ...
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Serious Rigor für Serious Games
2011While playing is as old as the human species (Homo Ludens, Huizinga 1971), it is remarkable how little we understand about what makes people learn from playing games. In our eyes, the contribution of this chapter is threefold. Firstly, the main text discusses a variety of ways to structure all different types of games with the purpose to explain the ...
Sebastiaan Meijer, Wim Veen
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Proceedings of the XVII International Conference on Human Computer Interaction, 2016
In recent years, there has been a massive increase in the number of serious games (SG). While many scientific studies have focused on the benefits of such games in different application areas such as health, education or business, few have examined how design could be improved. This paper focuses on one aspect that should be considered during SG design
Rafael Prieto de Lope +2 more
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In recent years, there has been a massive increase in the number of serious games (SG). While many scientific studies have focused on the benefits of such games in different application areas such as health, education or business, few have examined how design could be improved. This paper focuses on one aspect that should be considered during SG design
Rafael Prieto de Lope +2 more
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From Serious Games to Serious Gaming
2009Popular accounts of the serious games movement have often fallen back on the image of the computer as a “teaching machine” that “programs” its users-for better or for worse. The fantasy is that one can just plant kids in front of a black box and have them “learn” as if learning involved nothing more than absorbing content.
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2016
This chapter covers the topic of creating the design of a serious game. It first presents background information on games in general, and how they create engagement in particular—essential for serious games. The actual design process is similar to designing entertainment games; however, it differs when it comes to integrating the serious content itself.
Mildner, Philip +1 more
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This chapter covers the topic of creating the design of a serious game. It first presents background information on games in general, and how they create engagement in particular—essential for serious games. The actual design process is similar to designing entertainment games; however, it differs when it comes to integrating the serious content itself.
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2018
Serious games are gaining a lot of interest in education because they are effective learning tools that engage and motivate students. However, serious games are not ad-hoc motivational but they must follow specific elements to assure motivation. There are several types of motivation that reinforce the effectiveness of serious games and engage students ...
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Serious games are gaining a lot of interest in education because they are effective learning tools that engage and motivate students. However, serious games are not ad-hoc motivational but they must follow specific elements to assure motivation. There are several types of motivation that reinforce the effectiveness of serious games and engage students ...
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Comparison of game engines for serious games
2017 40th International Convention on Information and Communication Technology, Electronics and Microelectronics (MIPRO), 2017Serious educational games are specially designed computer games which are used in an educational setting, in other words, they are interactive competitive lessons with defined learning outcomes which allow students to have fun during learning. The importance of serious games in contemporary educational practice is increasing.
Sanja Pavkov +2 more
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Serious Games: Play for Change
2020This chapter describes the state of research into games that have been designed to affect their players beyond offering entertainment experiences. This will include a discussion of the terminology, mechanisms, and effects of serious games. The interdisciplinary nature of the field means that mechanisms are drawn from (media) psychology, computer-human ...
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bams, 2013
Abstract Computer and video games are increasingly being used for serious purposes and not only for entertainment. In recent years, we have observed a very fast market development of serious games, which are used for education, simulation, research, health, and therapy purposes.
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Abstract Computer and video games are increasingly being used for serious purposes and not only for entertainment. In recent years, we have observed a very fast market development of serious games, which are used for education, simulation, research, health, and therapy purposes.
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