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VirtualSign in Serious Games [PDF]

, 2016
This paper presents the game developed within the VirtualSign project. This game aims to make the process of learning sign language easier and enjoyable. In the game the player can control an avatar and interact with several objects and Non-player characters in order to obtain signs. To obtain those signs the player will have to overcome challenges and
Paula Escudeiro, Nuno Escudeiro, Marcelo Norberto, Jorge Lopes   +3 more
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The psychosocial toll of Dublin III on asylum seekers in the Netherlands

American Journal of Community Psychology, EarlyView.
Abstract The Dublin III Regulation determines which EU Member State is responsible for examining asylum claims, but its implementation carries significant consequences for those subjected to it. This study examines how Dublin III, as implemented in the Netherlands, affects asylum seekers' psychosocial wellbeing using Silove′s Adaptation and Development
Imen El Amouri
wiley   +1 more source

Personalization in Game Design for Healthcare: a Literature Review on its Definitions and Effects

International Journal of Serious Games, 2016
Personalization, the involvement of stakeholders in the design process, is often applied in serious game design for health. It is expected to enhance the alignment of a game to the preferences and capacities of the end-user, thereby increasing the end ...
Marierose van Dooren, Valentijn Visch, Renske Spijkerman, Richard Goossens, Vincent Hendriks   +4 more
doaj   +1 more source

Immigration detention centers as torturing environments: Ethical reckonings, radical refusals, and implications for a psychology of resistance

American Journal of Community Psychology, EarlyView.
Abstract This paper examines psychologists' ethical dilemmas in immigration detention centers. Using critical psychology, border, and detention scholarship, it highlights psychologists' historical complicity in state violence, from the U.S. Enhanced Interrogation Program to current border regimes.
Francesca Esposito, Federica de Cordova, Julia Manek, Sara Buckingham, Camilla Ponti, Francesco Tommasi, Bradley Olson   +6 more
wiley   +1 more source

MnemonicMaker: A Serious Game for Reconstructing Bitcoin Wallet Mnemonic Phrases

International Journal of Serious Games
Mnemonic recovery phrases are crucial for securing cryptocurrency assets, yet their memorization presents significant challenges for users. Traditional approaches to storing these phrases often compromise between security and ease of use.
George Vlahavas, Christos Karakasis, Athena Vakali   +2 more
doaj   +1 more source

Learning Impact Evaluation of the serious game “Cultural Awareness – Afghanistan Pre-deployment” [PDF]

, 2014
Attention to human factor in conducting any type of military/security operations is currently an objective of utmost importance in the context of troop training within NATO.
Alessandra Tesei, Tesei, Alessandra, Alessandra Barbieri, Roceanu, Ion, Beligan, Daniel, Daniel Beligan, Ion Roceanu, Barbieri, Alessandra, Agostino Bruzzone, Bruzzone, Agostino   +9 more
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Transitioning to nonpunitive school policies for addressing student substance use: Qualitative interviews with key school administrators

American Journal of Community Psychology, EarlyView.
Abstract Recent policy change in Massachusetts encourages schools to limit their use of exclusionary discipline to “extraordinary circumstances,” but little work has explored the opportunities and challenges of transitioning to nonpunitive practices after student substance use infractions in schools.
Kristina Conroy, M. Grace Albright, Kendall B. Roberts, Meghan A. Costello, Anthony J. Jannetti, Alexis R. Wing, Randi M. Schuster   +6 more
wiley   +1 more source

The Effect of Procedural Rhetoric and Narrative Content in a Narrative Game-Based Fear Appeal

International Journal of Serious Games
The current study evaluates the relative contributions and interaction of procedural arguments and narrative content in health interventions. Passive health interventions often fail to make health threats relevant for a young target population.
Hendrik Engelbrecht, Nynke van der Laan, Renske van Enschot, Emiel Krahmer, Fausto Burgemeester, Spatika Gujran, Leila Marandi   +6 more
doaj   +1 more source

An Agent Based approach to design Serious Game

International Journal of Serious Games, 2014
Serious games are designed to train and educate learners, opening up new learning approaches like exploratory learning and situated cognition.  Despite growing interest in these games, their design is still an artisan process.
Manuel Gentile, Dario La Guardia, Valentina Dal Grande, Simona Ottaviano, Mario Allegra   +4 more
doaj   +1 more source

Simulation and gaming of resource management in pediatric emergency medicine

International Journal of Serious Games, 2020
Access blocks throughout the entire healthcare system and overcrowding issues are pervasive in many emergency departments where the coordination and strategic management of resources could be supported by serious games and simulations approaches. However,
Cevin Zhang, Karin Pukk Härenstam, Adam S Darwich, Sebastiaan Meijer   +3 more
doaj   +1 more source