Carmageddon (Broacasting our studies)
An article about the history of Carmageddon, based on interviews with creators of the game.
Keywords : carmageddon, history, video game
The accelerated progress being made with interactive devices (such as screens, cameras, joysticks and tangible objects) has triggered the develop- ment of new interaction methods for applications (e.g., body language, haptic feedback, etc.). Video games and Serious Games are being played on increa- singly innovative peripherals (e.g., Kinect, Wii Balance Board). These devices have generated new, intuitive forms of Human-Computer Interaction that are completely changing our usages. The purpose of
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Keywords : Tangible objects, screens, devices, video game, serious game, characterization
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This communication addresses the issue of the appropriation of the Serious Game object by an ecosystem, particularly in the education area. The starting point begins with the observation that the video game is a basis for the development of many Serious Games. As such, this raises a set of resistors, including from parents of students and media. The video game is seen as negative, particularly by the violent images that some titles call. This can thereby impacting negatively inf
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Keywords : Appropriation, Video Game, Serious Game, Accompaniment, Complexity
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In view to study the use and evaluation associating Serious Games in the context of education, should one consider whether players from different generations have different imaginaries when they are exposed to video games. Indeed, a teacher, because he has known video games from first generations, could convene the imaginary that its learners could interpret differently. To verify such a paradigm, this communication attempts to investigate whether players pioneers who&nb
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Keywords : Imaginary, video game, retro gaming, serious game, lexicometric analysis
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