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Highlights in the Literature Availablein Serious Games for Intellectual Disabilities (Broacasting our studies)
This review examines the literature on Serious Games used as learning tools for people with intellectual disabilities. Although intellectual disabilities are a very broad field where each individual has very specific characteristics, it would be beneficial to have general evidence-based recommendations about how to design videogames adapted to their cognitive requirements. Thus, the purpose of this paper is to identify and review the available literature on Serious Games for intellectual disabil [...]Keywords : Serious Game, Health games, Videogames, Intellectual disabilities
Jogos sérios para reabilitação cognitiva (Broacasting our studies)
Abstract Rehabilitation can be defined as a process devised in response to unplanned life changes imposed by diseases or traumatic accidents. Cognitive rehabilitation is a form of therapy, focused on restoring functions that remain partially intact, applied to people with some form of cognitive impairment such as memory loss. The problem of traditional approaches is the lack of motivation and lack of interest of patients to perform repetitive tasks. This is where the concept of serious game [...]Keywords : Serious games, Rehabilitation, Cognitive rehabilitation, NUI, Games
Un Juego Serio para la Preservación de la Fauna Silvestre en Peligro de Extinción en Venezuela (Broacasting our studies)
Resumen Los juegos son actividades innatas en los seres humanos, el hombre ha aprendido a relacionarse con su entorno familiar, ambiental, social y cultural a través de los juegos. Existen diferentes tipos de juegos: infantiles, tradicionales, juegos de mesa, videojuegos, entre otros. Particularmente en el área de la investigación de los videojuegos, existen los denominados Juegos Serios. Los juegos serios son objetos y/o herramientas de aprendizaje que permiten obtener [...]Keywords : Serious game, Video Game, 3D, Awareness, Wildlife preservation
Ludo-persuasive systems for sustainable consumption. 1 ? Landmarks and challenges (Broacasting our studies)
Abstract. For over 40 years, it is common knowledge that industrial society has to reduce its energy consumption. Most of people are now aware that this change is necessary. However, commitment to action is still difficult and there is substantial work to be done. Attention has turned to Human and Social Sciences, as a deeper understanding of behaviors' determinant and use of influence principles could help to speed up behavior changes. New technical devices combining game design, interaction te [...]Serious game framework confronted with specificities of industrial training: application to steel industry (Broacasting our studies)
Serious games are growing more and more in the context of lifelong training and initial education.They cover several areas (human science, engineering science, life science, ...) that are used for industrial oracademic purposes. However, some fields induce specific issues. Thus, in the ind [...]Keywords : Serious Games, Formatting, Virtual Reality, Interaction
Challenges of Business Simulation Games?A New Approach of Teaching Business (Broacasting our studies)
Abstract: Serious games are part of the new emerging world of education environment that is based on sophisticated technology with elements of entertainment. They have been seen as good supplements for supporting the learning processes due to their capability to increase visualisations and challenge the student creativity. They have the potential to significantly improve training and education activities and initiatives. As a part of serious computer games, business simulation games support [...]Keywords : Serious Games, Business Simulation Games, e-learning, Problem-Based Learning, Education
Design and Development of Effective and Customizable Educational Business Games (Broacasting our studies)
Serious Games are becoming increasingly popular. In all domains they are used to transfer content to players by mixing learning with pleasure in order to make teaching more easy and fun. However many of them are designed in an ad-hoc way without structure. Several research efforts have been conducted to tackle this deficiency and to improve the design of these games. Despite the vast literature, the domain is still in its infancy and scattered. Serious games offer great opportunities for le [...]The Game Genre Map: A Revised Game Classification (Broacasting our studies)
The existing common video game genres lack clarity as well as consistency and thus cannot serve as a solid reference to inform the research on digital educational games (DEG), which are increasingly used as learning tools. To address this basic issue of game classification, we have developed a web-based survey to collect data on how people play and perceive video games that they know well. The survey is grounded in our Game Elements-Attributes Model (GEAM). 321 valid responses were analysed usin [...]Keywords : digital educational games (DEG), Genre, Videogames, Learning, Classification, Education, Serious Games, Edugames