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Serious games and design thinking: a possible combinaison? (Broacasting our studies)

This chapter presents two socio-technical systems that combine the use of serious games, especially digital ones, with design thinking. The aim of this approach is to test whether such a combination is possible. To this end, we conduct a comparative study of two serious games in which we were involved. Through a reflexive approach and by mobilizing surveys and field studies, the approach is not only feasible, but also allows for a good complementarity between game phases and design thinking. How [...]

Keywords : Serious games, Serious Play, Design Thinking, Edutainment, Video games, Activities, Game Design

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Publication of the book "Serious Game, un "carcan ludique" ? Jeux vidéo, Travail et Instrumentalisations" (Blog post)

In this book, Julian Alvarez studies the phenomenon of work's gamification, providing readers with the keys to navigating a world steeped in video game culture. He goes even further by opening up a reflection on the constraints opposed to the freedom to play.Thibault Brunet's photography, which questions our relationship to virtuality, accompanies and brings light to this research. Available on éditions Loco    

Keywords : Book, Serious Game, Serious Gaming, Gamification, Work

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Julian Alvarez's work since 1991 (Broacasting our studies)

This Mind Map presents all Julian Alvarez's work since 1991 in the fields of serious games, edutainment, video games, robot pedagogy... In concrete terms, you'll find writings, applications, videos, podcasts... The idea is to offer you a different way of browsing the various resources.We welcome your feedback!   

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Mental map of resources and achievements Serious games, edutainment, gamification... (Blog post)

This mind map presents all Julian Alvarez's work since 1991 in the fields of serious games, edutainment, video games, robot pedagogy... In concrete terms, you'll find writings, applications, videos, podcasts... The idea is to offer you a different way of browsing the various resources. We welcome your feedback!     

Keywords : Mind Map, Ressources

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Educational games, ethics and responsible development (Broacasting our studies)

Lecture given as part of FIJLoC (Festival International du Jeu et Loisirs des Caraïbes). This conference addresses the issues surrounding the video game industry on an international level, as well as questions surrounding the Soft Power operated via video games. Link to the video  

Keywords : Soft Power, Video game industry, Ethics, Editions

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Introduction to edutainment (Broacasting our studies)

Lecture given as part of the FIJLoC (Festival International du Jeu et Loisirs des Caraïbes). This conference offers an introduction to edutainment. Link to the movie

Keywords : Edutainment, Game, Video game, Play, Serious Game, Serious Play, Pedagogy

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An educational robotics experiment conducted with five-year old pupils to learn coding / decoding / design: Statistical results and interpretations (Broacasting our studies)

The main objective of this study is to assess the reliability of the Blue Bot experiment by statistical means. This experiment was carried out in 2017 in France and was based on the reported performances of 230 pupils in 28 Year-1 1 classes for coding, decoding and programming. 35 teachers were involved in the Blue Bot project. This study aims at replying the following issue: Out of the various available modalities (body, robot and tablet), what types of performances were identified when five-ye [...]

Keywords : Robot-based pedagogy, Coding / decoding, Modalities, Comparative study, Programming design, Evaluation research, Serious games, Year 1 pupils

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Player Personality Profile Grid (PPP Grid) (Broacasting our studies)

The purpose of this article is to propose a model to help trainers assess the player profiles they are likely to encounter among their learners. The goal is to maximize the chances of making an edutainment session as effective as possible. This approach resulted in a first iteration of a model. This model was built and derived based on statistical analysis of 1,126 individuals who completed a questionnaire about their communication personality, age, gamer profile, and weekly play time. Using thi [...]

Keywords : Profiles, Players, Personnality, Learners, DiSC Model, Bartle's Typology

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Player Personality Profile Grid (PPP Grid) (Broacasting our studies)

Powerpoint of the ISAGA 2023 presentation.

Keywords : Serious Game, Player, Personality, Profile

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Etude sur l'évolution des vocables relatifs au domaine du Serious Game entre 2019 et 2022 (Broacasting our studies)

L’objectif de ce poster est d’étudier l’évolution du nombre d’occurrences associées aux mots-clés « Serious Games » et « Gamification », notamment durant la période 2019 à 2022. Ceci a pour but d’éprouver une hypothèse selon laquelle associer du jeu à des visées utilitaires s’inscrirait désormais dans un discours en reconstruction au sens de [...]

Keywords : Serious game, Analyse

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