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(Broacasting our studies)
ABSTRACT This paper presents a comparative study of cognitive mediations at work in the scope of pedagogical device dedicated to introduce robotic/computer science to learners of last section of kindergarten (5-6 years old). The device used for the experiment is a robot named «Blue Bot» and presents three modalities in the scope of proposed serious games: the body, the robot and digital tablet. This study highlights on how mediator-in [...]Keywords : Serious Game, robot pedagogy, Cognitive mediation, Activity analysis, Last section of kindergarten
Math Smashers - a new game by Ludoscience (Blog post)
Back to school! It's time to review your mental calculation skills, and we've just released a video game for that: Math Smashers. It's an arcade game that will challenge both your dexterity and your mental calculation skills.Each level is made of bubbles floating around. Each bubble holds a number. You play as a "Smasher", a soldier equipped with a grappling hook. Using this weapon, you’ll have to smash bubbles together: their numbers will then add up. Smash bubbles so their numb [...]Keywords : serious game, math, arcade
Serious Games for the Development of Learning (Broacasting our studies)
With the advent of interactive media, learning by playing is taking a variety of forms. Serious game, this term may seem contradictory, in reality it reflexes a very current reality, it rests on the video culture playful learners. This type of games is appropriate for investing in classrooms, the idea is to make learning more interactive and motivating. They have been developed to enable learners to build their own knowledge, skills and knowhow to develop highlevel skills to deal with [...]Keywords : Serious Games, Education, Game, Learning, Video game
Maths Smashers (Videogame)
Math Smashers is an arcade game that will challenge both your dexterity and your mental calculation skills.Each level is made of bubbles floating around. Each bubble holds a number. You play as a "Smasher", a soldier equipped with a grappling hook. Using this weapon, you’ll have to smash bubbles together: their numbers will then add up. Smash bubbles so their numbers match the goal number displayed on top of the screen to earn points! But beware, if your soldier get hit by a bubb [...]Keywords : math, mental calculation, arcade, smash
RDU Model dedicated to evaluate needed counsels for Serious Game projects (Broacasting our studies)
AbstractThis paper aims at identifying the counsels that are necessary to achieve the Realization, Dissemination and Use of a Serious Game. In our opinion, these counsels are an additional facet for all Serious Game projects in order to target their ownership adoption and appropriate use (as intended by its designers) in a dedicated ecosystem (School, Hospital …). We propose to classify all these counsels in three main categories: R for Realization, D for Dissemination, and U for Use. By [...]Keywords : Counsels, Serious Game, Model, Ecosystem, Typology, Learning