These end of year celebrations were an opportunity to test the game Spirit of the North on PS5. The winter atmosphere was a good context to do that. The game proposes to play a fox whose missions are related to a spiritual quest.The search for paths to take in Scandinavian landscapes is at the heart of the gameplay. What was our surprise to discover underground paths not foreseen by the game designers. These passages allowed us to discover the other side of the scenery modeled in 3D and a series
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Keywords : video game, Game, Game design, Bug, Fox
In this episode, Dr. Ludus explores game designer Raph Koster's theory of fun. This theory aims to explain why some games amuse us and others bore us. This exploration is based on Raph Koster's 2004 book "A theory of fun for game design": https://www.theoryoffun.com/ Credits : Graphic and sound design: Quentin AlvarezAssembly: Quentin AlvarezScenario: Julian AlvarezProduction: INSPE Lille Nord de France / Ludoscience - 2020
Keywords : Fun theory, Gameplay, Gamed esign
PRESENTATIONAs part of the work of Groupe de travail n°7 "Immersion numérique et virtualité" ("Digital immersion and virtuality") of the Digital Projects Incubator Group of the Direction du numérique pour l'éducation, we offer you the second webinar in our cycle "Réalité virtuelle et serious game dans le cadre de l'enseignement et de l'apprentissage" ("Virtual reality and serious games in teaching and learning"
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Keywords : Serious Game, Game, Game based learning, Immersion, Virtual Reality, Video games
Smart Game Based Learning System (SGBLS) design is a complex area. It requires the intervention of multiple actors with specific skills and expertise. Unfortunately, novice game designers who do not have necessary competency inspired from both educational and video games systems cannot successfully create SGBLS. For that, they have to acquire specific skills and expertise in an efficient and active pedagogical manner. To solve this problem, there are several existing techniques, among them learn
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Keywords : Smart Game Based Learning System (SGBLS), Game design
AbstractA Game Based Learning System (GBLS) constitutes an interesting learning environment. However, many problems are facing the general adoption of learning approaches based on this system. For instance, complexity of GBLS design process and problems of integrating learning outcomes with fun aspects constitute the major challenges. Therefore, novice game designer have not only to acquire specific skills and expertise but also to acquire them in an efficient and active pedagogical manner. For
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Keywords : GBLS, Gameplay, Automatic knowledge extraction, Ontology learning
Abstract Serious games (SGs) are a very widespread training and evaluation device, employed in different sectors of school and adult education. In this study we aim to design and develop a SG for training and evaluating personals working in aseptic environment. We will present in this research the theoretical basis needed for that design process. We will define a holistic and united model (PEGADE), which describes the collaborative and optimal process to conceive SGs and which is constructe
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Keywords : Serious game, Serious game Design, Simulation, Gamification, Instructional Design, Virtual Reality
Development of a game in the form of software for game-based learning poses significant technical challenges for educators, researchers, game designers, and software engineers. The game development consists of a set of complex processes requiring multi-faceted knowledge in multiple disciplines such as digital graphic design, education, gaming, instructional design, modeling and simulation, psychology, software engineering, visual arts, and the learning subject area. Planning and managing such a
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Keywords : Digital game development, Educational game development, Game development life cycle, Game development methodology, Game development processes, Game development workflows, Game software quality evaluation, Game-based learning
Abstract Gameplay is commonly considered to be a voluntary activity. Game designers generally believe that voluntary gameplay is essentially different from mandatory gameplay. Such a belief may be a challenge for serious games, as instruction is usually mandatory. The article describes the outcomes of two experiments on the impact of voluntariness on the learning effect and enjoyment of a serious game. In the first experiment freedom of choosing to play a serious game was studied, with part
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Keywords : Serious games, Learning effect, Enjoyment, Mandatory play
AbstractVoluntariness is an important feature of games. Serious game designers intend to generate engaging gameplay, which implies that voluntary play should be equally important for serious games as for entertainment games. This paper describes the outcome of a study on the impact of voluntariness on learning in a serious game. The results of 19 participants, randomly assigned to voluntary and mandatory gameplay, are analyzed to identify possible differences. The findings of this study suggest
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Keywords : Serious games, Effectiveness, Learning effect, Freedom of choice
AbstractThis article summarises our Ph.D. thesis – an analytical view on the player-game relationship through the lens of an action-oriented framework, centred on fundamental entities defined as actors, entities through which action is enacted in the game and of which the player and the game system are a part of. With this in mind, the grounding principles of this framework are seeded in a transition of action into experience, based on communicational systems that structure the dynamic for
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Keywords : Action, Chronology, Design, Responsiveness, Thinking and Actuation, Transcoding, Video Games, Depth