The IDATE institute proposes for free the 2010 Serious Games study. It is the 2nd edition. The first one was published in 2008. The serious gaming market is of considerable importance. As the link between traditional video games and practical software, serious games offer a genuine opportunity to develop a sector that is all too often considered a niche. Furthermore, they offer huge potential for growth: "In 2008,” comments Laurent Michaud, project leader of the report
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Keywords : Serious Game, Serious Gaming, Market, Health, Communication, Advertising, Military, Education
In this article, we examine the way in which fourteen heritage sites use serious games as a tool for cultural education. Our three-step analysis model (input, process and outcome) addresses the types of content offered, the characteristics of the games and their cognitive, emotional and communicative aims. References (1): Alvarez J., Djaouti D. et Rampnoux O. (2011), Typologie des serious games, in Rufat S., Ter Minassian H. (dir.), Les Jeux vidéo comme objet
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Keywords : Cultural heritage, Serious Game, Cultural education
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This study aims at analyzing the influence of 3-D interaction on learning a foreign language from an experiment conducted with German language learners. The objective is to draw empirical evidence on the usefulness of Virtual Reality technologies in the conception of a serious game. The results of the empirical study show a positive influence of 3D interaction on lexical short-term memorization, but did not revealed a significant influence on long-term memorization. The study also highlights the
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Keywords : Serious game, Virtual reality, Learning, Languages, Interaction
The aim of this paper is to show the relevance of motivational key concepts in evaluating the use of serious game. Thisresearch involves115studentstrainingwith Mecagenius® (serious game in mechanical engineering). The results of theexploratorystudy also confirmthe relevance of theuseof flow in Education scale (EduFlow) to evaluatethe optimallearning experiencewitha serious game. It also appearsthatEduFlowisrelated tospecific actions within the school context such as self-efficacy, motivatio
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Keywords : Serious game, Flow, Self-efficacy, Interest, Motivational climate
Serious games are becoming increasingly important in Education. Generally, the creation of a serious game must take into account both the gaming aspects and the educational aspects from the beginning of the design. An other approach is increasingly used: gamification. It allows to add fun aspects to an already existing application. In addition, players have different sensitivities regarding the use of some&nb
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Keywords : Gamification, Personalisation, Memorisation, Help
To develop a complex learning game, it is necessary to use an iterative design methodology, since the design task is particularly challenging. Within an ongoing project that uses such a methodology, for each iteration and for each part of the game, four dimensions are analyzed: ludic, epistemic, ergonomic and contextual. Some questions regarding assessment in this context are raised, especially regarding the balance
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Keywords : Learning video game, Instructional game design, Evaluation, Iterative design