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Learning through playing Virtual Age: Exploring the interactions among student concept learning, gaming performance, in-game behaviors, and the use of (Broacasting our studies)
AbstractVideo games possess many unique features that facilitate learning. Meanwhile, teaching about evolution is never an easy task due to the existence of some barriers to its learning.Virtual Age, therefore, has been developed in an attempt to harness the power of gaming to increase student understanding of biological evolution. The aim of this study was to examine whether Virtual Age is effective for learning about evolution and to further explore the interplay of student concept l [...]Keywords : Virtual reality, Teaching/learning strategies, Interactive learning environments, Applications in subject areas, Secondary education
The One Fork Restaurant DX released! (Blog post)
The One Fork Restaurant DX takes place in a restaurant where many customers are coming to eat, but unfortunately the restaurant only has a single fork! So the customers have to share it to eat their meals, but they aren't really patient.. Move the fork from one customer to another by clicking on them (or their tables). The patience of each customer (represented by the gauge below them) slowly decreases when they are waiting for the fork. Help them eat their food bowl before they [...]Keywords : the one fork restaurant dx, game, flash, android, casual, ludum dare
UNPACKING DIGITAL GAMEBASED LEARNING The complexities of developing and using educational games (Broacasting our studies)
ABSTRACT Digital game-based learning has traditionally been examined from an ‘artefact-centric’ perspective that focuses on understanding how game design and principles of learning are, or can be, intertwined. These types of examinations have resulted in many descriptions of games’ educational potential, which has subsequently led to many types of arguments for why games should be used more extensively in formal education. However, comparatively little research has been do [...]Keywords : Digital game-based learning, Serious game
A renewed approach to serious games for cyber security (Broacasting our studies)
Abstract:We are living in a world which is continually evolving and where modern conflicts have moved to the cyber domain. In its 2010 Strategic Concept, NATO affirmed its engagement to reinforce the defence and deterrence of its state members. In this light, it has been suggested that the gamification of training and education for cyber security will be beneficial. Although serious games have demonstrated pedagogic effectiveness in this field, they have only been used in a limited number of con [...]Keywords : serious games, framework, cyber security
How enterprises play: Towards a taxonomy for enterprise gamification (Broacasting our studies)
Our research into the enterprise gamification domain was designed to investigate the different objectives, purposes, target audiences, game design patterns and technology used in gamified implementations. We found that a formal classification system was not only absent, but that it was essential to provide a baseline for developing and comparing gamification design strategies. To this purpose we identified 304 publicly available case studies of organizations that self-identified as having undert [...]Keywords : Taxonomy, Gamification, Enterprise systems, Classification, Design, Information systems, Strategic management, Serious games
From Videogame to Serious Game: the concept of Serious diverting and Serious Modding (Broacasting our studies)
The aim of this presentation is to explain the concept of Serious Gaming and its two sub-categories: serious diverting and serious modding. Concrete examples will illustrate the different approaches. Watch video GameDev Days 2015 Program: http://gamedev.ee/REGISTRATION AND COFFEE09:00 - 10:0009:15 - 10:00VLADIMIR FUNTIKOV (CREATIVE MOBILE)Opening speech10:00 - 10:30 KATRIN SAKS (BALTIC FILM AND MEDIA SCHOOL)Opening speech10:00 - 10:1510:15 LISSA HOLLOWAY-ATTAWAY ( [...]Keywords : Serious Gaming, Serious Game, Serious Diverting, Serious Modding
Towards a Serious Game for Kurdish Language Learning (Broacasting our studies)
Abstract: Language learning is a set of techniques and methods used together to teach fundamentals of a language, including writing, reading, listening and comprehension. Usually begins by teaching letters. The purpose of this research was to initiate a scientific approach using serious games in order to discover a proper way to learn Kurdish language by writing approach. We studied related fields i.e. level of using technology with elementary school students, the method of teaching Kurdish [...]Keywords : Serious game, Tutor intelligent, Kurdish language, Arami alphabets
Exploring and Upgrading the Educational Business-Game Taxonomy (Broacasting our studies)
AbstractThis article explores existing attempts to design a comprehensive and complex taxonomy framework for an educational business game intended to categorize and evaluate various properties. The identified missing elements in the current proposed taxonomies were used as a starting point for the design of a new category that addresses the game’s educational properties. The content of the proposed taxonomy category is presented and the properties selected are explained with regard to thei [...]Keywords : Educational business game, Education, Business game, Edugame
SERIOUS GAMES ANALYTICS: THEORETICAL FRAMEWORK (Broacasting our studies)
Abstract“Serious Games” is a unique industry that is concerned with the training/learning performance assessment of its clients. It is one of three digital technology industries (along with digital games, and online learning) that are rapidly advancing into the arena of analytics. The analytics from these industries all came from the tracing of user-generated data as they interacted with the systems, but differed from one another in the primary purposes for such analytics. For exampl [...]Keywords : Serious games analytics, Game analytics, Learning analytics, Definition, Theoretical foundation, Human performance assessment