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Serious Games: an introduction, now available as eBook! (Blog post)

 Our editor has just published an eBook version of our book "Serious Games: an introduction". This version meets the request of several readers who asked us an electronic format. It is available here. For the occasion, our editor has put online the first 32 pages of this 2nd edition of the book in free access. Enjoy! 

Keywords : Serious game, Serious Gaming, Serious Play, eBook, Health, Learning, Market, Communication

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Julian Alvarez (Play research lab) : "Les serious games permettent de contextualiser les enseignements théoriques avec des cas concrets" (Broacasting our studies)

     Les 4 et 5 juin 2013 s'est tenu le salon E-virtuoses, dédié au serious game et à tous ses usages. Julian Alvarez, chercheur au Play research lab, laboratoire R&D de la CCI Grand Hainaut et enseignant à l’université Lille 1, revient sur un concept clé pour l'enseignement supérieur, le serious gaming. A l'heure où la question de l’innovation pédagogique est de plus en plus présente dans l [...]

Keywords : Serious game, Serious gaming, Education, Learning

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Workshop : Design (Broacasting our studies)

Bilingual workshop (french / english) on the topic: "How to create better and cheaper Serious Games: Serious Gaming, Modding, Gamification, software authoring… ?"

Keywords : serious game, gamification, serious gaming, design

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Le débat de Game One - le Serious Gaming (Broacasting our studies)

A tv debate run by Game One channel about "Serious Gaming."

Keywords : serious gaming, game one, tv

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CALL FOR PAPERS - e-virtuoses 2013 (Blog post)

 ================================================================================= International Scientific Symposium "Games for all purposes? Appropriation, Repurposing and Rejection" =================================================================================   On 4 and 5 June 2013 in Valenciennes, during the "e-virtuoses" scientific convention, dedicated to the use of games and play (digital or not) for utilitarian purposes, we will host a scientific [...]

Keywords : Serious Game, Serious Gaming, Gamification, Serious Play, Evaluation, Uses, Organisation, Transformation

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Introduction au Serious Game / Serious Games: an Introduction (Broacasting our studies)

The Serious Game concept connects video games with the opportunity to broadcast messages, provide training, or enable data collection. Many different market segments make use of such games, including: training, health, defense, communications, politics, etc. The authors present their definition of Serious Games, recount its history, identify the major market segments involved, present key games, and determine whether Serious Games represent a technological innovation or a change in video game us [...]

Keywords : Serious Game, Serious Gaming, Serious Play, Simulation, Video games

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Définir le "Serious Gaming" (Broacasting our studies)

This short article introduces a few definitions about "Serious Gaming": serious games, COTS games used for education, educational mods of entertainment games...

Keywords : serious gaming, definitions

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Serious Games : Enjeux, offre et marché - Enseignement - Formation - Santé Information & Communication - Défense (3e e.) (Broacasting our studies)

 This study examines the various market segments of Serious Gaming based on detailed case studies and a systematic presentation of the corresponding technologies, practices and know-how, while emphasising on the key stages of the design, development and dissemination phases. It also provides technology and business prospects for each market segment.   

Keywords : Serious Game, Market, Education, Evolution, Defence, Training, Health, Study

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Serious Games: Issues, offer and market Education - Training - Health Care Information & Communication - Defence (3rd Edition) (Broacasting our studies)

This study examines the various market segments of Serious Gaming based on detailed case studies and a systematic presentation of the corresponding technologies, practices and know-how, while emphasising on the key stages of the design, development and dissemination phases. It also provides technology and business prospects for each market segment.    Serious Gaming (SG) is at the crossroads of several disciplines: e-learning, computing, engineering, virtual world d [...]

Keywords : Serious Game, Market, Evolution, Health, Defence, Education, Study, Training

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Le Serious Game, levier du développement économique territorial ? (Broacasting our studies)

Le Serious game est-il un vecteur de développement économique endogène et exogène du territoire ? Quel est le niveau de développement de ce marché émergent ? Est-il porteur d’une croissance structurante pour les entreprises, les citoyens et le territoire ? Dans la mesure où les conditions sont réunies sur un territoire, peut-on réfléchir à la mise en oeuvre d’une stratég [...]

Keywords : Serious game, Economy, Territory

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