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Gaming Preferences, Motivations, and Experiences of Pharmacy Students in Asia (Broacasting our studies)
Objective: Serious games are becoming popular in various healthcare domains. However, they should be designed to cater toward learners' perspectives, needs, and specifications in order to be used to their full potential in education. This study investigated the gaming experiences, motivations, and preferences of pharmacy students.Materials and Methods: An anonymous self-administered survey obtained participant demographics, gaming experiences (enjoyment level of different game genres, [...]AMBIENTE DE SIMULAÇÃO BASEADO NO JOGO SUPER BOMBERMAN PARA ENSINO E PESQUISA EM INTELIGÊNCIA ARTIFICIAL (Broacasting our studies)
ABSTRACT One of the main problems involving the process of teaching and learning in the field of Artificial Intelligence (AI), it is the fact that the students possess a superficial understanding of algorithms and techniques presented in class, due to lack of exercise them in practice. In view of this, in this paper, we made a brief description of the main characteristics of intelligent agents and simulation environments, and we approach how the games can take a "serious" characte [...]Keywords : Artificial Intelligence, Serious Games, Intelligent Agent, Simulation Environment, Bomberman X
Review of the Use of AI Techniques in Serious Games: Decision making and Machine Learning (Broacasting our studies)
Abstract:The video-games market has become an established and ever-growing global industry. The health of the video and computer games industry, together with the variety of genres and technologies available, mean that videogame concepts and programmes are being applied in numerous different disciplines. One of these is the field known as serious games. The main goal of this article is to collect all the relevant articles published during the last decade and create a trend analysis about the use [...]Keywords : Games, Artificial intelligence, Decision making, Market research, Algorithm design and analysis, Decision trees, Industries
A NEW APPROACH OF LEARNERS' ASSESSMENT USING BLOOM'S TAXONOMY-BASED SERIOUS GAME (Broacasting our studies)
Abstract This paper describes: a scenario, agent specification, mapping of knowledge domain, an implementation of Bloom's taxonomy-based serious game (BoTySeGa), and players' response against the game. The development of BoTySeGa is pursued to the availability of an alternative assessment tool for learning in elementary school. It considers aspects: game knowledge, subject matter of parallelogram for 5th grade elementary school learners, and cognitive domain of Bloom's taxonomy. BoTySeGa's [...]Keywords : Bloom's Taxonomy, Serious Game, Learning Assessment
Exploring cultural heritage landscapes in an interactive game-based learning application (Broacasting our studies)
Abstract:This study presents a tool which supports the exploration of the landscape of ancient Amphipolis. Users can navigate into the landscape using an animated Pegasus cartoon and they are guided by an ancient philosopher cartoon. Once a student reaches a point of interest teaching material of various forms (i.e. text, images, video and external sources) appear. Following, the study of the material, students can take up a quiz to test their knowledge. The application has been evaluated with t [...]Keywords : 5G mobile communication, Artificial intelligence, FAA, Three-dimensional displays, Conferences, Iron
Jogos sérios para reabilitação cognitiva (Broacasting our studies)
Abstract Rehabilitation can be defined as a process devised in response to unplanned life changes imposed by diseases or traumatic accidents. Cognitive rehabilitation is a form of therapy, focused on restoring functions that remain partially intact, applied to people with some form of cognitive impairment such as memory loss. The problem of traditional approaches is the lack of motivation and lack of interest of patients to perform repetitive tasks. This is where the concept of serious game [...]Keywords : Serious games, Rehabilitation, Cognitive rehabilitation, NUI, Games
BrainPlay: Serious Game, Serious Learning? (Broacasting our studies)
Abstract: Games are increasingly being used in educational contexts. The view of some game educationists is that games are able to effectively fulfil the requirements of a constructivist learning pedagogy. It is suggested, for example, that games are useful at representing complexity and often possess mechanisms that make learning more effective through mimicking behaviours required for study. This includes such elements as a call to focus, increasing levels of difficulty of skill, repetiti [...]Keywords : Game-based learning, Neuroscience, How to learn, Primary school
Can an intervention based on a serious videogame prior to cognitive behavioral therapy be helpful in bulimia nervosa? A clinical case study (Broacasting our studies)
Background: Several studies have highlighted the implications of impulsivity and novelty seeking for both the maintenance and the process of recovery from bulimia nervosa (BN). Cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT) is the treatment of choice for BN, but for some cases, this treatment alone might not be sufficient for reducing the high levels of impulsivity. The paper presents a case report of a patient with BN, examining the effectiveness of using a videogame (VG; Playmancer) as an additional [...]Keywords : eating disorders, bulimia nervosa, impulsivity, serious game, A-B-A-C-A design
A Study to Investigate the Relationship Among Flow, Social Interaction and ICT Skills with Older Adults During Gameplay (Broacasting our studies)
Although research shows the link between flow and social interaction, this study explores the role of ICT skills in order to experience flow and social interaction. I used constructivism theory as it explains how humans make meaning from personal experiences, social interaction and tools (e.g., language and computer). The theory of flow was applied because it stipulates that people experience flow when they are fully engaged in any activity (Nakamura & Csikszentmihalyi 2002). Four participan [...]Keywords : Online protocol, Social interaction, Social games, WOW, Quality of Life (QOL), Flow, MMORPG
Student Preferences on Gaming Aspects for a Serious Game in Pharmacy Practice Education: A Cross-Sectional Study (Broacasting our studies)
ABSTRACTBackground: Serious games are motivating and provide a safe environment for students to learn from their mistakes without experiencing any negative consequences from their actions. However, little is known about students’ gaming preferences and the types of serious games they like to play for education.Objective: This study aims to determine the types of gaming aspects that students would like to play in a pharmacy-related serious game.Methods: A cross-sectional stud [...]Keywords : gaming aspects, pharmacy-related serious game, pharmacy practice education, reward systems, game settings, storylines, viewing perspectives, gaming styles