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Some news froms Ludoscience (Blog post)
As you may have noticed, these last months have been quiet for Ludoscience. Don't worry, the lab is still running, it's just that we have all been so busy with our current projects, that nobody had the time to actually update the website! As these projects near completion, in the upcoming weeks we will have new projects to share with you, including... a new book written by all the Ludoscience members! In the meantime, here is a selection of our activities during the last months: Our b [...]Keywords : ludoscience, news, conferences
Serious games as a malleable learning medium: The effects of narrative, gameplay, and making on students' performance and attitudes (Broacasting our studies)
AbstractResearch into educational technology has evaluated new computer-based systems as tools for improving students’ academic performance and engagement. Serious games should also be considered as an alternative pedagogical medium for attracting students with different needs and expectations. In this field study, we empirically examined different forms of serious-game use for learning on learning performance and attitudes of eighty 13-year-old students in the first grade of middle school [...]Keywords : Serious Game, student engagement
Game Learning Analytics: Learning Analytics for Serious Games (Broacasting our studies)
AbstractVideo games have become one of the largest entertainment industries, and their power to capture the attention of players worldwide soon prompted the idea of using games to improve education. However, these educational games, commonly referred to as serious games, face different challenges when brought into the classroom, ranging from pragmatic issues (e.g., a high development cost) to deeper educational issues, including a lack of understanding of how the students interact with the games [...]Keywords : Serious games, Game learning analytics, Learning analytics, Game analytics, Educational standards
Acceptance of Serious Games in Psychotherapy: An Inquiry into the Stance of Therapists and Patients (Broacasting our studies)
Background: Serious games are computer or video games that contain elements that are specifically designed for the purpose of education or training. Serious games are increasingly being used within healthcare, but their introduction into and application in psychotherapeutic settings as an e-mental health treatment modality raises questions for both patients and therapists. Current research demonstrates the potential role and effectiveness of serious games within a psychotherapeutic context. [...]Correspondances et contrastes entre jeux traditionnels et jeux numériques (Broacasting our studies)
Progressively, a kind of paradox is created through the scientific literature related to the game and play fields. The number of works dedicated only to video games conceals gradually the works dedicated to traditional games, although there are always strong links between those two kinds of games. It seems thus clear that a mutual lighting should make us wonder about the singularity or complementarities of the two areas. We propose to look at some of these existing links and contrasts between tr [...]Keywords : video game, tabletop game, board game, Serious games, Gameplay, Play, e-sport
Digital Educational Games: Methodologies for Evaluating the Impact of Game Type (Broacasting our studies)
The main research question addressed in this thesis is how the choice of game type influences the success of digital educational games (DEG), where success is defined as significant knowledge gain in combination with positive player experience. Games differ in type if they differ at least by one game feature. As a first step we identified a comprehensive set of unique game features, summarised in the Game Elements-Attributes Model (GEAM), where elements are the defining components that all games [...]Keywords : digital educational games (DEG), Game Elements-Attributes Model (GEAM), Video Games, Classification
Pix'n Love HS #1 - PlayStation VS Saturn : La guerre des 32 bits (Book reference)
This book details the history of two legendary game consoles, both released in 1994. The 300 pages are divided in two parts. The first part tells with great details the history of the PlayStation, and the making of its 10 most popular games (Wipeout, Tekken, Gran Turismo, Final Fantasy VII, Metal Gear Solid…). The second half is dedicated to the history of the Saturn and 10 of its best titles (Nights, Guardian Heroes, Grandia, Panzer Dragoon, Daytona USA…). Despite already abundant [...]Keywords : saturn, playstation, history, sony, sega, wipeout, virtua fighter, 32 bits
PlayStation VS Saturn : La guerre des 32 bits (Broacasting our studies)
This book details the history of two legendary game consoles, both released in 1994. The 300 pages are divided in two parts. The first part tells with great details the history of the PlayStation, and the making of its 10 most popular games (Wipeout, Tekken, Gran Turismo, Final Fantasy VII, Metal Gear Solid…). The second half is dedicated to the history of the Saturn and 10 of its best titles (Nights, Guardian Heroes, Grandia, Panzer Dragoon, Daytona USA…). Despite already abun [...]Keywords : playstation, saturn, history
The IDATE Serious Games Study now available for free! (Blog post)
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 [...]Keywords : Serious Game, Serious Gaming, Market, Health, Communication, Advertising, Military, Education
De lo virtual a lo físico: expandiendo las fronteras entre arte y vida a través de los juegos digitales emersivos (Broacasting our studies)
Resumen de la tesis Los juegos digitales tienen la capacidad de introducir al sujeto, de fuera hacia dentro, en un espacio de significación consensuado por los jugadores. Sin embargo, también tienen un gran potencial para hacer emerger el contenido del juego a la vida del sujeto, de dentro hacia fuera. Igualmente, el arte crea un espacio de significación consensuado que, además de permitir la inmersión, admite la emersión del contenido del arte a la [...]Keywords : Art, Video Game, Serious Game, Gamification, Immersion