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Serious Games: Advergaming, edugaming, training and more (Broacasting our studies)

By analysing in detail the characteristics, uses and different genres of serious game, this study outlines the challenges involved with the design, development and distribution of various types of title. Similarly, the report examines the outlook for the industry and its probable growth drivers. 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 [...]

Keywords : serious game, advergame, edugame, news game, edumarket game, serious gaming, advergaming, edugaming

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What Video Games Have to Teach Us About Learning and Literacy (Book reference)

In this book , James Paul Gee, a researcher in learning sciences, explores the potential of (all) video games for learning. Through an analysis of entertainment video games, he deduces a set of 36 "learning principles" used by video games to teach content or skills to players. This book then details these 36 "learning principles", such as the "multiple routes principle" or the "incremental principle", in order to give ideas to teachers on how to improve th [...]

Keywords : video game, learning principle, serious gaming

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