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Supporting learning role-play games design: a methodology and visual formalism for scenarios description (Diffusion de nos travaux)
Abstract: The impact games are known to have on commitment is pushing more and more companies to use training programmes that incorporate games, including Learning Role-Play Games. This article presents the methodology (ScenLRPG) and formalism we have defined to support instructional designers in the design of such programmes. The ScenLRPG methodology is based on two main principles: the first one is to make designers integrate the use of game principles into their reflection; the second one is [...]Mots-clés : Role-play game, Design support, Learning-scenario design, Formalism, Commitment
Jogos Sérios para Lean Manufacturing:?Jogo: Método 5S? (Diffusion de nos travaux)
Abstract The global economic crisis that is felt is leading to the emergence of a need to increase business competitiveness, by improving the performance of its employees. In this sense, Lean Manufacturing is an area that deserves the attention of employers and their employees, since its main objectives are to increase productivity, reduce waste and optimize available resources. A Lean tool that deserves special attention is the 5S Method, which can improve productivity, by increasing the [...]Mots-clés : Serious Game, Learning, knowledge, Evaluation
Do students trained using serious games become better sales representatives? an experiment to study the performance of academic serious games (Diffusion de nos travaux)
Abstract This paper analyzes the potential of serious games for professional and pedagogical purposes and learning. To do this, the authors have questioned the efficiency of these games. They present an experiment conducted with 66 students trained in sales that compares a group of players with a group of non-players. The game’s impact on skills was studied from two angles: first from a theoretical point of view (based on the marks obtained in tests), and second from a practical poin [...]Mots-clés : Serious Games, ICT efficiency, Experiment
Classifying Serious Games: The G/P/S Model (Diffusion de nos travaux)
The purpose of this chapter is to introduce an overall classification system for Serious Games. ?The intention of this classification is to guide people through the vast field of Serious Games by providing them with a general overview. For example, it may appeal to teachers who wish to find games with strong educational potential though they may be outside the “edugames” field. This chapter will start by discussing the definition of Serious Games, and define them as having a combinat [...]Mots-clés : serious game, definition, classification
Application of Serious Games in Industrial Contexts (Diffusion de nos travaux)
This chapter describes application areas for serious games in the context of such CNOs. A classification scheme for serious games has been developed based on two different approaches: one based on a process framework, the other one based on a game genome approach. Both are applied on a number of known serious games with the objective to identify uncovered areas and gaps. These gaps represent new opportunities for the application of serious games which has not yet been realized. References ( [...]Mots-clés : Serious Game, Classification, Approche du jeu par génome, Cycle de vie de l'organisation, Industrie, Education
Le rôle des interfaces dans l?expérience de jeu vidéo : le jeu du ping-pong et son adaptation sur des plateformes numériques (Diffusion de nos travaux)
RésuméLe succès commercial des jeux vidéo nous montre qu’ils sont devenus une alternative non négligeable en matière de loisir et de divertissement. En observant les tendances, on constate que les concepteurs de jeux vidéo cherchent à transposer ou adapter les loisirs comme la danse, l’interprétation de la musique ou la pratique d’un sport dans le contexte de jeux vidéo (l’univers virtuel) et ceci e [...]Mots-clés : design, interfaces, jeux vidéo, expériences, plaisir, interaction
EDoS: An authoring environment for serious games design based on three models (Diffusion de nos travaux)
Serious games (SGs), the confluence of e-learning and videogames, have been developing very fast these past years. Indeed, SGs combine aspects of tutoring, teaching, training, communication and information, with entertainment elements derived from videogames, in order to capture people's attention for purposes that go beyond pure entertainment. However, the creation of a SG for educational purposes and professional training is a very time-consuming and expensive process. The challenge is to comb [...]Mots-clés : Serious games, Scenario design, Authoring environment, e-learning, Pedagogical objective
On structure of games (Diffusion de nos travaux)
Games, MMOG-s (Massively Multiplayer On-Line Games), on-line social sites etc have become a major cultural and economic force. The main distinguishing features and attraction of these applications is their interactivity and emergent quality – participants constantly change the state of affairs with their actions. Gameplay, the resulting dynamic flow of events, is fascinating: this is like execution of an algorithm, where elementary actions are defined by game rules, but the logic, the flow [...]Mots-clés : Games, MMOG-s (Massively Multiplayer On-Line Games), On-line social , Structure, Gameplay
Can "Gaming 2.0" Help Design "Serious Games"? A Comparative Study (Diffusion de nos travaux)
The "Serious Games" field raises a specific need. People without professional game design skills, such as teachers, corporate trainers, therapists and advertising professionals, request tools that could allow them to create or modify such games. This article will analyze "Gaming 2.0" examples in order to identify tools that could help fulfill this need. Indeed, "Gaming 2.0" is a way for players to create videogame content without skills from the entertainment videog [...]Mots-clés : gaming 2.0, serious games, game design, level design, player-generated content
Des Pixels à Hollywood (Ressource bibliographique)
Cet ouvrage s'intéresse à la riche histoire entre les jeux vidéo et le cinéma, et plus particulièrement avec le cinéma américain. L'auteur y retrace avec une précision impressionnante les différents liens entre ces deux industries, telles que les nombreuses adaptations de films en jeux vidéo ou de jeux vidéo en film. Mais l'auteur ne s'arrête pas à ce premier niveau de lecture, son analyse est bien plus pro [...]Mots-clés : jeux vidéo, cinéma, hollywood, thèse, mario, donkey kong, warner