Abstract:This article proposes a methodology to design Serious Escape Games (SEG) for teaching. It describes, through the proposed model, how to approach the various aspects related to this type of activity (constraints, pedagogy, parameterization, tests, background, etc.). The goal of SEG is not only to reinforce the knowledge and skills of students or to acquire them, but also to improve their intuition as to the choice of the skills to be mobilized according to the different situations. This methodology was implemented through an experiment carried out as part of a Masters combinatorial optimization course in an Engineering School, the aim of which was to increase the attractiveness of this very complex discipline manipulating a large number of digits. The evaluation of this experiment showed the advantages of this activity : manipulation of the notions in a playful way by the learners, increase of the motivation and improvement of their reactivity and practical sense.

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This article aims to present a tool for designing serious games with riddles, such as escape games. This multilingual tool will be available online freely and presented as a form on a website with a database to save and share one's projects. After completing the form, a graphic overview of the project is presented to the user. It is based on different Serious Escape Games and Serious Puzzle Games realized in the past three years and on several websites giving advice to create this type of activity. This tool is at its early stages and the prototype has been tested by a few Serious Escape Games designers on their previous projects. Feedback will be used to improve the tool. Following the validation of the prototype, computer development has begun: the tool meets the needs of the designers and fits to the different tested projects. Intended initially for teaching after a few requests, it is expected to be used by a wide audience and to respond to the various needs related to the creation of this type of activity.

Vers une approche Meta-Design des Learning Games avec le modèle DISC : de la conception à l'analyse des traces d'usage des étudiants par les enseignants,