A Brief Review of Digital Games and Learning

Hsiao, Hui-Chun

doi:10.1109/digitel.2007.3

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“…E ainda, como aponta Hsiao (2007), os jogos educacionais demonstram ter alta capacidade para divertir e entreter as pessoas ao mesmo tempo em que incentivam o aprendizado por meio de ambientes interativos e dinâmicos.…”

Section: Utilização De Jogos Digitais No Ensino Fundamentalunclassified

A Utilização de Role Playing Games Digitais como Ferramenta Complementar no Processo de Aprendizagem de Crianças Deficientes Visuais

Sobral

Umeres

Schanoski

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Simpósio Brasileiro De Informática Na Educação

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Abstract. The present work reports the construction of a digital game in the style Role Playing Game (RPG). IntroduçãoA inclusão digital de crianças assume grande importância nos dias de hoje e, com a popularização de ferramentas computacionais e da Internet, o uso dessas ferramentas vem ganhando espaço no campo do Ensino. Estamos cada dia mais dependentes das mídias digitais, fazendo com que as novas gerações passem a interagir com elas desde muito cedo, tornando o uso dos meios tecnológicos algo natural e simples para os jovens. Como jogos digitais estão cada vez mais presentes, acreditamos na necessidade de sua inserção na escola como ferramenta didática. A sociedade contemporânea que se comunica fluentemente pela internet vem sendo analisada por teóricos como Levy (2007), que se refere a ela pelo termo cybercultura.

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Section: Utilização De Jogos Digitais No Ensino Fundamentalunclassified

A Utilização de Role Playing Games Digitais como Ferramenta Complementar no Processo de Aprendizagem de Crianças Deficientes Visuais

Sobral

Umeres

Schanoski

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“…Despite their limitations as a formal pedagogical tool, CBGs and other video games may still represent an effective and uniquely advantageous medium for learning and cognitive development (de Freitas and Oliver 2006;Feng, Spence, and Pratt 2007;Hsiao 2007). Squire (2003) suggested that simulation-style games like SimCity and strategy games like Civilization may constitute particularly effective learning mediums because they "place learners in a unique position to understand a system's dynamics."…”

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Gods of the City? Reflecting on City Building Games as an Early Introduction to Urban Systems

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2015

Journal of Geography

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For millions of gamers and students alike, city building games (CBGs) like SimCity and the more recent Cities: Skylines present a compelling initial introduction to the world of urban planning and development. As such, these games have great potential to shape players' understanding and expectations of real urban patterns and processes. In this article I argue that, despite the fundamental role of agency in CBGs and other sandbox type games, players are constrained by the developers' assumptions and biases regarding how cities ought to look and function. Of particular consideration is the tendency among CBGs to emphasize personal transportation over transit, autocentric over mixed-use development, and simplified social dynamics over a more realistic model.

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“…It demonstrated to have the ability to entertain people and encourage them to learn through interactive and dynamic environment [Hsiao 2007]. Furthermore, it provide interest and urge students with challenges, curiosity and lucidity [Balasubramanian and Wilson 2007].…”

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A Math Educacional Computer Game Using Procedural Content Generation

Rodrigues

Bonidia

Brancher

2017

Anais Do XXVIII Simpósio Brasileiro De Informática Na Educação (SBIE 2017)

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Abstract. This paper presents an educational game, MentalMath, with the goal of motivating its users to practice math by solving problems. It uses, besides gamification, procedural content generation, which aims to increase the game's scenarios and problems diversity, tackling some gamification limitations. A preliminary study was conducted with 40 students from a Brazilian school with pre and post written tests, and gameplays data. The results demonstrated that our tool aroused the volunteers' interest in math, had a higher impact on the ones which played for longer and imposed hard scenarios. We conclude that MentalMath is a reliable tool to motivate children, that our study gave interest insights on its usability and our approach innovates using procedural content generation.

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A Brief Review of Digital Games and Learning

Cited by 61 publications

References 8 publications

A Utilização de Role Playing Games Digitais como Ferramenta Complementar no Processo de Aprendizagem de Crianças Deficientes Visuais

A Utilização de Role Playing Games Digitais como Ferramenta Complementar no Processo de Aprendizagem de Crianças Deficientes Visuais

Gods of the City? Reflecting on City Building Games as an Early Introduction to Urban Systems

A Math Educacional Computer Game Using Procedural Content Generation

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