A Serious Game for Students to Acquire Productivity Habits

Raateland, Wouter; Chronas, Konstantinos; Wissel, Tim; Bruyn, Tim; Konuralp, Bertan; Bueno, Mijael; Salamon, Nestor Z.; Bidarra, Rafael

doi:10.1007/978-3-030-63464-3_32

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“…In many serious games, as is our case, repetition of similar actions plays an essential role [17]. However, you mostly want to prevent solution memory, so that players realize there is no point in remembering details of a particular level's solution.…”

Section: Procedural Object Generationmentioning

confidence: 99%

Training and assessing perspective taking through A Hole New Perspective

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Prawira

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2022 IEEE Conference on Games (CoG)

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In recent years, the use of Augmented and Virtual Reality (AR/VR) has taken a larger role within training and education of various fields, but not every individual experiences the benefits that AR and VR technology are thought to provide. The perspective taking skill of an individual may be a good indicator of the effectiveness that AR and VR training can achieve. However, we found that the tests in other research targeting small scale perspective taking are few and limited, as perspective taking is often hard to distinguish from mental rotation. Therefore, we designed and developed A Hole New Perspective, a serious game created specifically to test and train an individual's perspectivetaking ability. A Hole New Perspective focuses on the relationship between a 3D object floating in the air and a 2D hole on a moving wall. The core game mechanics consists of having the player rotate the object so that it fits in the hole, before the wall hits the object. Because players do not always have an aligned view with the hole, they have to call on their spatial perspective-taking abilities, in addition to mental rotation. We tested the game with a variety of test subjects, and compared these test results with the Perspective Taking/Spatial Orientation Test. Early results have shown that performance in the game corresponds to mental rotation ability. Furthermore, there are indications that improvement in spatial ability through the game is selectively present for those with lower spatial abilities. This further substantiates the need for a more individualized approach when offering AR and VR in education. Additional training may be needed for some, but not all students.

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Section: Procedural Object Generationmentioning

confidence: 99%

Training and assessing perspective taking through A Hole New Perspective

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Prawira

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2022 IEEE Conference on Games (CoG)

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“…Essentially, these "let players gain an experiential understanding of real world issues through play" [8], and are, therefore, able to both convey problem awareness and encourage individual action [9]. Multiple serious games for behavior change have already been examined by research, some of which have failed, and some of which seem promising [20]. Generally spoken, games solely based on educational activities without active game play seem to work less well than games which allow players to make their own decisions and conclusions [21].…”

Section: Serious Gamingmentioning

confidence: 99%

How can you save the world? Empowering sustainable diet change with a serious game

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2021 IEEE Conference on Games (CoG)

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Presently, one of the greatest challenges of humankind is climate change. It is usually assumed that its mitigation will require an extensive adaptation in many human habits. As every fourth ton of carbon dioxide emitted can be attributed to the food chain, it is argued that one of the most effective actions an individual can take is changing towards a more sustainable diet, like a plant-based one. Serious games have proved to be a successful means for achieving behavior change. We present Veganity, your journey, a mobile serious game aimed at assisting players in their transition towards a more plantbased diet. The game combines the characteristics of the idle game genre with diet tracking: in the game, as you progress in adapting your personal diet, you spare energy that can be spent in making the game world more sustainable. Personal factors, like changing your ecological or social norms, your habits and your behavioral costs and benefits, are targeted by different game mechanics. These include, among others, a currency mechanism for stimulating habit change, in-game actions building up selfefficacy, and tips raising problem awareness. Besides describing our game design, we also present the main features of the game implementation. From a preliminary evaluation, we conclude that Veganity, your journey successfully engages players in pursuing their own diet goals, and increases their reflection on, and acquaintance with, sustainable diet behaviors.

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“…Serious games have long been successfully designed and deployed to change, or at least influence, the mindset of players regarding very disparate and complex topics, from dealing with prejudices around home retrofitting [11] to raising understanding for the complexities of large infrastructure systems [3]. In educational contexts, there has also been increasing research into designing serious games that help students overcome known personal and social hurdles in their student life, including overcoming obstacles to their personal productivity [24], providing early ice-breaking within newly-formed teams [26], and stimulating psychological safety among project colleagues [2].…”

Section: Serious Gaming In Social and Educational Contextsmentioning

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Exploring Multiple Perspectives in Citizenship Education with a Serious Game

Blokland

Cullinan

Mulder

et al. 2021

Interactive Storytelling

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Within citizenship education, a new focus is being laid upon what is expected of citizens within a diverse and lightning-fast society: more emphasis is placed on teaching students how to understand and respect other people's opinions, regardless of how they may contrast with one's own. However, learning to be tolerant with others' viewpoints comes with hurdles, as currently it is quite easy to become stuck within one's own worldview. We developed Diermocratie, an in-classroom game aimed at encouraging a more open conversation, which breaks through these hurdles and addresses key competencies such as empathy and argumentation. By role-playing metaphors that parallel real-world events, students explore their own predispositions, are made aware of the perspectives of others, and are enabled to discuss issues objectively. From a preliminary evaluation, most students could identify the parallelism between the in-game metaphor and real-world situations. They also indicated that the game motivates them to further talk to each other, approaching sensitive topics among them.

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A Serious Game for Students to Acquire Productivity Habits

Cited by 4 publications

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Training and assessing perspective taking through A Hole New Perspective

Training and assessing perspective taking through A Hole New Perspective

How can you save the world? Empowering sustainable diet change with a serious game

Exploring Multiple Perspectives in Citizenship Education with a Serious Game

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