Design of a Component-Based Mobile Learning Game Authoring Tool

Gicquel, Pierre-Yves; George, Sébastien; Laforcade, Pierre; Marfisi-Schottman, Iza

doi:10.1007/978-3-319-71940-5_19

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“…Games are also provided as a tool for linear tours that make use of storytelling [40] and for crowdsourcing 3D data for the reconstruction of historical sites using treasure hunts [22]. Despite the great potential for geolocated games that support learning and reflection, there are relatively few in mainstream use [26] and their potential has yet to be realised. Cultural heritage mobile applications that promote reflection are rare; those that exist are designed around specific path recommendations in the city and fail to maximise the flexibility offered from serendipitous exploration.…”

Section: Related Work 21 Location-based Games Cultural Heritage Anmentioning

confidence: 99%

The Enthusiast, the Interested, the Sceptic, and the Cynic

Jones

Theodosis

Lykourentzou

2019

J. Comput. Cult. Herit.

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We discuss the user study of a mobile cultural heritage game designed to stimulate reflection about a city's history. Aided by location-aware technology, the game fosters the serendipitous discovery of points of interest, historical images and stories, whilst players wander the city. This exploration differs from the typical precalculated path recommendations used by other location-based applications. It triggers reflection about the city's past that is as unique as its visitors. Ours is one of the first studies to attempt an understanding of the effects of serendipitous urban discovery and historic reflection-triggering technologies on user experience. We combined field trials with controlled experiments, analysing perceptions of the experience and value using responses expressed in open-ended questionnaire items. Using thematic coding and sentiment analysis, we observed types of emotional responses, indicating four potential profiles of their likelihood towards future technology adoption. Enthusiastic and Interested users appreciated the freedom of movement choice that created an autonomous experience that fostered a sense of personal accomplishment. The interface interactions of the game, designed to stimulate reflection, supported a feeling of connectedness to others. In contrast, Cynical and Sceptical users were less tolerant of perceived technological issues, requiring more perfection in functionality and design. These users are less likely to be the early adopters of serendipitous location-based apps. The game was developed as part of a large cultural informatics project but, unlike typical evaluations, we conducted this study midway through the project and not at its end. This approach (1) gave the team the possibility to take stock, pause, and reflect and (2) provided insight on future design improvements for increasing the perceived value of serendipitous urban discovery applications. Our results contribute towards a grounded understanding of user experience and help progress the development of cultural heritage applications that incorporate elements of reflection and/or place-based exploration into their functionalities. CCS Concepts: • Human-centered computing → Empirical studies in ubiquitous and mobile computing;

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Section: Related Work 21 Location-based Games Cultural Heritage Anmentioning

confidence: 99%

The Enthusiast, the Interested, the Sceptic, and the Cynic

Jones

Theodosis

Lykourentzou

2019

J. Comput. Cult. Herit.

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“…Secondly, a large part of the serious game content has to be developed by teachers, or subject-matter specialists, who may have few computer competencies [7]. The lack of efficient tools enabling the contribution of those non computer specialists is perceived as one of the main obstacles to serious games development [8].…”

Section: Serious Games Developmentmentioning

confidence: 99%

“…None of the existing authoring tools integrate the following features: possibility of collaborative development by a multidisciplinary team, wide range of features and possible game models, ease of use for non-computer scientists, and specific educational features [8], [20], [21].…”

Section: Existing Authoring Toolsmentioning

confidence: 99%

“…Design principles may serve as guidelines for the development of serious games authoring tools. Gicquel et al [8] propose some design guidelines, which are mainly recommendations on the overall process, such as using an iterative approach, user-centered design, incremental design or tests in real world situations. Results of the European project "RAGE" [25] included recommendations on the necessary design conditions for facilitating the reuse of components through different development platforms [26], but does not include an overall set of design principles for developing serious games authoring tools.…”

Section: Authoring Tools Design Principlesmentioning

confidence: 99%

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Design Principles for Serious Games Authoring Tool

Laurent¹,

Monnier²,

Huguenin³

et al. 2022

IJSG

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Serious game development involves a multidisciplinary team of teachers and computer scientists. But the difference in computer competencies between the team members is a recurring difficulty in this collaboration. Authoring tools, which provide interfaces adapted to users' competencies, are promising solutions to overcome this difficulty. However, existing authoring tools are either limited in their functionalities (not powerful) or too complex for non-computer scientists (not usable). A comprehensive set of design principles to address this limitation does not yet exist. The objective of this research was to define a set of design principles for the development of powerful and usable authoring tools. To achieve this objective, we first defined a set of design principles. We then developed an authoring tool corresponding to these principles. Finally, we carried out test uses of that tool through the development of twelve serious games. Results show that this authoring tool enabled the development of a wide variety of serious games (powerful) by teams with heterogeneous computer skills (usable). Design principles defined in this research integrate and extend previous works. They allow to overcome the dilemma between the power and usability of authoring tools. This could unlock new possibilities for collaborative approaches in serious games developments.

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