Evaluation of an Immersive Learning Programme to Support Triage Training

Jarvis, Steve; Freitas, Sara de

doi:10.1109/vs-games.2009.31

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“…An important related consideration is the short-term vs. long-term learning effect of a serious game. While we did not expect and thus did not directly measure a learning effect in our study, the cash won could be considered as an approximation of the game's shortterm learning effect (similarly to Jarvis et al (38) ), which would suggest that maximizing performance would also maximize learning. However, the relative lack of enjoyment with such an approach could hamper long-term learning (25) .…”

Section: Implications For Serious Game Designmentioning

confidence: 95%

The effect of different difficulty adaptation strategies on enjoyment and performance in a serious game for memory training

Nagle¹,

Novak

Wolf³

et al. 2014

2014 IEEE 3nd International Conference on Serious Games and Applications for Health (SeGAH)

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Objective: The goal of this study was to evaluate two kinds of difficulty adaptation techniques in terms of enjoyment and performance in a simple memory training game: one based on difficultyperformance matching ("task-guided") and the other based on providing a high degree of control/choice ("user-guided"). Methods: Performance and enjoyment are both critical in making serious games effective. Therefore the adaptations were based on two different approaches that are used to sustain performance and enjoyment in serious games: 1) adapting task difficulty to match user performance by leveraging the theories of zone of proximal development and flow, thus maximizing performance that can then lead to increased enjoyment and 2) providing a high degree of control and choice by using constructs from self-determination theory, which maximizes enjoyment, that can potentially increase performance. 24 participants played a simple memory training serious game in a fully randomized, repeated measures design. The primary outcome measures were enjoyment and performance. Results: Enjoyment was significantly greater in user-guided (p < 0.05), whereas performance was significantly greater in taskguided (p < 0.05). Conclusion: The results suggest that a trade-off between maximizing performance and maximizing enjoyment could be achieved by combining the two approaches into a "hybrid" adaptation mode that gives users a high degree of control in setting difficulty, but also advises them about optimizing performance.Other titles: O efeito de diferentes adaptações de dificuldade em estratégias de diversão e performance em serious games para trieno de memória El efecto de diferentes adaptaciones de dificultades en estrategias de diversion y performance en serious games para entrenamiento de memoria ABSTRACTObjective: The goal of this study was to evaluate two kinds of difficulty adaptation techniques in terms of enjoyment and performance in a simple memory training game: one based on difficulty-performance matching ("task-guided") and the other based on providing a high degree of control/choice ("user-guided"). Methods: Performance and enjoyment are both critical in making serious games effective. Therefore the adaptations were based on two different approaches that are used to sustain performance and enjoyment in serious games: 1) adapting task difficulty to match user performance by leveraging the theories of zone of proximal development and flow, thus maximizing performance that can then lead to increased enjoyment and 2) providing a high degree of control and choice by using constructs from self-determination theory, which maximizes enjoyment, that can potentially increase performance. 24 participants played a simple memory training serious game in a fully randomized, repeated measures design. The primary outcome measures were enjoyment and performance. Results: Enjoyment was significantly greater in user-guided (p < 0.05), whereas performance was significantly greater in task-guided (p < 0.05). Conclusion: The results sug...

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Section: Implications For Serious Game Designmentioning

confidence: 95%

The effect of different difficulty adaptation strategies on enjoyment and performance in a serious game for memory training

Nagle¹,

Novak

Wolf³

et al. 2014

2014 IEEE 3nd International Conference on Serious Games and Applications for Health (SeGAH)

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“…Although a link between learning transfer and verisimilitude of learning activity has been observed particularly in training contexts [9][10][11]), this link does not necessarily hold true in all game-based learning scenarios; Jarvis and de Freitas [4] suggest that the level of fidelity required must be mapped onto learning objectives. Furthermore, an over-emphasis upon visual fidelity can mask the complexities of producing verifiable and replicable learning activities and experiences.…”

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“…Therefore, the capacity of the engine to support both developers and users with limited expertise is of relevance. Development of games such as Triage Trainer [4] has shown that conventional keyboard and mouse interaction in a world with multiple degrees of freedom can prove initially overwhelming for nongamers. As such, serious games can often require interfaces that deviate from those common to entertainment games, and seek to simplify interactions based upon an understanding of learning requirements.…”

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confidence: 99%

“…Although the benefits of high levels of audiovisual fidelity in serious games apply particularly to games wishing to provide learning though simulation, high visual fidelity also contributes to a number of other factors, such as the initial uptake and motivation amongst learners; a study by de Freitas and colleagues [2,4] suggests that experienced gamers fail to engage with serious games which are perceived to be of significantly lower-fidelity than leisure games with which they are already familiar. Quest3D, Unity and the Unreal engines provide high-fidelity standards and provide support for all the latest technologies of computer graphics as can be seen from Table II.…”

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“…Serious game developers frequently resort to bespoke and proprietary development due to their unique requirements, such as the use of Blitz Games' in-house engine for developing the serious game: Triage Trainer [4]. This trend towards bespoke development highlights the difficulties that exist for game engine developers in accurately understanding and comprehensively supporting the needs of instructional designers.…”

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An Engine Selection Methodology for High Fidelity Serious Games

Petridis

Dunwell

Freitas

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2010 Second International Conference on Games and Virtual Worlds for Serious Applications

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Abstract-Serious games represent the state-of-the-art in the convergence of electronic gaming technologies with instructional design principles and pedagogies. Whilst the selection criteria for entertainment game engines are often transparent, due to the range of available platforms and engines an emerging challenge is the choice of platform for serious games, whose selection often has substantially different objectives and technical requirements depending upon context and usage. Additionally, the convergence of training simulations with serious gaming, made possible by increasing hardware rendering capacity, is enabling the creation of high-fidelity serious games which challenge existing design and instructional approaches. This paper highlights some of the differences between the technical requisites of high-fidelity serious and leisure games, and proposes a selection methodology based upon these emergent characteristics. The case study of part of a high-fidelity model of Ancient Rome is used to compare aspects of the four different game engines according to elements defined in the proposed methodology.

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Using Observation to Determine Teachable Moments Within a Serious Game: A GridlockED as Medical Education (GAME) Study

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Lambert

Huang

et al. 2020

AEM Education and Training

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Background: The use of serious games as an educational tool may be an effective strategy to improve knowledge and skill among health care trainees. GridlockED is a serious board game designed to simulate a shift in the emergency department (ED) that incorporates concepts such as prioritization in a multipatient environment and stewardship of finite resources. Serious games can present concepts to learners that are not easily accessible through other teaching methods. GridlockED was designed to demonstrate the principles behind ED flow and how to prioritize in a complex multipatient environment. The objective of this study was to identify teaching points to which learners are exposed while playing the GridlockED game.Methods: We conducted a prospective, observational study from May to August 2017. Practicing emergency physicians, residents, and nurses were recruited as participants to play GridlockED. Participants were instructed on how to play the game and then engaged in playing GridlockED, during which their gameplay was video recorded. The videos of the play sessions were qualitatively analyzed using an interpretive description technique. All teaching points explicitly stated by players or implicitly observed by researchers were recorded.Results: Teaching points were identified in the GridlockED play sessions centered around the concepts of patient prioritization and staff placement. Major themes present in gameplay, as well as deviations from reality and frequent misconceptions about emergency care, were also identified. Conclusion:Observations of experienced ED practitioners reveal that the GridlockED board game creates opportunities for engaging medical learners in systems-level teaching. Our findings will help create the basis for future education modules, but further study is required to ensure that junior trainees actually learn when playing the game.

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Evaluation of an Immersive Learning Programme to Support Triage Training

Cited by 55 publications

References 15 publications

The effect of different difficulty adaptation strategies on enjoyment and performance in a serious game for memory training

The effect of different difficulty adaptation strategies on enjoyment and performance in a serious game for memory training

An Engine Selection Methodology for High Fidelity Serious Games

Using Observation to Determine Teachable Moments Within a Serious Game: A GridlockED as Medical Education (GAME) Study

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