The research and evaluation of serious games: Toward a comprehensive methodology

Mayer, Igor; Bekebrede, Geertje; Harteveld, Casper; Warmelink, Harald; Zhou, Qing; Ruijven, Theo van; Lo, Julia; Kortmann, Rens; Wenzler, Ivo

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“…The framework is based upon the notion that learning activities are the central construct of learning interactively with games and that these activities need to be considered in relation to experiential or exploratory models of learning, whereby the learner becomes an active participant in the learning processes [22]. As a bottom-line, simulation and gaming is able to address four important things on increasing shared understanding.…”

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Improving Renewable Energy Transition Acceptance: A Simulation Gaming Approach on a Multi Actor Setting in the Netherlands

Sutrisno¹,

Vennix²,

Syaifudin³

2015

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The Netherlands have tried very hard to increase their renewable energy sources (RES) shares to fulfill the European Union target in 2050. However, RES performance did not show the expected result as the performance declined in 2009 producing even wider gap compare to the target. The Dutch government's tried to incorporate all interested stakeholders by forming the Dutch energy transition task force. Nevertheless, the task force's result is also not showing a desirable trend. Key reasons behind the Dutch low RES performance are the lack of shared understanding and positive attitude toward RES development among interested actors. This research uses a role-playing game to increase shared understanding and positive attitude within the actors. The game set players in a competing role as the government, an energy company and the end user. Players were given the ability to make decisions on their respective area. A pilot study was then conducted to measure the effectiveness of the game. The pilot study showed the game increased actor's individual understanding and shared understanding. Moreover, it also showed that the game increases actor's positive attitude toward RES development in the Netherlands. AbstrakMeningkatkan Penerimaan Transisi Energi Terbarukan: Pendekatan Simulasi Permainan pada Situasi MultiAktor di Belanda. Belanda telah berusaha sangat keras untuk meningkatkan sumber energi terbarukan (RES) untuk memenuhi target Uni Eropa pada tahun 2050. Namun, kinerja RES tidak menunjukkan hasil yang diharapkan karena kinerja menurun pada tahun 2009, yang kemudian memperlebar jarak dari target. Pemerintah Belanda telah mencoba untuk menggabungkan semua pemangku kepentingan dengan membentuk gugus tugas transisi energi Belanda. Namun demikian, hasil satuan tugas juga tidak menunjukkan tren yang diinginkan. Alasan utama di balik kinerja RES yang rendah di Belanda adalah kurangnya pemahaman bersama dan sikap positif terhadap pengembangan RES di antara para pemangku kepentingan. Penelitian ini menggunakan permainan role-playing untuk meningkatkan pemahaman bersama dan sikap positif pada aktor. Permainan ini menjadikan para pemain bersaing dengan satu sama lain sebagai pemerintah, perusahaan energi, dan pengguna akhir. Pemain dapat membuat keputusan pada daerah masing-masing. Sebuah studi percontohan kemudian dilakukan untuk mengukur efektivitas permainan. Studi percontohan memperlihatkan bahwa pemahaman individual dan pemahaman bersama para aktor meningkat. Selain itu, studi ini juga memperlihatkan bahwa permainan meningkatkan sikap positif aktor terhadap pengembangan RES di Belanda.

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Improving Renewable Energy Transition Acceptance: A Simulation Gaming Approach on a Multi Actor Setting in the Netherlands

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Vennix²,

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2015

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“…Por outro lado, diversos trabalhos apontam para a relevância dos jogos na educação (Smale et a l. 2016;Al-Azawi et al 2016), em particular a educação empreendedora (Mayer et al, 2013).…”

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Educação Empreendedora Em Uma Plataforma Tecnológica Ludificada: Um Estudo De Caso

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Prado

2017

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Resumo. Os processos de aprendizagem enfatizam cada vez mais a compreensão, independência, empoderamento e melhoria das habilidades dos estudantes, nascidos e imersos na cultura digital. O uso de jogos para aumentar o interesse dos alunos em atividades de ensino e aprendizagem não é recente, mas, principalmente no contexto da cultura digital, extrapolar seu aspecto lúdico continua sendo um desafio. Este trabalho discute a aplicação de elementos e da mecânica de jogos em uma plataforma tecnológica no campo da educação empresarial. Foi realizado um estudo de caso com uma plataforma de aprendizado ludificada para verificar sua adequação no desenvolvimento do comportamento empreendedor em seus usuários. A plataforma foi analisada de acordo com o modelo de gamificação Octalysis e mostrou-se limitada quanto ao desenvolvimento de competências empresariais. Contudo, verificou -se que a gamificação aplicada à educação empresarial tem potencial como alternativa para melhorar o engajamento e outras características esperadas em empreend edores. Neste sentido, foi proposto um conjunto de melhorias para tornar a plataforma mais aderente às dimensões preconizadas pelo Octalysis. Palavras-chave:Educação Empreendedora, Gamificação, Motivação. ENTREPRENEURSHIP EDUCATION IN A GAMIFIED TECHNOLO GICAL PLATFORM: A CASE STUDYAbstract. Learning processes increasingly emphasize the understanding, independence, empowerment and improvement of students' abilities, born and immersed in the digital culture. The use of games to increase students' interest in teaching and learning activities is not new. However, overcoming the role of game as entertainment, mainly in the context of digital culture, remains a challenge. This paper discusses the application of elements and game mechanics in a technological platform in the field of business education. The case study was carried out with a ludified learning platform to verify its suitability in the development of the entrepreneurial behavior in its users. The platform was analyzed according to the Octalysis model for gamification and shown to be limited in the development of entrepreneurial skills. However, it has been found that gamification applied to entrepreneurial education has potential to improve engagement and other characteristics expected in entrepreneurs. In this sense, it was proposed a set of improvements to make the platform more adherent to the dimensions advocated by Octalysis.

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“…The design cycle, then, is at the heart of the design process and refers to an iterative approach to design and developing the artefacts. Focusing prominently on the research and evaluation aspects, Mayer and colleagues [41] argue for a more coherent approach to research, and offer concrete advice on the development of a corresponding research framework. They specifically aim to address the broad application scope of serious games, while being useable in practice.…”

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Processes and Models for Serious Game Design and Development

Braad

Žavcer

Sandovar

2016

Entertainment Computing and Serious Games

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Abstract.A serious game needs to combine a number of different aspects to help the end user in reaching the desired effects. This requires incorporating a broad range of different aspects in the design, stemming from a broad range of different fields of expertise. For designers, developers, researchers, and other stakeholders it is not straightforward how to organize the design and development process, to make sure that these aspects are properly addressed. In this chapter we will discuss a number of ways of organizing the design and development process and various models that support specific design decisions during this process, concluding with a discussion of design patterns for serious games.Keywords: serious game design, game development process, design science research. IntroductionA serious game incorporates play as well as a myriad of other aspects: motivation, learning content, feedback. For designers, developers, but also researchers and other stakeholders, it is not straightforward what steps to take from a problem statement towards a game that can be played by the intended users. This chapter provides an overview of various approaches, models, and frameworks that can be used to support the design and development of serious games. This chapter is organized into four main sections. In the first section, we will discuss a number of important aspects pertaining to the context in which a serious game is designed and the context in which the game is intended to be used. Subsequently, we will take on a high level perspective and discuss a number of processes that are being used to design and develop serious games. In the third section, we will present a number of design models that assist in making design choices to achieve particular effects with the resulting game. This approach is becoming more and more formalized using a design patterns approach, which are discussed in the final section.At the end of the chapter, a number of future research questions and suggested reading material are included. ContextA serious game only becomes an effective tool to foster learning, promote healthy behavior, or change behavior, when it is played by players. Necessarily, playing takes place in a specific context and it is often hard for a game designer to foresee the time, place, culture, and other contextual aspects that affect the player experience. Considering this context for which a serious game is designed is therefore an important step of the design process: from this context stems an important set of specific design requirements for the serious game.Before we can discuss particular development process frameworks or more detailed design models to support design decisions, we will first explore the context. We will do so by pointing out a number of different, and often opposing, perspectives. From a user perspective, we will start with the different views that designers and users have of the game. From a game perspective, we emphasize that they differ a large amount in the audience and purposes that they address. F...

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The research and evaluation of serious games: Toward a comprehensive methodology

Cited by 230 publications

References 115 publications

Improving Renewable Energy Transition Acceptance: A Simulation Gaming Approach on a Multi Actor Setting in the Netherlands

Improving Renewable Energy Transition Acceptance: A Simulation Gaming Approach on a Multi Actor Setting in the Netherlands

Educação Empreendedora Em Uma Plataforma Tecnológica Ludificada: Um Estudo De Caso

Processes and Models for Serious Game Design and Development

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