An Alien’s Guide to Multi-Adaptive Educational Computer Games
Author: Michael D. Kickmeier-Rust
Publisher: Informing Science
Published: 2012
Total Pages: 230
ISBN-13: 1932886567
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Serious Games
Author: Ralf Dörner
Publisher: Springer
Published: 2016-08-25
Total Pages: 429
ISBN-13: 3319406124
DOWNLOAD EBOOKThis textbook provides an introduction to the fundamentals of serious games, which differ considerably from computer games that are meant for pure entertainment. Undergraduate and graduate students from various disciplines who want to learn about serious games are one target group of this book. Prospective developers of serious games are another, as they can use the book for self-study in order to learn about the distinctive features of serious game design and development. And ultimately, the book also addresses prospective users of serious game technologies by providing them with a solid basis for judging the advantages and limitations of serious games in different application areas such as game-based learning, training and simulation or games for health. To cater to this heterogeneous readership and wide range of interests, every effort was made to make the book flexible to use. All readers are expected to study Chapter 1, as it provides the necessary basics and terminology that will be used in all subsequent chapters. The eleven chapters that follow cover the creation of serious games (design, authoring processes and tools, content production), the runtime context of serious games (game engines, adaptation mechanisms, game balancing, game mastering, multi-player serious games), the effects of serious games and their evaluation (player experience, assessment techniques, performance indicators), and serious games in practice (economic aspects, cost-benefit analysis, serious game distribution). To familiarize the readers with best practice in this field, the final chapter presents more than 30 selected examples of serious games illustrating their characteristics and showcasing their practical use. Lecturers can select chapters in a sequence that is most suitable for their specific course or seminar. The book includes specific suggestions for courses such as “Introduction to Serious Games”, “Entertainment Technology”, “Serious Game Design”, “Game-based Learning”, and “Applications of Serious Games”.
Research Anthology on Developments in Gamification and Game-Based Learning
Author: Management Association, Information Resources
Publisher: IGI Global
Published: 2021-11-26
Total Pages: 1971
ISBN-13: 1668437112
DOWNLOAD EBOOKTechnology has increasingly become utilized in classroom settings in order to allow students to enhance their experiences and understanding. Among such technologies that are being implemented into course work are game-based learning programs. Introducing game-based learning into the classroom can help to improve students’ communication and teamwork skills and build more meaningful connections to the subject matter. While this growing field has numerous benefits for education at all levels, it is important to understand and acknowledge the current best practices of gamification and game-based learning and better learn how they are correctly implemented in all areas of education. The Research Anthology on Developments in Gamification and Game-Based Learning is a comprehensive reference source that considers all aspects of gamification and game-based learning in an educational context including the benefits, difficulties, opportunities, and future directions. Covering a wide range of topics including game concepts, mobile learning, educational games, and learning processes, it is an ideal resource for academicians, researchers, curricula developers, instructional designers, technologists, IT specialists, education professionals, administrators, software designers, students, and stakeholders in all levels of education.
Serious Games and Virtual Worlds in Education, Professional Development, and Healthcare
Author: Klaus Bredl
Publisher: IGI Global
Published: 2013-03-31
Total Pages: 382
ISBN-13: 1466636742
DOWNLOAD EBOOK"This book explains how digital environments can easily become familiar and beneficial for educational and professional development, with the implementation of games into various aspects of our environment"--Provided by publisher.
21st Century Learning for 21st Century Skills
Author: Andrew Ravenscroft
Publisher: Springer
Published: 2012-09-18
Total Pages: 563
ISBN-13: 3642332633
DOWNLOAD EBOOKThis book constitutes the refereed proceedings of the 7th European Conference on Technology Enhanced Learning, EC-TEL 2012, held in Saarbrücken, Germany, in September 2012. The 26 revised full papers presented were carefully reviewed and selected from 130 submissions. The book also includes 12 short papers, 16 demonstration papers, 11 poster papers, and 1 invited paper. Specifically, the programme and organizing structure was formed through the themes: mobile learning and context; serious and educational games; collaborative learning; organisational and workplace learning; learning analytics and retrieval; personalised and adaptive learning; learning environments; academic learning and context; and, learning facilitation by semantic means.
Entertainment Computing and Serious Games
Author: Ralf Dörner
Publisher: Springer
Published: 2016-10-05
Total Pages: 549
ISBN-13: 3319461524
DOWNLOAD EBOOKThe aim of this book is to collect and to cluster research areas in the field of serious games and entertainment computing. It provides an introduction and gives guidance for the next generation of researchers in this field. The 18 papers presented in this volume, together with an introduction, are the outcome of a GI-Dagstuhl seminar which was held at Schloß Dagstuhl in July 2015.
Measuring and Visualizing Learning in the Information-Rich Classroom
Author: Peter Reimann
Publisher: Routledge
Published: 2015-11-19
Total Pages: 263
ISBN-13: 1317695089
DOWNLOAD EBOOKIntegrated information systems are increasingly used in schools, and the advent of the technology-rich classroom requires a new degree of ongoing classroom assessment. Able to track web searches, resources used, task completion time, and a variety of other classroom behaviors, technology-rich classrooms offer a wealth of potential information about teaching and learning. This information can be used to track student progress in languages, STEM, and in 21st Century skills, for instance. However, despite these changes, there has been little change in the kind of data made available to teachers, administrators, students, and parents. Measuring and Visualizing Learning in the Information-Rich Classroom collects research on the implementation of classroom assessment techniques in technology-enhanced learning environments. Building on research conducted by a multinational and multidisciplinary team of learning technology experts, and specialists from around the globe, this book addresses these discrepancies. With contributions from major researchers in education technology, testing and assessment, and education psychology, this book contributes to a holistic approach for building the information infrastructure of the 21st Century school.
Games and Learning Alliance
Author: Manuel Gentile
Publisher: Springer
Published: 2019-01-31
Total Pages: 457
ISBN-13: 3030115488
DOWNLOAD EBOOKThis book constitutes the refereed proceedings of the 7th International Conference on Games and Learning Alliance, GALA 2018, held in Palermo, Italy, in December 2018.The 38 revised regular papers presented together with 9 poster papers were carefully reviewed and selected from 68 submissions. The papers cover the following topics: games for skills training; game design; methods and tools; gamification and innovative game approaches.
ECGBL 2018 12th European Conference on Game-Based Learning
Author: Dr Melanie Ciussi
Publisher: Academic Conferences and publishing limited
Published: 2018-10-04
Total Pages: 962
ISBN-13: 1912764008
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Author: Pierpaolo Dondio
Publisher: Springer Nature
Published: 2023-11-28
Total Pages: 481
ISBN-13: 3031490657
DOWNLOAD EBOOKThis LNCS volume constitutes the proceedings of 12th International Conference, GALA 2023, in Dublin, Ireland, held during November/December 2023. The 36 full papers and 13 short papers were carefully reviewed and selected from 88 submissions. The papers contained in this book have been organized into six categories, reflecting the variety of theoretical approaches and application domains of research into serious games: 1. The Serious Games and Game Design 2. User experience, User Evaluation and User Analysis in Serious Games 3. Serious Games for Instruction 4. Serious Games for Health, Wellbeing and Social Change 5. Evaluating and Assessing Serious Games Elements 6. Posters
