Enhancing the educational value of video games

Computers in Entertainment

Volumn 7, Issue 2, 2009, Pages

  Bellotti, F ^a   Berta, R ^a   De Gloria, A ^a   Primavera, L ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GENOA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Constructivism; Educational games; Repertory grid technique; Serious games; Technology enhanced learning; Video game test and evaluation; Video games; Virtual worlds

Indexed keywords

CONSTRUCTIVISM; EDUCATIONAL GAMES; REPERTORY GRID TECHNIQUE; SERIOUS GAMES; TECHNOLOGY ENHANCED LEARNING; VIDEO GAME TEST AND EVALUATION; VIDEO GAMES; VIRTUAL WORLDS;

EDUCATION; EDUCATIONAL MOTION PICTURES;

GAME THEORY;

EID: 68049105384     PISSN: 15443574     EISSN: 15443981     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1145/1541895.1541903     Document Type: Article

References (44)

1. Bannister, D. and Fransella, F. 1985. Inquiring Man. 3rd (ed.), Routledge, London.
2. Bellotti, F., Berta, R., De Gloria, A., and Zappi, V. 2008. Exploring gaming mechanisms to enhance knowledge acquisition in virtual worlds. In Proceedings of the Third International Conference on Digital Interactive Media in Entertainment and Arts (DIMEA).
3. Bellotti, F., Berta, R., Pellegrino, M., Primavera, L., and De Gloria, A. 2007. Learning contents by videogame tricks. In Proceedings of the Learning with Games Conference, 24-26.
4. Bernhaupt, R., Eckschlager, M., and Tscheligi, M. 2007. Methods for evaluating games: How to measure usability and user experience in games? In Proceedings of the International Conference on Advances in Computer Entertainment Technology.
5. Boyd, S., Carini, D., and Carini, C. 2004. Constructing a player-centered definition of fun for video games design. In Proceedings of the HCI, 117-132, 6-10.
6. Carless, S. 2005. Informa predicts $58.4B game industry in 2007. Gamasutra. www.gamasutra.com/php-bin/news-index.php?story=6942.
7. Cartelli, A. 2006. Teaching in the Knowledge Society: New Skills And Instruments for Teachers. Idea Group Inc.
8. Chen, J. 2007. Flow in games (and everything else). Commun. ACM 50, 4, 31-34.
9. Clarke, D. and Duimering, P. R. 2006. How computer gamers experience the game situation: A behavioral study. ACM Computers Entertainment 4, 3.
10. Corbit, M. 2002. Building virtual worlds for informal science learning (SciCentr and SciFair). Active Worlds Educational Universe 11, 1, 55-67.
11. Cowley, B., Charles, D., Black, M., and Hickey, R. 2008. Toward an understanding of flow in video games. ACM Computers Entertainment 6, 2, 1-27.
12. Dickey, M. D. 2003. Teaching in 3D: Pedagogical affordances and constraints of 3D virtual worlds for synchronous distance learning. Distance Education 24, 1, 105-121.
13. Ducheneaut, N., Yee, N., Nickell, E., and Moore. R. J. 2006. Games and performances: Alone together?: Exploring the social dynamics of massively multiplayer online games. In Proceedings of the SIGCHI Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems (CHI 06). ACM Press, New York.
14. Federoff, M. 2002. Heuristics and usability guidelines for the creation and evaluation of fun in video games. Unpublished thesis, Indiana University, Bloomington. http://www.melissafederoff.com/thesis.html.
15. Fullerton, T., Swain, C., and Hoffman, S. 2004. Game Design Workshop. Designing, Prototyping and Playtesting Games. CMP Books, San Francisco, CA.
16. Green, M., Brock, T., and Kaufman, G. 2004. Understanding media enjoyment: The role of transportation into narrative worlds. Communication Theory 14, 4, 311-327.
17. Hassenzahl, M. and Wessler, R. 2000. Capturing design space from a user perspective: The repertory grid technique revisited. Int. J. Human Computer Interaction 12, 3/4, 441-459.
18. Hughes, C., Moshell, E., and March, J. 1997. Shared virtual worlds for experiment. ACM Multimedia 5, 2, 145-154.
19. Kelly, G. 1955. The Psychology of Personal Constructs. Vols.1/2. Routledge, London.
20. Larsen, J. M. 2008. Evaluating user experience - How game reviewers do it. CHI 2008 Conference Workshop on Evaluating User Experiences in Games.
21. Livingstone, D. and Kemp, J. 2006. Massively multi-learner: recent advances in 3D social
22. environments, computing and information systems.J. School Computing 10, 2.
23. Losh, E. 2005. In country with tactical Iraqi: Trust, identity, and language learning in a military video game digital experience. In Proceedings of the Digital Arts and Culture Conference, 69-78.
24. Mandryk, R. L., Atkins, M. S., and Inkpen, K. M. 2006. A continuous and objective evaluation of emotional experience with interactive play environments. In Proceedings of the SIGCHI Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems.
25. Mayo, M. J. 2007. Games for science and engineering education. Commun. ACM 50, 7 (July), 30-35.
26. Michael, D. and Chen, S. 2006. Serious games: Games that educate, train, and inform. In Thompson Course in Technology,PTR.
27. Nabi, R. and Krcmar, M. 2004. Conceptualizing media enjoyment as attitude: Implications for mass media effects research. Communication Theory 4, 14 288-310.
28. Olney, A. M. 2007. Dialogue generation for robotic portraits. In Proceedings of the International Joint Conference on Artificial Intelligence 5th Workshop on Knowledge and Reasoning in Practical Dialogue Systems, 15-21.
29. Pillay, H., Brownlee, J.. and Wilss, L. 1999. Cognition and recreational computer games: Implications for educational technology. J. Research Computing Education 32, 1, 203-215.
30. Prensky, m. 2003. Digital game-based learning. ACM Computers Entertainment 1, 1, 21.
31. Raney, A. 2004. Expanding disposition theory: Reconsidering character liking, moral evaluations, and enjoyment. Communication Theory, 348-369.
32. Raybourn, E. M., Deagle, E., Mendina, K., and Heneghan, J. 2005. Adaptive thinking and leadership simulation game training for special forces officers. In Proceedings of the Interservice/Industry Training, Simulation, and Education Conference.
33. Rieber, P. 1996. Seriously considering play: Designing interactive learning environments based on the blending of microworlds, simulations, and games. Educational Technology Research Development 44, 2, 43-58.
34. Ritzema, T. and Harris, B. 2008. The use of second life for distance education, J. Computing Sciences Colleges 23, 6, 110-116.
35. Rovai, A. P. 2002. Building sense of community at a distance. Int. Rev. Research
36. Open Distance Learning. http://www.irrodl.org/index.php/irrodl/article/ view/79/152.
37. Sliney, A. and Murphy, D. 2008. JDoc: A serious game for medical learning, achi. In Proceedings of the First International Conference on Advances in Computer-Human Interaction, 131-136.
38. Squire, K. 2008. Open-ended video games: A model for developing learning for the interactive age. In The Ecology of Games: Connecting Youth, Games, and Learning, K. Salen
39. (ed.), MIT Press, Cambridge, MA, 167-198. doi: 10.1162/dmal. 9780262693646.167.
40. Steed, A. and McDonnell, J. 2003. Experiences with repertory grid analysis for investigating effectiveness of virtual environments. PRESENCE, Aalborg University.
41. Sweetser, P. and Wyeth, P. 2005. GameFlow: A model for evaluating player enjoyment in games. ACM Computers Entertainment 3, 3.
42. Wallace, R. 2003. The elements of AIML style. ALICE AI Foundation.
43. Zyda, M. 2005. From visual simulation to virtual reality to games. IEEE Computer, 25-32.
44. Zyda, M. 2007. Special issue on serious games, Commun. ACM 50, 7.