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1. High-Level Decision-Making Non-player Vehicles

Author

Pighetti, Alessandro, Forneris, Luca, Lazzaroni, Luca, Bellotti, Francesco, Capello, Alessio, Cossu, Marianna, De Gloria, Alessandro, Berta, Riccardo, Goos, Gerhard, Founding Editor, Hartmanis, Juris, Founding Editor, Bertino, Elisa, Editorial Board Member, Gao, Wen, Editorial Board Member, Steffen, Bernhard, Editorial Board Member, Yung, Moti, Editorial Board Member, Kiili, Kristian, editor, Antti, Koskinen, editor, de Rosa, Francesca, editor, Dindar, Muhterem, editor, Kickmeier-Rust, Michael, editor, and Bellotti, Francesco, editor

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2022
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2. Adapting Autonomous Agents for Automotive Driving Games

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Campodonico, Gabriele, Bellotti, Francesco, Berta, Riccardo, Capello, Alessio, Cossu, Marianna, De Gloria, Alessandro, Lazzaroni, Luca, Taccioli, Tommaso, Davio, Federico, Goos, Gerhard, Founding Editor, Hartmanis, Juris, Founding Editor, Bertino, Elisa, Editorial Board Member, Gao, Wen, Editorial Board Member, Steffen, Bernhard, Editorial Board Member, Woeginger, Gerhard, Editorial Board Member, Yung, Moti, Editorial Board Member, de Rosa, Francesca, editor, Marfisi Schottman, Iza, editor, Baalsrud Hauge, Jannicke, editor, Bellotti, Francesco, editor, Dondio, Pierpaolo, editor, and Romero, Margarida, editor

Published
2021
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4. User Preferences for a Serious Game to Improve Driving

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Paranthaman, Pratheep Kumar, Bellotti, Francesco, Berta, Riccardo, Dange, Gautam, De Gloria, Alessandro, Hutchison, David, Series Editor, Kanade, Takeo, Series Editor, Kittler, Josef, Series Editor, Kleinberg, Jon M., Series Editor, Mattern, Friedemann, Series Editor, Mitchell, John C., Series Editor, Naor, Moni, Series Editor, Pandu Rangan, C., Series Editor, Steffen, Bernhard, Series Editor, Terzopoulos, Demetri, Series Editor, Tygar, Doug, Series Editor, Gentile, Manuel, editor, Allegra, Mario, editor, and Söbke, Heinrich, editor

Published
2019
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5. Serious Games in a European Policy Context

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Mayer, Igor, Riedel, Johann C. K. H., Hauge, Jannicke Baalsrud, Bellotti, Francesco, de Gloria, Alessandro, Ott, Michela, Petersen, Sobah Abbas, Hutchison, David, editor, Kanade, Takeo, editor, Kittler, Josef, editor, Kleinberg, Jon M., editor, Mattern, Friedemann, editor, Mitchell, John C., editor, Naor, Moni, editor, Nierstrasz, Oscar, editor, Pandu Rangan, C., editor, Steffen, Bernhard, editor, Sudan, Madhu, editor, Terzopoulos, Demetri, editor, Tygar, Doug, editor, Vardi, Moshe Y., editor, Weikum, Gerhard, editor, Ma, Minhua, editor, Oliveira, Manuel Fradinho, editor, Petersen, Sobah, editor, and Hauge, Jannicke Baalsrud, editor

Published
2013
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7. Unveiling California History Through Serious Games: Fort Ross Virtual Warehouse

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Lercari, Nicola, Mortara, Michela, Forte, Maurizio, and De Gloria, Alessandro

Subjects
Digital History, Cultural Landscape, Russian River, California History, K-12 Education, Serious Games
Abstract

Between 1812 and 1841, Fort Ross was a Russian fur trading outpost and multi-cultural colony located in the Northern California coast. Current Fort Ross is a popular California State Historic Park visited every year by over 100,000 visitors from all over the world. In March 2011, California State Parks and the University of California Merced started the Fort Ross Virtual Warehouse project— a digital scholarship initiative aimed to enhance a pilot serious game on Fort Ross developed by California State Parks Staff in the early 2000s— with the goal to explore novel ways for archiving, disseminating, and teaching cultural and historical information. After twenty-four months of development, Fort Ross Virtual Warehouse serious game is ready to be tested in a user study with elementary school students. This paper exposes key features, design solutions and game mechanics of Fort Ross Virtual Warehouse along with preliminary assessments of the game performed as an expert evaluation by the leader of the Special Interest Group on “serious games for humanities and heritage” of the GALA Network of Excellence (www.galanoe.eu).

Published
2014

8. Serious Game for Education and Training of Industrial Managers respect Pandemics

Author

Bruzzone, Agostino G., Massei, Marina, DE GLORIA, Alessandro, de ROSA, Francesca, Alberto De Paoli, and Enrico, Ferrari

Subjects
Serious Games, Decision Making, Serious Games, Training & Education, Decision Making, Strategic Engineering, Pandemics, Training & Education, Strategic Engineering, Pandemics
Published
2021

9. Acquiring 21st Century Skills: gaining insight in the design and applicability of a serious game with 4C-ID

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Van Rosmalen, Peter, Boyle, Elizabeth, Nadolski, R., Van der Baaren, John, Fernández-Manjón, Baltasar, MacArthur, Ewan, Pennanen, Tiina, Manea, Madalina, Star, Kam, De Gloria, Alessandro, Welten Institute, and RS-Research Program Welten Onderzoeksprogramma (WO)

Subjects
serious games, ComputingMilieux_PERSONALCOMPUTING, CHERMUG, instructional design, game design, 4C-ID, research methods and statistics, Cognitive Task Analysis
Abstract

Despite the growth of interest in serious games, there is little systematic guidance on how to assure a game fits the instruction required. Game design frameworks are still under development and do not help to articulate the educational merits of a game to a teacher nor fit with their background. In this paper we discuss the results of a GaLA workshop which examined how a widely applied instructional design model, 4C-ID, can ease the uptake of serious games by offering teachers a model fitting their background to assess games on the applicability for their learning contexts. The paper will introduce the 4C-ID model and its use in the CHERMUG project with the design of mini-games for research methods and statistics. Next, we will discuss how workshop participants used the 4C-ID model to evaluate two games on their applicability for a given learning context. The participants indicated that the approach can support teachers in deciding if and how to use a given serious game.

Published
2014

10. Masters in Serious Games Curriculum Framework

Author

Thin, Alasdair, Lim, Theo, Louchart, Sandy, De Gloria, Alessandro, Mayer, Igor, Kickmeier-Rust, Michael, Klamma, Ralf, Veltkamp, Remco, Arnab, Sylvester, Bellotti, Francesco, Boyle, Liz, Prada, Rui, Westera, Wim, Nadolski, Rob, Abbas Petersen, Sobah, RS-Research Line Learning Media (part of CO program), and RS-Research Program CELSTEC/OTEC (CO)

Subjects
Master programme, serious games, Programme, ComputingMilieux_PERSONALCOMPUTING, Gala, gaming, GeneralLiterature_REFERENCE(e.g.,dictionaries,encyclopedias,glossaries), ComputingMilieux_MISCELLANEOUS, Education
Abstract

This report outlines a European Masters of Science programme on serious gaming.

Published
2013

12. A game engine plug-in for efficient development of investigation mechanics in serious games.

Author

Carmosino, Ivan, Bellotti, Francesco, Berta, Riccardo, De Gloria, Alessandro, and Secco, Nicola

Abstract

Despite their potential, the market for educational serious games (SGs) is still limited, partly because of the high design and production costs. In this paper, we propose a game-engine plug-in for efficient development of a format of investigation in SGs that we designed in order to support discovery-learning in information-rich virtual environments. After describing the framework, the paper presents its application to the development of “Can’s Crime”, a SG teaching industrial production processes. Data from a preliminary pilot have shown that using the new module allows a significant reduction in development time. Moreover, creation of an abstraction level over the game engine allows improving structured content organization, which is in turn expected to enhance maintainability and modularity. We argue that the same approach could be employed to other game formats, especially in the emerging context of developing games as services. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Published
2017
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13. Introducing the 'Serious Games Mechanics' A Theoretical Framework to Analyse Relationships Between 'Game' and'Pedagogical Aspects' of Serious Games

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Suttie, Neil, Lim, Theodore, Louchart, Sandy, Macvean, Andrew, Westera, Wim, Brown, Damian, Djaouti, Damien, De Gloria, Alessandro, de Freitas, Sara, and RS-Research Program CELSTEC/OTEC (CO)

Subjects
Game mechanics, learning, pedagogy, Computer science, 05 social sciences, Serious Games, ComputingMilieux_PERSONALCOMPUTING, 050301 education, 050801 communication & media studies, Mechanics, GALA, 0508 media and communications, Game Mechanics, Simulations and games in economics education, General Earth and Planetary Sciences, mapping, Video game design, serious gaming, 0503 education, Metagaming, design framework, General Environmental Science
Abstract

The careful balance of education and play is essential for the development of effective Serious Games. It is necessary to develop a clear understanding of game mechanics (i.e. the tools of game-play) and how these relate to relevant educational strategies. In this paper, we raise conceptual questions regarding the nature of Serious Games and the relationship between game mechanics, pedagogy and the conceptual level at which they connect. In developing theoretical framework linking game mechanics and learning, we aim to ease the work of the Serious Game designers attempting to produce both fun and pedagogically effective Serious Games.

Published
2012
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14. A case study on Service-Oriented Architecture for Serious Games.

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Carvalho, Maira B., Bellotti, Francesco, Berta, Riccardo, De Gloria, Alessandro, Gazzarata, Giorgia, Hu, Jun, and Kickmeier-Rust, Michael

Abstract

Service-Oriented Architecture (SOA) is a set of practices for architectural design of software that exploits services as loosely coupled components orchestrated to deliver various functionalities. The SOA paradigm is not well established in the Serious Games (SG) domain, but it is expected to provide benefits, particularly in reducing the conceptual and technological complexity of the development. In this paper, we propose and study the application of a SOA approach to SG development. We have used the SOA approach to develop an adaptive Serious Game for teaching basic elements of probability to high school and entry-level university students, called The Journey . Details of the architecture implementation are offered, as well as the results of an evaluation of the system using the Architecture Tradeoff Analysis Method (ATAM). Based on our experience, we argue that the SOA approach can make SG development shorter, more flexible and more focused. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Published
2015
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15. A Virtual Museum for Flemish artworks. A digital reconstruction of Genoese collections.

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Angeloni, Ilaria, Bisio, Federica, De Gloria, Alessandro, Mori, Daniele, Capurro, Carlotta, and Magnani, Lauro

Abstract

The work we propose in this paper is a Virtual Museum (VM) collecting the Flemish works of art which, during the XVII century, were part of the Genoese collections. One of the advantages of the virtual reality technology is the possibility to create a situation not physically realizable. Hence, our work gathers Flemish works of art linked by a common thread, scattered all over the world, making art at the disposal of everyone. Furthermore, the possibility of organizing contents in a hierarchical and interactive way allows us to provide a fruition of the conveyed information tailored to anyone's knowledge, trying to realize a "democratization of knowledge". The user should be provided with the possibility to customize his/her visit. In our work, we focus on two main aspects: the creation of a suitable environment; the transmission of education to the new generations. The didactic aim is obtained including a section for games, according to the serious games principle. Finally, the synergic cooperation between the figures of the art historian and the ICT engineer was required to develop a museum which is not a structure alien from its content, but a space thought to be appropriate and functional with respect to the content itself. [ABSTRACT FROM PUBLISHER]

Published
2012
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16. A Format of Serious Games for Higher Technology Education Topics: A Case Study in a Digital Electronic System Course.

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Pranantha, Danu, Bellotti, Francesco, Berta, Riccardo, and De Gloria, Alessandro

Abstract

Learning is frequently seen as an awkward activity. This problem becomes worse in technology and science topics, since they are often perceived as cold and difficult subjects to learn. On the other hand, playing is considered funny and engaging, which gives motives to people to do it voluntarily. Moreover, the current increasing use of social networks can represent an opportunity for knowledge and skill development, in particular by enabling students' collaboration and competition. This has led to the idea of exploiting and investigating the appeal and educational potential of serious games in a higher education context, in particular for technology and science topics. This paper proposes mini-games based serious game format targeting in particular higher education technology and science topics, and exploiting advanced web-based and social networking technologies, able to support easy diffusion and user competition/collaboration. We have set-up a client-server based architecture for the implementation of a prototype for a Digital Electronic System BSc course. Preliminary test results show that users have a positive attitude towards the games, as they give an average rating of 4/5 in terms of desirability. Furthermore, it takes 3 times of replays, on average, for users to achieve good scores. Usability issues are also presented and discussed. [ABSTRACT FROM PUBLISHER]

Published
2012
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18. Games and Learning Alliance (GaLA) Supporting Education and Training through Hi-Tech Gaming.

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Bellotti, Francesco, Berta, Riccardo, and De Gloria, Alessandro

Abstract

Games and Learning Alliance (GaLA) is the EU Network of Excellence on serious games (SG). The main expected outcome is the set-up a Virtual Research Centre (VRC) aimed at integrating, harmonizing and coordinating research on SGs and disseminating knowledge, best practices and tools as a reference point at an international level. The other two key focuses of the project are (1) the support to deployment in the actual educational and training settings and (2) the fostering of innovation and knowledge transfer through research-business dialogue. The NoE is composed of organizations that aim to integrate their activities and resources in a long-term view. A long-term perspective is systematically pursued as GaLA sets-up an infrastucture and aims at making it viable and sustainable. The major expected outcomes include: the European Society on Serious Games; the European conference on Serious Games; journal special issues; the Virtual Research Environment (VRE); the SG Living Labs (SG LLs); a MSc programme on SGs, with the relevant didactic tools; PhD projects on SGs; the schools (alignment and summer) on SGs. [ABSTRACT FROM PUBLISHER]

Published
2012
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19. Exploiting Real-Time EEG Analysis for Assessing Flow in Games.

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Plotnikov, A., Stakheika, N., De Gloria, Alessandro, Schatten, C., Bellotti, Francesco, Berta, Riccardo, Fiorini, C., and Ansovini, F.

Abstract

Ability of adapting to different users is considered key to maximize the impact and effectiveness of Serious Games (SGs). Advances in neurosciences are making it possible to continuously monitor the player status. This paper reports the research work on the monitoring of the player flow status with a simple (4 electrode) commercial electroencephalogram (EEG). In particular, we focus on three consequential research questions: is it possible to statistically distinguish a flow from a boredom condition? For which wavelengths? Can different levels of boredom and flow be identified? Results - even if limited because of the small size of the test, are promising and enable further research. Statistically significant differences could be observed for brainwaves under various conditions. A machine learning classifier (SVM) was successful in the 2-level distinction case, in particular with personalized training. [ABSTRACT FROM PUBLISHER]

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2012
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20. Path of Trust: A Prosocial Co-op Game for Building up Trustworthiness and Teamwork

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Apostolakis, Konstantinos C., Kaza, Kyriaki, Psaltis, Athanasios, Stefanidis, Kiriakos, Thermos, Spyridon, Dimitropoulos, Kosmas, Dimaraki, Evaggelia, Daras, Petros, Hutchison, David, Series editor, Kanade, Takeo, Series editor, Kittler, Josef, Series editor, Kleinberg, Jon M., Series editor, Mattern, Friedemann, Series editor, Mitchell, John C., Series editor, Naor, Moni, Series editor, Pandu Rangan, C., Series editor, Steffen, Bernhard, Series editor, Terzopoulos, Demetri, Series editor, Tygar, Doug, Series editor, Weikum, Gerhard, Series editor, De Gloria, Alessandro, editor, and Veltkamp, Remco, editor

Published
2016
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21. A Comparison of Film and Computer Generated Imagery Medium for the Learning of Chimpanzee Behaviours

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Campion, Simon, Rees, Paul, Roberts, David, Hutchison, David, Series editor, Kanade, Takeo, Series editor, Kittler, Josef, Series editor, Kleinberg, Jon M., Series editor, Mattern, Friedemann, Series editor, Mitchell, John C., Series editor, Naor, Moni, Series editor, Pandu Rangan, C., Series editor, Steffen, Bernhard, Series editor, Terzopoulos, Demetri, Series editor, Tygar, Doug, Series editor, Weikum, Gerhard, Series editor, De Gloria, Alessandro, editor, and Veltkamp, Remco, editor

Published
2016
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22. iPlayAStory: A Language Learning Platform for Interactive Story-Telling

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Sakr, Abdelrahman, Hamed, Injy, Abdennadher, Slim, Hutchison, David, Series editor, Kanade, Takeo, Series editor, Kittler, Josef, Series editor, Kleinberg, Jon M., Series editor, Mattern, Friedemann, Series editor, Mitchell, John C., Series editor, Naor, Moni, Series editor, Pandu Rangan, C., Series editor, Steffen, Bernhard, Series editor, Terzopoulos, Demetri, Series editor, Tygar, Doug, Series editor, Weikum, Gerhard, Series editor, De Gloria, Alessandro, editor, and Veltkamp, Remco, editor

Published
2016
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23. Padua Rehabilitation Tool: A Pilot Study on Patients with Dementia

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Cardullo, Stefano, Valeria, Pes Maria, Ilaria, Tognon, Ambra, Pesenti, Gamberini, Luciano, Mapelli, Daniela, Hutchison, David, Series editor, Kanade, Takeo, Series editor, Kittler, Josef, Series editor, Kleinberg, Jon M., Series editor, Mattern, Friedemann, Series editor, Mitchell, John C., Series editor, Naor, Moni, Series editor, Pandu Rangan, C., Series editor, Steffen, Bernhard, Series editor, Terzopoulos, Demetri, Series editor, Tygar, Doug, Series editor, Weikum, Gerhard, Series editor, De Gloria, Alessandro, editor, and Veltkamp, Remco, editor

Published
2016
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24. A Design Framework for Experiential History Games

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Lytle, Nicholas, Floryan, Mark, Hutchison, David, Series editor, Kanade, Takeo, Series editor, Kittler, Josef, Series editor, Kleinberg, Jon M., Series editor, Mattern, Friedemann, Series editor, Mitchell, John C., Series editor, Naor, Moni, Series editor, Pandu Rangan, C., Series editor, Steffen, Bernhard, Series editor, Terzopoulos, Demetri, Series editor, Tygar, Doug, Series editor, Weikum, Gerhard, Series editor, De Gloria, Alessandro, editor, and Veltkamp, Remco, editor

Published
2016
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25. Simulation-Based Serious Games for Science Education in Elementary and Middle Schools

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Baek, Seungho, Park, Ji-Young, Han, JungHyun, Hutchison, David, Series editor, Kanade, Takeo, Series editor, Kittler, Josef, Series editor, Kleinberg, Jon M., Series editor, Mattern, Friedemann, Series editor, Mitchell, John C., Series editor, Naor, Moni, Series editor, Pandu Rangan, C., Series editor, Steffen, Bernhard, Series editor, Terzopoulos, Demetri, Series editor, Tygar, Doug, Series editor, Weikum, Gerhard, Series editor, De Gloria, Alessandro, editor, and Veltkamp, Remco, editor

Published
2016
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26. Voluntary Play in Serious Games

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Kuindersma, Esther, van der Pal, Jelke, van den Herik, Jaap, Plaat, Aske, Hutchison, David, Series editor, Kanade, Takeo, Series editor, Kittler, Josef, Series editor, Kleinberg, Jon M., Series editor, Mattern, Friedemann, Series editor, Mitchell, John C., Series editor, Naor, Moni, Series editor, Pandu Rangan, C., Series editor, Steffen, Bernhard, Series editor, Terzopoulos, Demetri, Series editor, Tygar, Doug, Series editor, Weikum, Gerhard, Series editor, De Gloria, Alessandro, editor, and Veltkamp, Remco, editor

Published
2016
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27. Social Practices for Social Driven Conversations in Serious Games

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Augello, Agnese, Gentile, Manuel, Dignum, Frank, Hutchison, David, Series editor, Kanade, Takeo, Series editor, Kittler, Josef, Series editor, Kleinberg, Jon M., Series editor, Mattern, Friedemann, Series editor, Mitchell, John C., Series editor, Naor, Moni, Series editor, Pandu Rangan, C., Series editor, Steffen, Bernhard, Series editor, Terzopoulos, Demetri, Series editor, Tygar, Doug, Series editor, Weikum, Gerhard, Series editor, De Gloria, Alessandro, editor, and Veltkamp, Remco, editor

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2016
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28. Investigating the Deployment of Serious Games in Secondary Education: A Pilot Study Inspired by Design-Based Research

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Earp, Jeffrey, Catalano, Chiara Eva, Mortara, Michela, Hutchison, David, Series editor, Kanade, Takeo, Series editor, Kittler, Josef, Series editor, Kleinberg, Jon M., Series editor, Mattern, Friedemann, Series editor, Mitchell, John C., Series editor, Naor, Moni, Series editor, Pandu Rangan, C., Series editor, Steffen, Bernhard, Series editor, Terzopoulos, Demetri, Series editor, Tygar, Doug, Series editor, Weikum, Gerhard, Series editor, and De Gloria, Alessandro, editor

Published
2015
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29. The 5/10 Method: A Method for Designing Educational Games

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Jeuring, Johan, van Rooij, Rick, Pronost, Nicolas, Hutchison, David, Series editor, Kanade, Takeo, Series editor, Kittler, Josef, Series editor, Kleinberg, Jon M., Series editor, Mattern, Friedemann, Series editor, Mitchell, John C., Series editor, Naor, Moni, Series editor, Pandu Rangan, C., Series editor, Steffen, Bernhard, Series editor, Terzopoulos, Demetri, Series editor, Tygar, Doug, Series editor, Weikum, Gerhard, Series editor, and De Gloria, Alessandro, editor

Published
2014
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30. A Survey of Haptics in Serious Gaming

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Deng, Shujie, Chang, Jian, Zhang, Jian J., Hutchison, David, Series editor, Kanade, Takeo, Series editor, Kittler, Josef, Series editor, Kleinberg, Jon M., Series editor, Mattern, Friedemann, Series editor, Mitchell, John C., Series editor, Naor, Moni, Series editor, Pandu Rangan, C., Series editor, Steffen, Bernhard, Series editor, Terzopoulos, Demetri, Series editor, Tygar, Doug, Series editor, Weikum, Gerhard, Series editor, and De Gloria, Alessandro, editor

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2014
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31. A gamified collaborative course in entrepreneurship: Focus on objectives and tools.

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Antonaci, Alessandra, Dagnino, Francesca Maria, Ott, Michela, Bellotti, Francesco, Berta, Riccardo, De Gloria, Alessandro, Lavagnino, Elisa, Romero, Margarida, Usart, Mireia, and Mayer, Igor

Subjects
*ABILITY, *ALTERNATIVE education, *CURRICULUM, *EDUCATIONAL technology, *ENTREPRENEURSHIP, *GAMES, *LEARNING strategies, *TRAINING
Abstract

The paper deals with the hot issue of entrepreneurship education and describes the rationale behind the gamified and collaborative courses for university students conceived, developed and deployed in the framework of the eSG (stimulating entrepreneurship through Serious Games) project, funded under the EU lifelong learning (LLP) Programme. The project aims to help students becoming familiar, mainly through practice, with basic concepts of entrepreneurship and company management and to stimulate the emergence of their entrepreneurial attitudes. In the framework of the project specific courses mainly grounded on the concepts of gamification and collaboration were designed and carried out in three different partner countries: Italy, Spain and the Netherlands. The main objectives of the courses are presented in this paper and a theoretical model supporting the choice of Serious Games is shown which keeps into account usability, pedagogy and the entrepreneurship skills expressed by state of the art models. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Published
2015
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32. An activity theory-based model for serious games analysis and conceptual design.

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Carvalho, Maira B., Bellotti, Francesco, Berta, Riccardo, De Gloria, Alessandro, Sedano, Carolina Islas, Hauge, Jannicke Baalsrud, Hu, Jun, and Rauterberg, Matthias

Subjects
*EDUCATIONAL games, *COMPUTERS in education, *ACADEMIC achievement, *EDUCATIONAL objectives, *EDUCATION research
Abstract

There are currently a number of models, frameworks and methodologies for serious games analysis and design that provide useful interpretations of the possibilities and limitations offered by serious games. However, these tools focus mostly on high-level aspects and requirements and do not help understand how such high-level requirements can be concretely satisfied. In this paper, we present a conceptual model, called Activity Theory-based Model of Serious Games (ATMSG), that aims to fill this gap. ATMSG supports a systematic and detailed representation of educational serious games, depicting the ways that game elements are connected to each other throughout the game, and how these elements contribute to the achievement of the desired pedagogical goals. Three evaluation studies indicate that ATMSG helped participants, particularly those with gaming experience, identify and understand the roles of each component in the game and recognize the game's educational objectives. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Published
2015
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33. An architectural approach to efficient 3D urban modeling

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Bellotti, Francesco, Berta, Riccardo, Cardona, Rosario, and De Gloria, Alessandro

Subjects
*VIRTUAL reality, *CULTURAL property, *CITIES & towns, *COMPUTER algorithms, *THREE-dimensional imaging, *IMAGE reconstruction, *COMPUTER architecture, *COMPUTER simulation
Abstract

Abstract: A 3D reconstruction of an urban area for Virtual Worlds (VWs) or Serious Games (SGs) requires a careful trade-off among the 3D models'' realism, weight and development time. This has led us to the definition of an algorithm – the Architectonic Style Area (ASA) algorithm – for procedural generation of buildings in an urban area, based on the concept of “architectonic likelihood”, that intends to give players the sense of being in a particular city or even specific area of a city. This has a cognitive foundation in the fact that, after a visit, a tourist typically does not remember every single palace of a city, but remembers – beside the most important monuments and buildings – its general features and its architectonic styles. The algorithm extrudes 2D maps and composes façades by statistically assembling sample images of architectonic components from the target city. Components are classified in an ontology based on the classic principles of architecture. The algorithm relies on rules that encode the semantics of the ontology. The paper describes the algorithm and the related easy-to-use visual authoring tool. It also shows the results in two different projects: a SG for the promotion of the cultural heritage and a 3D movie. Results show that the approach allows keeping the realism of every single building at good detail and of the overall scene, while dropping a huge work of image collection and processing for the textures. Comparisons are investigated with regard to state of the art urban modeling methods, highlighting the differences and possible synergies. [Copyright &y& Elsevier]

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2011
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