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A comparative quality assessment between Spanish and American serious games on climate change

Authors :
José Gutiérrez-Pérez
Tania Ouariachi
María-Dolores Olvera-Lobo
Laura Galván-Pérez
Communication, Behaviour & Sustainable Society
Source :
The journal of communication and media studies, 4(1), 33-42. Common Ground
Publication Year :
2019

Abstract

What kind of serious games dealing with climate change are out there? Do these types of games share similar quality levels across borders? The purpose of this article is to carry out a comparative quality assessment of games produced in two different countries: United States and Spain. For this purpose, we develop and put into practice a tool to assess the quality of thirty games (fifteen US American and fifteen Spanish) based on the opinion of experts through the Delphi method. Criteria are categorized into identification, narrative, contents, gameplay, and didactics. The results show that these games share similarities but also differ from each other, which bring us to establish different quality scenarios for different countries. The total scores reveal a higher quality level of United States serious games on climate change.

Details

Language :
English
Database :
OpenAIRE
Journal :
The journal of communication and media studies, 4(1), 33-42. Common Ground
Accession number :
edsair.doi.dedup.....75128b32f9669f862a7a32bbad2ecf12
Full Text :
https://doi.org/10.18848/2470-9247/cgp/v04i01/33-42