© Springer International Publishing AG 2016. 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. …

This chapter discusses educational aspects and possibilities of serious games. For researchers as well as game designers we describe key learning theories to ground their work in theoretical framework. We draw on recent metareviews to offer an exhaustive inventory of known learning and affective outcomes …

In this chapter, we propose an ethical framework for serious game design, which we term the Ecosystem for Designing Games Ethically (EDGE). EDGE expands on Zagal’s categorization of ethical areas in game design by incorporating the different contexts of design and their use. In addition, we leverage …

Computational thinking leren op je eigen niveau.Presentatie en uitleg voor Surf Innovation Challenge 2016-2017.Experiment: Computational Thinking Leren op je Eigen Niveau Dit jaar hebben kinderen in het basisonderwijs in Noord-Nederland kennis gemaakt met de basisprincipes van programmeren en Computational …

What makes an educational game good? This paper describes three research directions that could provide insight in the underlying principles of effective educational games. These aspects are 1) The importance of distinguishing between types of to-be-learned knowledge, 2) the need to understand the relationship …

The goal: develop a serious game that aims to change behaviour.The setup:multi-cultural and multi-disciplinary teamscombined expertise from various broad backgroundsdesign and develop a game for an international environmentThe context:international assignment from international clienttargeted at developing …

Educatieve games: leermiddel of lapmiddel? In sommige wetenschappelijke studies worden succesvolle resultaten gerapporteerd over het effect van educatieve games. Andere studies geven, in vergelijking met traditionelere methoden, geen of zelfs een negatief resultaat.

In het kader van het Hightech@home-project zijn e-health applicaties ontworpen, waarbij gebruikgemaakt is van de in het Lectoraat ICT-innovaties in de Zorg ontwikkelde eHix-framework. Via gevalstudies werden requirementsanalyses uitgevoerd voor een organisatie die ondersteuning biedt aan mensen met een …