An important step in the design of an effective educational game is the formulation of the to-be-achieved learning goals. The learning goals help shape the content and the flow of the entire game, i.e. they provide the basis for choosing the game’s core (learning) mechanics. A mistake in the formulation …

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 …

The role of “mechanics” in the serious game design process. Presentation held during the Sino-Dutch conference, March 2015. In the last few years, there have been many developments in the design and application of serious games, particularly in the field of ‘games for health’. This is possible due …

In September 2010, Hanze University of Applied Sciences in Groningen (the Netherlands) started a 20-week international program titled GameOn! The object of this program is for students to develop serious games, that aim to help the youth become aware of social and/or health related issues. Since the …

Serious game design workshop.Workshop day 2 minor Healthy Ageing: paper prototyping.Objective: develop a prototype card board game using game theory principles.

This paper describes a demo for the Persuasive Conference 2014 (21-23 May, Padua, Italy) which shows the result of a design project in the edutainment field. The tries to raise safety awareness among construction site workers. The purpose of the demo is to raise safety awareness amongst construction …

De doelstelling is om de HR-professionals en/of lijnmanagers te overtuigen dat een Serious Game een belangrijk en krachtig middel is om de interne communicatie binnen hun bedrijf te verbeteren. De game moet ervoor zorgen dat de HR-professional bewust wordt gemaakt wat een Serious Game is en wordt geprikkeld …

Many research projects have assessed the possibility and effectiveness of implementing games as health interventions. Recent literature shows generally positive results in specific case studies. However we acknowledged that research projects in this field regularly seem to disregard the connection to …

De serious game voor Conclusion verhoogt de kennis en verandert het gedrag van de nieuwe medewerkers, zij maken kennis met de organisatiestructuur en verschillende culturen van Conclusion. De medewerkers staan positiever tegenover Conclusion en haar werkmaatschappijen. Daarnaast bevordert de game de …