Combined Method for Evaluating Accessibility in Serious Games

Experimenal Methdology for Evaluating Learning in Serious Games

This paper reports on a project to evaluate the effectiveness of using a Serious Game as a learning tool. A “serious game” has an explicit and carefully thought-out educational purpose and is not intended to be played primarily for amusement. The formal experimental method was designed to compare formal learning of the A* pathfinding algorithm with a digital serious game implementation that uti...

Simulation Experience Design Method for Serious Games

The purpose of the present paper is to briefly introduce the Simulation Experience Design Method for design and future evaluation of user experiences in serious games whose focus is communication and collaboration. The Simulation Experience Design Method extends HCI approaches to create engaging multi-player learning experiences by focusing on how dynamic game content, roles, scenarios, and ass...

Evaluating the Usability of Authoring Environments for Serious Games

Background. The EMERGO method and online platform enable the development and delivery of scenario-based serious games that foster students to acquire professional competence. One of the main goals of the platform is to provide a user-friendly authoring environment for creating virtual environments where students can perform authentic tasks. Aim. We present the findings of an in-depth qualitativ...

Serious Assessments in Serious Games

Serious Games for Learning

Dit proefschrift is goedgekeurd door de promotoren en de samenstelling van de pro-motiecommissie is als volgt: voorzitter: prof. dr. ir. Het onderzoek of ontwerp dat in dit proefschrift wordt beschreven is uitgevoerd in overeenstemming met de TU/e Gedragscode Wetenschapsbeoefening.