background and purpose: studies have shown the advantages of e-cme programs. developing case-based e-cme activities, one of the popular formats of e-cme programs, is difficult and time consuming. in this article we describe our experience of performing instructional system design for creating case-based e-cme contents.  methods: we performed a five-step instructional system design (i.e. system ...

Traditional university instructional formats and methods are experimenting an increasing lack of effectiveness, mainly because student's lack of motivation. The NUCLEO e-learning system tries to approach the learning scenario to the engaging and immersive formats of the videogames. It provides a futurist scenario in which students (represented by avatars) have to collaborate to solve a learning...

Traditional university instructional formats and methods are experimenting [experiencing?] an increasing lack of effectiveness, mainly because student's lack of motivation. The NUCLEO e-learning system tries to approach the learning scenario to the engaging and immersive formats of the videogames. It provides a futurist scenario in which students (represented by avatars) have to collaborate to ...

Game-based learning environments often make use of pre-scripted scenarios to present educational and training content. However, a one-size-fits-all scenario may not address all of the abilities, needs, or goals of a particular learner. This paper presents a methodology for automatically adapting a game scenario to better suit such requirements. We describe initial steps toward an intelligent te...

Kotler and Caslione have recently published a new book Chaotics which stresses the importance of scenario analysis in marketing, especially in turbulent times. The goal of this paper is to show how an agent-based simulator could be practically used as a valuable supporting tool for the marketing analysis of opportunities and threats on retail markets.

Frameworks for IT evaluation have been extensively discussed in the past. Until recently, research had concentrated on advancing classic approaches such as monetary cost/benefit considerations or strategic management matrices, but that constriction to known methods has considerably softened. More researchers now use economic models in IT evaluation. Their contributions open exciting new perspec...

It is becoming widely accepted that applied social simulation research is more effective if potential users and stakeholders are closely involved in model specification, design, testing and use, using the principles of participatory research. In this paper, a review of software engineering principles and accounts of the development of simulation models are used as the basis for recommendations ...