Full Lifecycle Architecture for Serious Games: Integrating Game Learning Analytics and a Game Authoring Tool

Christina Alonso - Fernandez; Dan Cristian Rotaru; Manuel Freire; Ivan Martínez Ortiz; Baltasar Fernández Manjón

doi:10.1007/978-3-319-70111-0_7

Full Lifecycle Architecture for Serious Games: Integrating Game Learning Analytics and a Game Authoring Tool

Christina Alonso - Fernandez, Dan Cristian Rotaru, Manuel Freire, Ivan Martínez Ortiz, Baltasar Fernández Manjón

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Abstract

The engaging and goal-oriented nature of serious games has been proven to increase student motivation. Games also allow learning assessment in a non-intrusive fashion. To increase adoption of serious games, their full lifecycle, including design, development, validation, deployment and iterative refine
ment must be made as simple and transparent as possible. Currently
serious games impact analysis and validation is done on a case-by-case basis.
In this paper, we describe a generic architecture that integrates a game authoring tool, uAdventure, with a standards-based Game Learning Analytics framework, providing a holistic approach to bring together development, validation, and analytics, that allows a systematic analysis and validation of serious games impact.
This architecture allows game developers, teachers and students access to different analyses with minimal setup; and improves game development and
evaluation by supporting an evidence-based approach to assess both games and
learning. This system is currently being extended and used in two EU H2020
serious games projects.

Original language	English
Title of host publication	Serious Games
Subtitle of host publication	Third Joint International Conference, JCSG 2017, Valencia, Spain, November 23-24, 2017, Proceedings
Editors	Mariano Alcañiz, Stefan Göbel , Minhua Ma, Manuel Fradinho Oliveira, Jannicke Baalsrud Hauge , Tim Marsh
Publisher	Springer
Pages	73-84
ISBN (Electronic)	978-3-319-70111-0
ISBN (Print)	978-3-319-70110-3
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-70111-0_7
Publication status	Published - Nov 2017
Externally published	Yes
Event	Joint Conference on Serious Games: JCSG2017 - Valencia, Spain Duration: 23 Nov 2017 → 24 Nov 2017 http://i3b.webs.upv.es/webs/jcsg2017/

Publication series

Series	Information Systems and Applications, incl. Internet/Web, and HCI
Volume	10622

Conference

Conference	Joint Conference on Serious Games: JCSG2017
Abbreviated title	JCSG 2017
Country/Territory	Spain
City	Valencia
Period	23/11/17 → 24/11/17
Internet address	http://i3b.webs.upv.es/webs/jcsg2017/

Keywords

Learning Analytics
Serious Games
E-learning
xAPI
uAdventure

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Alonso - Fernandez, C., Rotaru, D. C., Freire, M., Martínez Ortiz, I., & Manjón, B. F. (2017). Full Lifecycle Architecture for Serious Games: Integrating Game Learning Analytics and a Game Authoring Tool. In M. Alcañiz, S. Göbel , M. Ma, M. F. Oliveira, J. B. Hauge , & T. Marsh (Eds.), Serious Games: Third Joint International Conference, JCSG 2017, Valencia, Spain, November 23-24, 2017, Proceedings (pp. 73-84). Springer. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-70111-0_7

Alonso - Fernandez, Christina ; Rotaru, Dan Cristian ; Freire, Manuel et al. / Full Lifecycle Architecture for Serious Games: Integrating Game Learning Analytics and a Game Authoring Tool. Serious Games: Third Joint International Conference, JCSG 2017, Valencia, Spain, November 23-24, 2017, Proceedings. editor / Mariano Alcañiz ; Stefan Göbel ; Minhua Ma ; Manuel Fradinho Oliveira ; Jannicke Baalsrud Hauge ; Tim Marsh. Springer, 2017. pp. 73-84 (Information Systems and Applications, incl. Internet/Web, and HCI, Vol. 10622).

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Alonso - Fernandez, C, Rotaru, DC, Freire, M, Martínez Ortiz, I & Manjón, BF 2017, Full Lifecycle Architecture for Serious Games: Integrating Game Learning Analytics and a Game Authoring Tool. in M Alcañiz, S Göbel , M Ma, MF Oliveira, JB Hauge & T Marsh (eds), Serious Games: Third Joint International Conference, JCSG 2017, Valencia, Spain, November 23-24, 2017, Proceedings. Springer, Information Systems and Applications, incl. Internet/Web, and HCI, vol. 10622, pp. 73-84, Joint Conference on Serious Games: JCSG2017, Valencia, Spain, 23/11/17. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-70111-0_7

Full Lifecycle Architecture for Serious Games: Integrating Game Learning Analytics and a Game Authoring Tool. / Alonso - Fernandez, Christina; Rotaru, Dan Cristian; Freire, Manuel et al.
Serious Games: Third Joint International Conference, JCSG 2017, Valencia, Spain, November 23-24, 2017, Proceedings. ed. / Mariano Alcañiz; Stefan Göbel ; Minhua Ma; Manuel Fradinho Oliveira; Jannicke Baalsrud Hauge ; Tim Marsh. Springer, 2017. p. 73-84 (Information Systems and Applications, incl. Internet/Web, and HCI, Vol. 10622).

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Alonso - Fernandez C, Rotaru DC, Freire M, Martínez Ortiz I, Manjón BF. Full Lifecycle Architecture for Serious Games: Integrating Game Learning Analytics and a Game Authoring Tool. In Alcañiz M, Göbel S, Ma M, Oliveira MF, Hauge JB, Marsh T, editors, Serious Games: Third Joint International Conference, JCSG 2017, Valencia, Spain, November 23-24, 2017, Proceedings. Springer. 2017. p. 73-84. (Information Systems and Applications, incl. Internet/Web, and HCI, Vol. 10622). doi: 10.1007/978-3-319-70111-0_7

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