Introducing the "Serious Games Mechanics": A theoretical framework to analyse relationships between "game" and "pedagogical aspects" of Serious Games

Neil Suttie; Sandy Louchart; Theo Lim; Andrew Macvean; Wim Westera; Damian Brown; Damien Djaouti

Introducing the "Serious Games Mechanics": A theoretical framework to analyse relationships between "game" and "pedagogical aspects" of Serious Games

Neil Suttie, Sandy Louchart, Theo Lim, Andrew Macvean, Wim Westera, Damian Brown, Damien Djaouti

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Abstract

The careful balance of education and play is essential for the development of effective Serious Games. It is necessary to develop a clear understanding of game mechanics (i.e. the tools of game-play) and how these relate to relevant educational strategies. In this paper, we raise conceptual questions regarding the nature of Serious Games and the relationship between game mechanics, pedagogy and the conceptual level at which they connect. In developing theoretical framework linking game mechanics and learning, we aim to ease the work of the Serious Game designers attempting to produce both fun and pedagogically effective Serious Games.

Original language	English
Publication status	Published - 22 Nov 2012
Event	the 4th International Conference on Games and Virtual Worlds for Serious Applications - Genoa, Italy Duration: 29 Oct 2012 → 31 Oct 2012 Conference number: 4

Conference

Conference	the 4th International Conference on Games and Virtual Worlds for Serious Applications
Abbreviated title	VS-GAMES'12
Country/Territory	Italy
City	Genoa
Period	29/10/12 → 31/10/12

Keywords

serious
game
mechanics
patterns
pedagogy
design

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Suttie, N., Louchart, S., Lim, T., Macvean, A., Westera, W., Brown, D., & Djaouti, D. (2012). Introducing the "Serious Games Mechanics": A theoretical framework to analyse relationships between "game" and "pedagogical aspects" of Serious Games. Poster session presented at the 4th International Conference on Games and Virtual Worlds for Serious Applications, Genoa, Italy.

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Introducing the "Serious Games Mechanics": A theoretical framework to analyse relationships between "game" and "pedagogical aspects" of Serious Games. / Suttie, Neil; Louchart, Sandy; Lim, Theo et al.
2012. Poster session presented at the 4th International Conference on Games and Virtual Worlds for Serious Applications, Genoa, Italy.

Research output: Contribution to conference › Poster › Academic

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