Research — University XP

Trends and Applications of Serious Gaming and Social Media

Trends and Applications of Serious Gaming and Social Media

gamesDave EngFebruary 23, 2022Serious games, social media, mental health, educational learning, industry-based training, peer reviewed, researchComment

SIMULATING A SYSTEM: Using video games as tools to promote self-directed learning

SIMULATING A SYSTEM: Using video games as tools to promote self-directed learning

GamificationDave EngFebruary 22, 2022Computer games, game design, procedural rhetoric, self-directed learning, prototyping, simulation, researchComment

A Proposed Gamification Elements of Educational Games

A Proposed Gamification Elements of Educational Games

GamificationDave EngFebruary 21, 2022Gamification elements, classification, tangible and intangible, persuasive technology, researchComment

Playtesting: What is Beyond Personas

Playtesting: What is Beyond Personas

gamesDave EngFebruary 20, 2022Reinforcement learning, player modeling, automated playtesting, play persona, researchComment

Design Patterns to Teach and Learn About Gamification for Innovation

GamificationDave EngFebruary 19, 2022Gamification, games, innovation, entrepreneurship, design patterns, teaching, coaching, learning, researchComment

Towards General Models of Player Experience: A Study Within Genres

Towards General Models of Player Experience: A Study Within Genres

GamificationDave EngFebruary 18, 2022General modelling, player modelling, affective, computing, preference learning, arousal, researchComment

Mixed Assessment of Virtual Serious Games Applied in Architectural and Urban Design Education

Mixed Assessment of Virtual Serious Games Applied in Architectural and Urban Design Education

Learning by designing or learning by playing? A comparative study of the effects of game-based learning on learning motivation and on short-term and long-term conversational gains

Learning by designing or learning by playing? A comparative study of the effects of game-based learning on learning motivation and on short-term and long-term conversational gains

Game-based learning design and evaluation: Towards better understanding and improvement

Game-based learning design and evaluation: Towards better understanding and improvement

gamesDave EngFebruary 15, 2022Game-based learning, game design, effectiveness of learning games, researchComment

Adaptive Gamification and Its Impact on Performance

Adaptive Gamification and Its Impact on Performance

GamificationDave EngFebruary 14, 2022Gamification, hexad player type, adaptation, researchComment

A review of immersivity in serious game with the purpose of learning media

A review of immersivity in serious game with the purpose of learning media

gamesDave EngFebruary 13, 2022Immersive, serious game, learning, media, researchComment

Gamification and Gen Z in Higher Education: A Systematic Review of Literature

Gamification and Gen Z in Higher Education: A Systematic Review of Literature

GamificationDave EngFebruary 12, 2022Gamification, gen z, higher education, literature review, researchComment

The co-design of educational video games

The co-design of educational video games

game designDave EngFebruary 11, 2022Educational video games, game-based learning, game design, co-design, stakeholder involvement, researchComment

The relationship between user types and gamification designs

GamificationDave EngFebruary 10, 2022User modeling, personalization, gamification, hexad, gameful experience, researchComment

(Design) thinking out loud: adolescents’ design talk in a library makerspace tabletop game design camp

(Design) thinking out loud: adolescents’ design talk in a library makerspace tabletop game design camp

gamesDave EngFebruary 9, 2022Design thinking, making, makerspaces, libraries, tabletop games, researchComment

Gamification Framework for E-Learning Systems in Higher Education

Gamification Framework for E-Learning Systems in Higher Education

GamificationDave EngFebruary 8, 2022E-course, eRIOOS, gamification, model, Moodle, university, researchComment

Gamification‐less: may gamification really foster civic participation?

Gamification‐less: may gamification really foster civic participation?

GamificationDave EngFebruary 7, 2022Civic engagement, gamification, pervasive applications, social sensing HCl study, researchComment

“May Force be with You”, Disciple Training in Physics through Game-based Learning

“May Force be with You”, Disciple Training in Physics through Game-based Learning

An Evaluation of the Relationship Between Perceptions and Performance of Students in serious Game

An Evaluation of the Relationship Between Perceptions and Performance of Students in serious Game

gamesDave EngFebruary 5, 2022Serious games, engineering education, sustainability education, perceptions, performance, researchComment

Effectiveness of Digital Interactive Experiment in Learning Outcomes and Engagement

gamesDave EngFebruary 4, 2022Digital games, educational games, engagement and learning, newsComment