Berkling, K;
Faller, H;
Piertzik, M;
Barendregt, W;
Benton, L;
(2018)
Uncovering Failures of Game Design for Educational Content (and How to Fix Them).
In: Escudeiro, P and Costagliola, G and Zvacek, S and Uhomoibhi, J and McLaren, BM, (eds.)
Computers Supported Education: 9th International Conference, CSEDU 2017, Porto, Portugal, April 21-23, 2017, Revised Selected Papers.
(pp. pp. 300-324).
Springer: Cham, Switzerland.
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Abstract
More than 800 users from a cross-section of ages and gender were asked about the games they play and what motivates them to play these. The answers were cross-matched with game features. Based on this match and subjective answers of those surveyed, a pattern emerges for the essential ingredients of addictive games across these demographics, as well as an anti-pattern. With the derived pattern and anti-pattern several games and real-world scenarios can be designed and existing ones analyzed. Examples show how the pattern or anti-pattern can be applied and elucidate which key ingredients tend to be missing.
| Type: | Proceedings paper |
|---|---|
| Title: | Uncovering Failures of Game Design for Educational Content (and How to Fix Them) |
| Event: | 9th International Conference on Computer Supported Education (CSEDU 2017) |
| ISBN-13: | 978-3-319-94640-5 |
| Open access status: | An open access version is available from UCL Discovery |
| DOI: | 10.1007/978-3-319-94640-5_15 |
| Publisher version: | https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-94640-5_15 |
| Language: | English |
| Additional information: | This version is the author accepted manuscript. For information on re-use, please refer to the publisher’s terms and conditions. |
| Keywords: | Games, Content, Design, Addiction, Education, Gamification, Analysis |
| UCL classification: | UCL UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > School of Education UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > School of Education > UCL Institute of Education UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > School of Education > UCL Institute of Education > IOE - Culture, Communication and Media |
| URI: | https://discovery.ucl.ac.uk/id/eprint/10057856 |
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