Uppsatsen fokuserar på hur körinstruktörer använder IKT som en strukturerande resurs vid sin undervisning och hur de uppfattar ett datorbaserat utvärderingsverktyg kopplat till ett dataspel i en körsimulator. Syftet med studien har varit att förstå hur externa verktyg (artefakter) används pedagogiskt för att överföra kunskap och om individen kan bli oberoende av dessa verktyg. Studien genomfördes genom intervjuer som kopplades till testkörningar i en körsimulator. Körsimulatorn ingick i en större studie (Spel och trafiksäkerhet) där ett dataspel (serious games) utgjorde testpersonens upplevelse av bilkörning i en virtuell värld. Svaret blev att körinstruktörer har externa verktyg såsom leksaksbilar, penna och papper för att underlätta kommunikationen vid utvärdering av elevernas körning och att användandet av dessa verktyg som metod är likartad med användningen av metoden med körsimulatorns utvärderingsverktyg, samt att individen till sist automatiserar metoden och då blir oberoende av de pedagogiska verktygen och kan använda sina kunskaper när den kör bil.

<p>Denna rapport syftar till att undersöka i vilken utsträckning stridsvagnskompanichefer skiljer och/eller liknar ”commanders” (i spelet ”Battlefield 2”) i sitt sätt att skapa och upprätthålla situationsmedvetenhet med avseende på riskbedömning kopplat till fiendens position i slagfältet. Studien grundar sig på en tanke om att utnyttja positiva effekter från datorspelande, i morgondagens ledningssystem genom att bygga ledningssystem grundade på en kommersiell spelplattform. Resultaten pekar bland annat på skillnader mellan de båda aktörernas metoder för att uppnå full situationsmedvetenhet, men även på vissa likheter som till exempel att se på en situation med fiendens ögon för att bedöma hur denna kommer att agera.</p>

<p>Uppsatsen fokuserar på hur körinstruktörer använder IKT som en strukturerande resurs vid sin undervisning och hur de uppfattar ett datorbaserat utvärderingsverktyg kopplat till ett dataspel i en körsimulator. Syftet med studien har varit att förstå hur externa verktyg (artefakter) används pedagogiskt för att överföra kunskap och om individen kan bli oberoende av dessa verktyg. Studien genomfördes genom intervjuer som kopplades till testkörningar i en körsimulator. Körsimulatorn ingick i en större studie (Spel och trafiksäkerhet) där ett dataspel (serious games) utgjorde testpersonens upplevelse av bilkörning i en virtuell värld. Svaret blev att körinstruktörer har externa verktyg såsom leksaksbilar, penna och papper för att underlätta kommunikationen vid utvärdering av elevernas körning och att användandet av dessa verktyg som metod är likartad med användningen av metoden med körsimulatorns utvärderingsverktyg, samt att individen till sist automatiserar metoden och då blir oberoende av de pedagogiska verktygen och kan använda sina kunskaper när den kör bil.</p>

Made available in DSpace on 2016-12-12T20:22:52Z (GMT). No. of bitstreams: 1 Diego Buchinger.pdf: 6508385 bytes, checksum: 43c3902c34434ea92c276412dcd6d710 (MD5) Previous issue date: 2014-11-27 / Coordenação de Aperfeiçoamento de Pessoal de Nível Superior / The dengue fever disease is a public health problem in many countries. Whilst efforts on creating a vaccine have been expended, the adopted practice for controlling this disease is raising the population awareness about this problem. Teaching to youngsters however, has proven a challenging task. In this sense, using Serious Games is a way for increasing motivation, and the use of collaborative and competitive interactions altogether can provide more learning. Thus, a new collaborative-competitive Serious Game about dengue was designed and developed. As no design methodology to this type of game was found, motivational fundaments for games were adopted in order to guide the game design. The game was promoted and used by various audiences, from K-12 to post-graduates, in joint efforts for dengue fever awareness. In order to assess learning, 71 joint effort participants answered a questionnaire of dengue fever knowledge and confidence before and after the game usage. Based on the data gathered, an increase of 17.35% in the participants mean knowledge about dengue fever and an increase of 51.23% in the answers confidence were observed. Also, there was an increase of 74.07% participants that have obtained a grade equal to or greater than seven, on a scale of zero to ten. The results are strong evidence that Sherlock Dengue 8 can promote learning and confidence on the knowledge regarding dengue fever. / A doença da dengue tem se mostrado um problema de saúde pública em muitos países. Enquanto esforços estão sendo despendidos para a criação de uma vacina, a prática adotada para o controle desta doença é a conscientização da população sobre este problema. Ensinar os jovens entretanto, tem se mostrado uma tarefa desafiadora. Neste sentido, a proposta do uso de Jogos Sérios é um meio de aumentar a motivação e, o uso de interações colaborativas e competitivas, juntas, pode trazer maior aprendizado. Assim, um Jogo Sério Colaborativo-Competitivo sobre dengue foi projetado e desenvolvido. Como não se encontrou uma metodologia de design para este tipo de jogo, adotaram-se os fundamentos da área motivacional de jogos para orientar o design. O jogo foi promovido e utilizado por diversos públicos, do ensino fundamental à pós-graduação em mutirões de conscientização sobre a dengue. A fim de avaliar a aprendizagem com a utilização do jogo, 71 participantes responderam a um questionário de conhecimento e confiança antes e após o uso do jogo. Com base nos dados obtidos foi verificado um aumento médio de 17,35% no conhecimento sobre dengue, um aumento médio de 51,23% na confiança nas respostas e um aumento de 74,07% no número de participantes que obtiveram nota igual ou superior a sete, numa escala de zero a dez. Os resultados são fortes indícios de que o Sherlock Dengue 8 pode promover aprendizado e confiança no conhecimento sobre a dengue.

Made available in DSpace on 2016-12-12T20:22:54Z (GMT). No. of bitstreams: 1 Helder de Oliveira.pdf: 4130484 bytes, checksum: a157b2baa6aa5cc4b429e16907477afb (MD5) Previous issue date: 2015-12-14 / Coordenação de Aperfeiçoamento de Pessoal de Nível Superior / Drug addiction is a public health issue that affects millions of people every year. Serious Games (SG) are games that intend to teach/train besides providing entertainment. Persuasive SG, games that aim for behavioral changes, can be applied to fight drug addiction. Involving drug addicts on SG design helps the development of games that are more appropriate to the target audience, besides benefitting the drug addicts during the development process. However, it was observed on a systematic mapping of literature that there are no SG development methodologies that promote the participation of End-Users Apprentices (EUA) during the whole process, although some methodologies promote this kind of participation in the first and last steps of the SG development life cycle, i. c., requirement analysis and final evaluation of the products, respectively. Using the action research method, a decision-making instrument and a preliminary methodology were created and incorporated in a methodology, to promote the participation of EUA on the entire development process. The application of these instruments resulted in the creation of 4 persuasive SG with the participation of drug addicts receiving treatment on therapeutic communities. Results show that these instruments help the participation of EUA and can be incorporated in other methodologies. This research did not investigate the long-term benefits from the usage of the developed SG, nor did it compare the results obtained with the methodology with the results of similar methodologies. It was noted that the participation of drug addicts (EUA) in the development of persuasive SG to fight drug addiction can be a therapeutic activity if there is commitment of the professionals responsible for the treatment of the addicts. However, many logistical and methodological issues highlight the need for proper management. It is concluded that the participation of EUA allows the creation of SG that fulfill the needs of entertainment and learning of these users, and can bring benefits through the participation process. / A dependência química é um problema de saúde pública que afeta milhões de pessoas todos os anos. Jogos Sérios (JS) são jogos cujos objetivos são ensinar/treinar além de prover entretenimento. JS persuasivos, que são jogos voltados para mudanças de comportamento, podem ser aplicados no combate a dependência. Envolver dependentes químicos no design de JS auxilia a desenvolver jogos mais adequados para o público-alvo, além de trazer benefícios para os dependentes durante o processo de desenvolvimento. Entretanto, observou-se em um mapeamento sistemático de literatura que não existem metodologias de desenvolvimento de JS que promovam a participação de Usuários Finais Aprendizes (UFA) durante todo o processo, embora algumas destas metodologias promovam este tipo de participação nas primeiras e últimas etapas do ciclo de vida de desenvolvimento de JS, respectivamente a análise de requisitos e a avaliação final do produto. Utilizando o método de pesquisa-ação, um instrumento de decisão e uma metodologia preliminar foram criados e incorporados em uma metodologia para promover a participação de UFA em todo o processo de desenvolvimento. A aplicação destes instrumentos resultou na criação de 4 JS persuasivos com a participação de dependentes químicos acolhidos em comunidades terapêuticos (ou seja, em tratamento). Resultados apontam que estes instrumentos auxiliam na participação de UFA e podem ser incorporados em outras metodologias. Esta pesquisa não investigou os benefícios a longo prazo do uso dos JS desenvolvidos, nem comparou os resultados a metodologia alterada com os de outras metodologias semelhantes. Percebeu-se que a participação de dependentes químicos (UFA) no desenvolvimento de JS persuasivos para o combate à dependência química pode ser uma atividade terapêutica se houver efetivo comprometimento dos profissionais responsáveis pelo tratamento dos dependentes. Entretanto, existem várias questões logísticas além de metodológicas que acarretam uma necessidade de gerenciamento. Conclui-se que a participação dos UFA permite a criação de JS que atendam às necessidades de entretenimento e de aprendizagem destes usuários, e podem trazer benefícios através do processo de participação.

Comment former un élève ingénieur à un « principe » comme celui du progrès permanent ou du développement durable ? Notamment pour qu’il/elle devienne un futur acteur de progrès (permanent) pour l’organisation qui va l’employer ? Il n’y a pas de réponses satisfaisantes à cette question dans le sens classique d’apports de savoirs. Le rôle de l’école ne serait-il alors pas d’isoler « ce qui doit prioritairement rester de ce principe quand tous les autres savoirs auront été oubliés » : son « principe d’action » ? Enfin, de stimuler chez l’élève l’intérêt d’en savoir plus ? L’apprenant ne cherchera-t-il alors pas par lui-même les savoirs qui lui seront nécessaires le moment voulu ? Cette thèse montre l’efficience des jeux pédagogiques d’entreprise pour « allumer le feu » chez l’élève qui lui donnera l’intention de devenir un acteur de progrès. Toutefois, le résultat final dépendra également de l’enseignant et de sa manière de se mettre en scène et d’utiliser l’outil pour faire jouer, communiquer, prendre de la hauteur aux participants, et … penser. / How to train a student in engineering in applying a "principle" such as continuous improvement or sustainable development? In particular when the aim is to allow him/her to become a future actor of (continuous) improvement? There is no satisfactory answer to such a question in terms of knowledge transmission. We assume that the role of school should be, first, to isolate "what must, in priority, remains of this principle when all other knowledge has been forgotten", i.e., the “action principle”; secondly, to stimulate the student' interest in learning more about it ? Then, when time is come, the learner will search, by him/herself, for the pieces of knowledge which appear to be necessary to play his/her role. This thesis demonstrates the efficiency of educational business games to “set fire” to a student and boost his/her intention of becoming an actor of progress. However, the end result will also depend on the teacher and on his/her way of staging him/herself and use the game to make the participants play, communicate and… think.

Detta examensarbete är en undersökning i hur riktlinjer anpassade för Serious Games-genren kan användas i utvecklingen av träningsmoment till ett simpelt kooperativt plattformspusselspel. Undersökningen baserades på en analysmodell vid namn RETAIN (Relevance, Embedding, Transfer, Adaptation, Immersion, Naturalization) vilken utvecklats specifikt för att analysera och hjälpa till vid utvecklingen av inlärningsspel. Denna modell har använts för att analysera plattformspusselspelet Braid, varefter analysen har använts som riktlinjer under utvecklingen av ett eget verk. RETAIN-modellen har även använts för att analysera det egna verket. Efter undersökningen har jag kommit fram till att RETAIN-modellen i sitt originalutförande ej lämpar sig för utveckling av träningsmoment i underhållningsspel då kraven på spel i Serious Games-genren och underhållningsspel är alltför olika.

This thesis analyses the gender differences in spatial orientation and mental imagery when navigating a virtual environment with only auditory cues. A prototype was developed for an iPod Touch device to evaluate possible gender difference in performance of orientation. A sketch map task was conducted to externalize the participants’ mental representation they achieved from the environment. Questionnaires were used to collect data on previous video game experience, spatial orientation self-assessment and spatial anxiety. A post-interview was conducted to gather qualitative information from the participants on how they experienced the experiment and to collect some background about them. In total, 30 participants (15 females, 15 males) with tertiary education participated in the experiment. The result indicates that there are gender differences in time to complete the tasks in the virtual environment. In the sketch map task, there were no gender differences in how well they sketch and externalize their mental representation of the environment. The post-interview showed tendencies that there are possible gender differences in vividness of mental imagery.

The focus of this thesis was to use serious games as a tool to teach about obligation to give notice. Obligation to give notice means that certain professionals need to report to social services if a child is being harmed. This thesis studied if case-based storytelling could bring a relevant teaching experience, if storytelling could help participants learn about obligation to give notice and how instant and delayed feedback affect the learning. Participants played a story-based game with either instant or delayed feedback and answered three questionnaires about obligation to give notice. The study found that participants did find that the storytelling was useful for learning and gaining more knowledge about about obligation to give notice. For the feedback it was found that both types of feedback made the participants learn significantly more but there was no significant difference when comparing the feedbacks to each other.

This thesis is focused on the development of games as a treatment for people who suffer from acrophobia, the fear of being in high-heighted situations. The purpose is to look over the immediate reactions of the players and study what effect first person gaming has on them in a short term. To achieve this, a series of three mini games is employed. Each game corresponds to a level. The first level is a tutorial which makes the player familiar with the game. In the second level, players are required to do a simple task. Finally, in the third level, the task is more pressuring and players need to be quicker to achieve the necessary goals. What is expected from this study is that the full control of the playable character makes the players feel immersed. Additionally, as the game progresses, the players will be more comfortable with heights. Last but not least, it is assumed that fast pace enhances immersion, a major factor of this study. As a result of our experiment, it is demonstrated that the control of the character from the player is a great tactic for immersion. Furthermore, it shows that the players start feeling better with heights even after one session. Finally, the study indicates that the fast pace enhances immersion, but over the time the increase of the pace has lower impact. These statements come as a result from the answers of the experiment‟s participants and will be shown in detail in this paper.