TY - GEN
T1 - Educational playability analyzing player experiences in educational video games
AU - Ibrahim, Amer
AU - Vela, Francisco Luis Gutiérrez
AU - Sánchez, José Luis González
AU - Zea, Natalia Padilla
PY - 2012
Y1 - 2012
N2 - Educational video games constitute some of the main edutainment applications currently on the market. However, the development of video games as educational tools is very difficult due to their multidisciplinary nature (fun and education). Player Experience is a good measure of the level of fun and education presented to players and determines, to some extent, the success of an educational video game. This paper examines the importance of the role of Player Experience in motivating and enhancing the concept of learning through play, and highlights the role of Educational Playability attributes as suitable and effective tools to analyze and measure the experience obtained by a player during a game. The paper also discusses the role of a balanced Educational Video Game that provides a good level of motivation and engagement in order to improve player experience.
AB - Educational video games constitute some of the main edutainment applications currently on the market. However, the development of video games as educational tools is very difficult due to their multidisciplinary nature (fun and education). Player Experience is a good measure of the level of fun and education presented to players and determines, to some extent, the success of an educational video game. This paper examines the importance of the role of Player Experience in motivating and enhancing the concept of learning through play, and highlights the role of Educational Playability attributes as suitable and effective tools to analyze and measure the experience obtained by a player during a game. The paper also discusses the role of a balanced Educational Video Game that provides a good level of motivation and engagement in order to improve player experience.
KW - Educational video game
KW - Playability
KW - Player experience
UR - https://www.scopus.com/pages/publications/84873197461
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M3 - Conference contribution
AN - SCOPUS:84873197461
SN - 9781612081779
T3 - ACHI 2012 - 5th International Conference on Advances in Computer-Human Interactions
SP - 326
EP - 335
BT - ACHI 2012 - 5th International Conference on Advances in Computer-Human Interactions
T2 - 5th International Conference on Advances in Computer-Human Interactions, ACHI 2012
Y2 - 30 January 2012 through 4 February 2012
ER -