Game-related concepts − A literature review
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edutainment, serious games, gamification, game-based learning
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Games used for the purposes of education owe their popularity to the fact that they create a learning environment that is suitable for enhancing students’ knowledge and developing their skills while exerting a positive effect on their attitudes. There is extensive international literature on games in education since these games are well suited to generating attractive and interactive learning opportunities, in which students may make discoveries, play games and invent and make use of problem solving strategies. One feature of the literature on the subject is that several new concepts have been added to previously existing ones over the past few decades thus enriching and nuancing the previous theoretical framework. The fitting of the newly emerging concepts into the existing system is not without its challenges, however. The games discussed in the current overview serve educational purposes. These purposes define the type and features of the game. In order for a game to be used successfully in education, reflective user behaviour is needed. In order to develop reflective skills, one must have thorough familiarity with the constantly expanding theoretical framework, since it will help us decide which type of game and approach are the most efficient for any particular purpose. This overview of the literature on educational games undertakes to point out challenges in defining this class of games and discusses the interpretations of concepts appearing in the literature and the interrelations between these concepts. The overview covers the concepts of edutainment, serious games, gamification, game-based learning and digital game-based learning in some detail and briefly touches on other related ideas. Finally, we shall identify and interpret relationships between these concepts.
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Bónus, L., & Nagy, L. (2020). Game-related concepts − A literature review. Iskolakultúra, 30(6), 3–15. https://doi.org/10.14232/ISKKULT.2020.6.3
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Breuer, J. & Bente, G. (2010). Why so serious? On the relation of serious games and learning. Journal for Computer Game Culture, 4(1), 7−24.
Caillois, R. (1961). Man, Play and Games (transl. Meyer Barash). Urbana and Chicago: University of Illinois Press.
Castellar, E. N., All, A., de Marez, L. & Van Looy, J. (2015). Cognitive abilities, digital games and arithmetic performance enhancement: a study comparing the effects of a math game and paper exercises. Computers & Education, 85, 123−133. DOI: 10.1016/j.compedu.2014.12.021
Chiang, Y. T., Lin, S. S. J., Cheng, C. Y. & Liu, E. Z. F. (2011). Exploring online game players’ flow experiences and positive affect. Turkish Online Journal of Educational Technology, 10(1), 106−114.
Chorney, A. I. (2012). Taking the game out of gamification. Dalhousie Journal of Interdisciplinary Management, 8(1), 1−14. DOI: 10.5931/djim.v8i1.242
Cojocariu, V. M. & Boghiana, I. (2014). Teaching the Relevance of Game-Based Learning to Preschool and Primary Teachers. Procedia - Social and Behavioral Sciences, 142, 640−646. DOI: 10.1016/j.sbspro.2014.07.679
Corti, K. (2006). Games-based Learning; a serious business application. Informe de Pixel Learning, 34(6), 1−20.
Deterding, S., Dixon, D., Khaled, R. & Nacke, L. (2011). From Game design elements to gamefulness: defining Gamification. In Proceedings of the 15th International Academic MindTrec Conference: Envisioning Future Media Environments. ACM Press. 9−15. DOI: 10.1145/2181037.2181040
Dodgson, M. (2017). Innovation and play. Innovation, 19(1), 86−90. DOI: 10.1080/14479338.2016.1264863
Egenfeldt-Nielsen, S. (2007). Third generation educational use of computer games. Journal of Educational Multimedia and Hypermedia, 16(3), 263–281.
Fromann, R. (2017). Játékos lét, a gamifikáció világa. Budapest: Typotex.
Hamari, J., Schernoff, J. D., Rowe, E., Coller, B., Asbell-Clarke, J. & Edwards T. (2016). Challenging games help students learn: An empirical study on engagement, flow and immersion in game-based learning. Computers in Human Behavior, 54, 170−179. DOI: 10.1016/j.chb.2015.07.045
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Juul, J. (2003). The game, the player, the world: looking for a heart of gameness. In Level Up: Digital Games Research Conference Proceedings. Utrecht: Utrecht University. 30−45.
Kirriemuir, J. & McFarlane, A. (2004). FutureLab series, report 8: Literature review in games and learning. Bristol, UK: Futurelab.
Koubek, A. & Macleaod, H. (2004). Game-Based Learning. In Pivec, M., Koubek, A. & Dondi, C. (szerk.), Guidelines for Game-Based Learning. Lengerich: Pabst. 15−19.
Kretschmann, R. (2012). Digital sport-management games and their contribution to prospective sport-managers' competence development. Advances in Physical Education, 2(4), 179−186. DOI: 10.4236/ape.2012.24031
Liu, F. Z. E. & Chen, P-K. (2013). The Effect of Game-Based Learning on Students’ Learning Performance in Science Learning – A Case of "Conveyance Go". Social and Behavioral Sciences, 103, 1044–1051. DOI: 10.1016/j.sbspro.2013.10.430
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Michael, D. & Chen, S. (2005). Serious Games: Games that educate, train and inform. USA: Course Technology PTR.
Nicholson, S. (2013). Two paths to motivation through game design elements: Reward-based gamification and meaningful gamification. In Proceedings of iConference. Fort Worth: iSchools. 671–672. DOI: 10.9776/13313
Prensky, M. (2001). Fun, Play and Games: What Makes Games Engaging. New York: McGraw-Hill.
Quian, M. & Clark, R. (2016). Game-based Learning and 21st century skills. Computers in Human Behavior, 63(10), 50−58. DOI: 10.1016/j.chb.2016.05.023
Schmidt, R., Emmerich, K. & Schmidt, B. (2015). Applied games in search of a new definition. In Chorianopoulos, K., Divitini, M., Hauge, J. B., Jaccheri, L. & Malaka, R. (szerk.), Entertainment computing – ICEC. Norway: Springer International Publishing. 100−111. DOI: ff10.1007/978-3-319-24589-8_8
Shute, V. J. & Ke, F. (2012). Games, Learning, and Assessment. In Ifenthaler, D., Eseryel, D. &. Ge, X. (szerk.), Assessment in Game-Based Learning. New York: Springer Science. 43−58. DOI: 10.1007/978-1-4614-3546-4
So, H-J. & Seo, M. (2018). Systematic literature review of gamebased learning and gamification research in Asia. In Kennedy, J. K. & Lee, J. C-K. (szerk.), Routledge International Handbook of Schools and Schooling in Asia. London: Routledge. 396−412. DOI: 10.4324/9781315694382-37
Sousa, J. & Rocha, Á. (2019). Leadership styles and skills developed through game-based learning. Journal of Business Research, 94, 360−366. DOI: 10.1016/j.jbusres.2018.01.057
Stewart, J., Bleumers, L., Van Looy, J., Marien, I., All, A., Schurmans, D., Willaert, K., De Grove, F., Jacobs, A., Misuraca, G. & Centeno Mediovilla, I. C. (2013). The Potential of Digital Games for Empowerment and Social Inclusion of Groups at Risk of Social and Economic Exclusion: Evidence and Opportunity for Policy. Luxemburg: Publication Office of the European Union. DOI: 10.2791/88148
Sutton-Smith, B. & Kelly-Byrne, D. (1984). The idealization of play. In Smith, P. K. (szerk.), Play in Animals and Humans. Oxford, England: Basil Blackwell Inc. 305−321.
Tomé Klock, A. C., da Cunha L. F., de Carvalho M. F., Eduardo Rosa B., Jaqueline Anton, A., & Gasparini, I. (2015). Gamification in e-Learning Systems: A Conceptual Model to Engage Students and Its Application in an Adaptive e-Learning System. In Zaphiris P. & Ioannou A. (szerk.), Learning and Collaboration Technologies LCT 2015. Lecture Notes in Computer Science. Los Angeles: Springer, Cham. 595–607. DOI:10.1007/978-3-319-20609-7_56
Vogel, J. J., Vogel, D. S., Cannon-Bowers, J., Bowers, C. A., Muse, K. & Wright, M. (2006). Computer gaming and interactive simulations for learning: A meta-analysis. Journal of Educational Computing Research, 34(3), 229–243. DOI: 10.2190/FLHV-K4WA-WPVQ-H0YM
Werbach, K. & Hunter, D. (2012). For the win: How Game Thinkig Can Revolutionize Your Business. Philadelphia: Wharton Digital Press.
Whitton, N. (2012). The place of game-based learning in age of austerity. Electronic Journal of e-Learning, 10(2), 249−256.
Zyda, M. (2005). From visual simulation to virtual reality to games. IEEE Computer, 38(9), 25–32. DOI: 10.1109/MC.2005.297