I am looking at game-based learning (GBL) from a Software Engineering perspective, trying to formulate a framework to support GBL development. Unlike the many "conceptual models" and "theories" being advocated by GBL evangelists who seem not to appreciate implementability issues, my main concern is what can be effectively implemented. Granted, the concepts of "theory" and "conceptual model" these evangelists discuss are neither for a computer scientist. Thus, among the many questions I have, I would greatly appreciate comments on the following:
1. Does the learning process exist?
2. If so, what would be an effective procedure that captures the learning process?
Hi Boumediene,
not sure if this will help with your problem but we have been working in the topic for a while from the CS point of view and with concrete implementations. You can check this publication
Javier Torrente, Blanca Borro Escribano, Manuel Freire, Ángel del Blanco, Eugenio J. Marchiori, Iván Martínez-Ortiz, Pablo Moreno-Ger, Baltasar Fernández-Manjón (2014): Development of Game-Like Simulations for Procedural Knowledge in Healthcare Education. IEEE Transactions on Learning Technologies, 7(1), 69-82..
we are also relating the games with learning analytics to know more about the learning process and this will be much developped in the new EU H2020 RAGE project just started last February.
best
Balta
I presented research that might help you, is about software engineering in immersive environments. Check the following link:
Other studies are developed in area of Computer Networks and Chemical.
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Dear Baltsar and Fabricio,
Thank you for your answers. I appreciate very much your contributions. However, my question is of a different nature. I have read many papers on GBL from a wide variety of researchers and disciplines. I cannot find in them any attempts at formal modeling. There is talk about "theory", meaning mostly verbose descriptive approaches to concepts. The notions of theory and formality in which I am interested are form the perspective of computing. Again, this is to address the concern whether GBL can be modeled computationally. Particular games may add to our understanding , but they provide no basis GBL design and development. Just think about Compiler Design Theory. Can we have a GBL Design Theory?
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