A model-driven framework for educational game design

Conference Paper (2016)
Author(s)

Bill Roungas (TU Delft - Organisation & Governance)

Fabiano Dalpiaz (Universiteit Utrecht)

Research Group
Organisation & Governance
DOI related publication
https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-40216-1_1
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Publication Year
2016
Language
English
Research Group
Organisation & Governance
Volume number
9599
Pages (from-to)
1-11
ISBN (print)
978-3-319-40215-4
ISBN (electronic)
978-3-319-40216-1

Abstract

Educational games are a class of serious games whose main purpose is to teach some subject to their players. Despite the many existing design frameworks, these games are too often created in an adhoc manner, and typically without the use of a game design document (GDD). We argue that a reason for this phenomenon is that current ways to structure, create and update GDDs do not increase the value of the artifact in the design and development process. As a solution, we propose a model-driven, web-based knowledge management environment that supports game designers in the creation of a GDD that accounts for and relates educational and entertainment game elements. The foundation of our approach is our devised conceptual model for educational games, which also defines the structure of the design environment. We present promising results from an evaluation of our environment with eight experts in serious games.

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