Activity Theory Serious Games Analysis-Carvalho
#notesFromPaper Year : Tags : designing transformational games Authors: Carvalho Bellotti Berta Gloria Sedano Hauge Rauterberg
Has some good past work on how games enable learning.
And also some good past work on game design frameworks.
honestly the past work here is just killer
This framework takes a component based approach to analyzing transformational games, aka what components of a game actually contribute to the communication of learning goals.
the game is part of a dynamic system. Specifically, there are three systems: The gaming activity (playing the game), the learning activity (the learning happening), and the instructional activity (from the perspective of the designer, the learning). The instructional activity is further split into extrinsic and intrinsic (within the game, and outside, e.g. a teacher providing structure)
Related work is the MDA framework and HABS frameworks
Creates a taxonomy, breaking down game mechanics into more discrete goals, tools, and actions. Does the same for learning and instructional activities.
How to make a game with this framework!
- Describe the activities
- Represent the game sequence
- Identify actions, tools, and goals
- Describe the implementation
Ran some studies studying the usability (using the system usability scale) of the model compared to another model
