Games, Learning and Beyond
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Dr. Sylvester Arnab is a senior researcher specializing in serious games for education and healthcare, holding a PhD in engineering and contributing to various organizations in the field. The document discusses the integration of gaming with learning, emphasizing the importance of balancing enjoyment with measurable educational outcomes and stakeholder engagement. It also touches upon the need for participatory design and evidence-based approaches in the development of serious games.
Games, Learning and Beyond
- 1. Games, Learning and Beyond Dr. Sylvester Arnab Senior Researcher @sarnab75 s.arnab@coventry.ac.uk
- 2. • PhD in Engineering – University of Warwick, UK • Senior Researcher – The Serious Games Institute • Senior Research Fellow – Disruptive Media Learning Lab (up and coming) • Founding member– Serious Games Society – seriousgamessociety.org • Steering group member - Games for Health UK - gamesforhealthuk.com/ • Founding member of Health 2.0 Birmingham • Project manager –R&D Work package GALA, game development (e.g. PR:EPARe, YO!) • Edited book: Serious Games for Healthcare My background...
- 9. Engaging & sustaining engagement Evolving pedagogy, flipped classrooms, 21st century, etc. Demography: Digital natives & immigrants Convergences of technology, COTS SG, TEL communities Scientific evidence
- 13. Serious Games in Education? The need for intervention, context Participatory approach Good design Measures & Evidence Return on Investment
- 14. What is a good Serious Games design? Balance of Fun + Serious Measurable – evidence of engagement + learning outcomes (and/or behavioural change?) Participatory approach – engagement with stakeholders Pedagogically-driven, scientific validity... Ethical
- 16. Balancing fun + serious Arnab, S., Lim, T., et al. (2014). Mapping Learning and Game Mechanics for Serious Games Analysis. British Journal of Educational Technology
- 25. A Seamless ecosystem ??
Editor's Notes
- #4: The west midlands region – hub for the games industry – big names such as Blitz and Code masters
- #10: Current trends, growth in revenue Game addiction == productive activity? ENGAGEMENT!!!!!!!! Ability to repeat behaviour. Digital natives – rapidly increasing! Re-purposing off-the-shelf games (wii, Kinect, etc.) Network of excellence – SG Initiatives, GaLA network, etc.
- #11: Developed by the TruSim division of Blitz Games Studios, a commercial entity. Joint funded by Blitz Games and the UK's Technology Strategy Board (TSB) Brought together a wide consortium including academics working in medicine from Birmingham University, as well as expertise in training interventions from Selex Systems Integration, and experts in pedagogic and serious game design from Serious Games Institute.
- #13: This work represents the first attempt to use IM in the development of a Serious Game and the use of Serious Gaming for RSE delivery. Early indications suggest that the game will support development of greater psychological preparedness for avoiding and dealing with sexual coercion. Stakeholders are supporting plans for sustainability of the product once RCT results are established.