Search results for "digital game"
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Book review: Shaules, Joseph (2015). The Intercultural Mind : Connecting Culture, Cognition, and Global Living
2015
Psychometric properties of the Internet Gaming Disorder Test (IGDT-10) and problematic gaming behavior among Finnish vocational school students.
2019
This study was conducted to investigate the psychometric properties of the Finnish version of the Internet Gaming Disorder Test (IGDT-10), identify the proportion displaying problematic gaming behavior (PGB) among Finnish vocational school students, and characterize the relationships between sociodemographic factors and gaming characteristics predicting PGB in this population. This cross-sectional study involving 773 students (mean age 17.5 years). Socio-demographic and gaming behavior characteristics were established using a web-based survey. A confirmatory factor analysis (CFA) showed that the IGDT-10 test has appropriate psychometric properties. The proportion of students exhibiting PGB …
Is School a Better Environment Than Home for Digital Game-Based Learning? The Case of GraphoGame
2015
This study investigated how the use of an online reading game differs in home and school environments. First and second graders (N = 194) participated in an 8-week training during which they used the reading program GraphoGame either at home or at school under the supervision of parents or teachers. Child participants were recommended by parents and teachers recruited from the list of GraphoGame users, and adults decided whether the training took place at home or at school. We measured the frequency and duration of playing, children’s engagement, development of reading skill and reading interest, and adult supportive involvement. The results revealed that children who played GraphoGame at s…
Establishing Video Game Genres Using Data-Driven Modeling and Product Databases
2015
Establishing genres is the first step toward analyzing games and how the genre landscape evolves over the years. We use data-driven modeling that distils genres from textual descriptions of a large collection of games. We analyze the evolution of game genres from 1979 till 2010. Our results indicate that until 1990, there have been many genres competing for dominance, but thereafter sport-racing, strategy, and action have become the most prevalent genres. Moreover, we find that games vary to a great extent as to whether they belong mostly to one genre or to a combination of several genres. We also compare the results of our data-driven model with two product databases, Metacritic and Mobyga…
Learning English from digital games : Finnish upper secondary school students' perspective on game-enhanced language learning
2017
Tietokoneilla, konsoleilla ja muilla laitteilla pelattavat digitaaliset pelit ovat nousseet niin Suomessa kuin maailmallakin yhdeksi suosituimmista lasten, nuorten ja aikuisten vapaa-ajanviettotavoista. Suurin osa suomalaisista nuorista pelaa tai on joskus pelannut tietokone- tai videopelejä englanniksi (esim. tämä tutkimus), ja on samalla saanut mahdollisuuden kehittää englannin kielen taitoaan motivoivalla, merkityskeskeisellä tavalla. Vaikka aiempien tutkimusten valossa näyttää selvältä, että videopeleillä on kiistaton positiivinen vaikutus kielen oppimiseen (esim. Chik 2012, Mayer 2014), se, millaisena pelaajat itse kokevat pelien parissa tapahtuvan kielenoppimisen, on toistaiseksi jään…
Videogames and L2 learning opportunities : does the amount of digital gaming show in increased English proficiency among Finnish upper comprehensive …
2015
Digitaalisten pelien pelaaminen on edelleen varsinkin nuorten suomalaisten keskuudessa yleinen harrastus. Mediana pelit tarjoavat monille kosketuksen englannin kieleen vapaa-ajallakin, ja tällaisesta informaalista koulun ulkopuolisesta englannin kielestä on tutkimusten mukaan suurta hyötyä kieltenopiskelijalle. Tässä tutkielmassa tarkasteltiin keskisuomalaisten yhdeksäsluokkalaisten (N=34) videopelien pelaamisen yhteyttä englannin kielitaitoon, jota arvioitiin oppilaiden kolmen viimeisimmän englannin kurssiarvosanan keskiarvolla, sekä pienellä synonyymien yhdistelytestillä. Oppilaiden videopeliharrastusta sekä muita koulun ulkopuolisia englanninkielisiä harrastuksia kartoitettiin kyselyllä.…
Role of situational context in use continuance after critical exergaming incidents
2019
Use continuance is crucial in terms of information systems (IS) success. Previous research has shown that situational context can be central for IS use continuance but has paid limited attention to its specific characteristics. Furthermore, the link between situational context and use continuance has remained unexplored in the novel area of “exergames,” which are defined as digital games requiring physical effort from the player that determines the outcome of the game. Studying exergames is deemed important due to their potential in providing health benefits for users, revenues for providers, and well‐being for societies. However, their potential remains unreached because users tend to disc…
Injustice in the Ruins and a Disordered Post-Apocalypse: Gothic Ideology in the Digital Game World of Fallout 3
2020
The Gothic is an influential source for storytelling in a wide range of digital games. Thus far, interpreting it in games and how they are informed by Gothic ideology has been little studied. This study seeks to address this gap in research by investigating these issues in the narrative of the action role-playing game, Fallout 3. More specifically, through a close reading of the game narrative and by drawing on theories of the Gothic, ideological aspects of the Gothic are analyzed in detail with specific reference to non-player characters and their actions and dialogue along with elements of the mise-en-scéne, style, and simulation. Results show how classic Gothic ideology is reproduced in …
Supporting struggling readers with digital game-based learning
2019
This study investigates the effectiveness of a digital game—GraphoLearn (GL)—in supporting second-grade students who have persistent difficulties with acquiring accurate and fluent reading skills. The participants (N = 37) were randomly assigned either to a 6-week intervention including sessions with GL, in addition to school-provided support, or a control group receiving only school-provided support. The intervention took place at the students’ homes and schools under the supervision of their parents and teachers. The results showed that the children who received the GL intervention developed significantly faster in word reading than the control group. Moreover, their reading development w…
In order to enable meaningful playing : how to support player's learning through digital game narrative design
2017
The main research problem of this constructive study is, how player’s learning during game playing can be supported through game narrative design. When the solutions are searched within narrative theories, modern game theories, and learning game design research, the problem turns conceptually challenging. Basically, the challenge stems from the ambiguous concept of narrative and the diversity of narrative theories. The academic conversation on learning game design has drawn approaches from various narrative theories and traditions of screenwriting and creative writing. Hence, the conversation results fragmental. Firstly, I consider what kind of narrative definition and conception should be …