Essays about: "Serious Games"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 107 essays containing the words Serious Games.

  1. 1. A Simulation Game Approach for Improving Access to Specialized Healthcare Services in Sweden

    University essay from KTH/Medicinteknik och hälsosystem

    Author : Najla Alkhatib; [2024]
    Keywords : Swedish healthcare system; primary healthcare center; specialized care; private care provider; care access; care quality; waiting time and queue; serious games.;

    Abstract : In Sweden, where a decentralized healthcare system is applied, all patients are registered at a primary healthcare center. To access most of the publicly funded specialized care clinics, patients need to be referred by a general physician at the primary healthcare center. READ MORE

  3. 2. VIDEO GAME-BASED LANGUAGE LEARNING AND LITERACY A systematic review of the current state of research on video game-based learning and language learning

    University essay from Institutionen för tillämpad informationsteknologi

    Author : Oscar Holst; [2023-02-01]
    Keywords : game-based learning; language learning; literacy;

    Abstract : Over the last decades, the video game medium has become increasingly popular-ized and technologically advanced. Consequently, the learning sciences have started to investigate the pedagogical potential of this medium. Literacy researchers have argued that unique features of the video game medium offer possibilities for effective language learning. READ MORE

  4. 3. Subjective Tests for Quality of Experience in Streamed Virtual Reality Games

    University essay from Luleå tekniska universitet/Institutionen för system- och rymdteknik

    Author : Samuel Larsson; [2023]
    Keywords : Virtual; Reality; Gaming; Games; Streamed; Quality of Experience; Mean opinion score; streaming; Serious Sam VR; VR; Cloud gaming;

    Abstract : VR gaming is an emerging market with relatively new technology when compared to PC and console gaming. Streamed VR gaming is when the VR game is being streamed from another device to the VR headset. READ MORE

  5. 4. Game graphics, motivation & engagement in serious games : Game graphics impact on serious games

    University essay from Högskolan i Skövde/Institutionen för informationsteknologi

    Author : Milla Nilsson; [2023]
    Keywords : Serious games; game graphics; motivation; engagement; realism; abstract;

    Abstract : The purpose of this study is to research further into game graphics and its impact on serious games. A realistic and an abstract style were compared as previous research has shown graphic styles to have effect on players' motivation and engagement, which in turn can enhance the learning outcomes in serious games. READ MORE

  6. 5. The Class of Us: A Study Across Several Schools in Sweden Comparing the EFL Comprehension of Playing the Video Game The Last of Us Versus Viewing the Television Adaptation

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Engelska

    Author : Robert Bång; Simon Torffvit; Anton Grandi; [2023]
    Keywords : Comparative; Comparative Study; Quantitative; English; EFL; English as a Foreign Language; SLA; Second Language Acquisition; Comprehension; Test; Video Games; Video Game; CALL; Computer assisted language learning; The Last of Us; TLoU; The Last of Us: Remastered; Naughty Dog; PlayStation; HBO; Home Box Office; Game; Games; Computer Games; Skolverket; Upper Secondary School; Gymnasiet; Gymnasieskolan; Sweden; Control Group; Immersion; Multimodality; Interactivity; Interactive; Television; Television series; Media; Audiovisual media; Audiovisual; Large-scale; Gender; Program; Video Game Literacy; Game Literacy; Narrative; Educational; Serious Games; Mature; Problem of Content; Attitudinal; Survey; Likert-scale; Likert; Interventionist; Narratology; Languages and Literatures;

    Abstract : Contemporary English as a foreign language (EFL) classrooms in upper secondary schools in Sweden make frequent use of receptive media such as movies and television to facilitate language learning. The more interactive medium of video games is seldom used for the same purpose, despite previous research indicating that the added layer of interactivity can bring benefits such as improvements to vocabulary, written production and reading comprehension. READ MORE