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Using Evaluation As A Quality Assurance Tool In The Development Of Serious Games: A Case Study based on the PRIME Game


Authors

  • Baalsrud Hauge, J.
  • Duin, H.
  • Oliveira, M.

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  • Year: 2008, Reviewed
  • Cordeiro, J. and Hammoudi, S. and Filipe, J. (Editors)
  • In: Web Information Systems and Technologies
  • Subtitle: 4th International Conference, WEBIST 2008, Funchal, Madeira, Portugal, May 4-7, 2008, Revised Selected Papers
  • Conference: 4th International Conference, WEBIST 2008 in Funchal, Madeira, Portugal (May 4-7, 2008)
  • Series: Lecture Notes in Business Information Processing, Vol. 18
  • Publisher: Springer, Berlin Heidelberg
  • Pages: 394-401
  • ISBN: 978-3-642-01343-0, eISBN: 978-3-642-01344-7
  • ISSN: 1865-1348
  • DOI: 10.1007/978-3-642-01344-7



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Abstract

This paper describes how formal evaluation of learning outcomes is an important Quality Assurance (QA) tool in the development of serious games. The case study is based on the PRIME project, which aimed to develop a serious game for learning global strategic manufacturing. The paper discusses the benefits of implementing
a formal evaluation for learning outcomes to validate the game, using the alpha prototype. The process allowed the identification of shortcomings and provided valuable feedback to the development activities of the serious game. In the particular case of PRIME, the QA process involved the evaluation within a classroom setting during a total of 6 weeks. Whilst the outcome of the evaluation methodology revealed
interesting results, the most important was the rich data collated that contributed significantly towards the final version of the software.



Baalsrud Hauge, J.; Duin, H.; Oliveira, M.
Using Evaluation As A Quality Assurance Tool In The Development Of Serious Games: A Case Study based on the PRIME Game
In: Cordeiro, J.; Hammoudi, S.; Filipe, J. (eds.): Web Information Systems and Technologies. 4th International Conference, WEBIST 2008, Funchal, Madeira, Portugal, May 4-7, 2008, Revised Selected Papers. Springer, Berlin Heidelberg, 2008, pp. 394-401
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