KOM - Multimedia Communications LabProf. Dr.-Ing. Ralf Steinmetz (Director)
Dept. of Electrical Engineering and Information TechnologyDept. of Computer Science (adjunct Professor)
TUD – Technische Universität Darmstadt Rundeturmstr. 10, D-64283 Darmstadt, Germany
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Dipl.-Inform. Viktor Wendel
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Design and Development of Multiplayer Digital Educational Games
5-Slides-Talk
KOM – Multimedia Communications Lab 2
KOM ResearchSeamless Multimedia Communications
Multiplayer Game Technologies
Learning/Teaching Theories
User Evaluation + User Experience
“Serious Games für die Hochschule”
Games for Training and Education
Game Development, Game Technologies,
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Multiplayer Digital Educational Games
MotivationHow can…
… people benefit from playing together?… learning concepts/elements be integrated in games seamlessly?… learning and gaming be balanced reasonably?… learners effectively learn together by use of Digital Educational Games (DEGs) … teachers/trainers effectively use DEGs for teaching?… DEGs provide the appropriate degree of difficulty for each learner?
ChallengesCollaborative Learning Game MasteringAdaptation and Personalization
source: www.gdrc.org
source: thewrendesign.com
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Research topic: DEG Game Mastering
GoalsEnable teacher/trainer access to the game at runtimeInfluence/adjust the game at runtimeEnable teaching at runtimeEnable comprehensive evaluation at runtime and thereafterEnhanced observation tools and methodsAbility to create and adjust scenarios
State of the ArtAylett, R.; Louchart, S.; Tychsen, A.; Hitchens, M.; Figueiredo, R. & Mata, C. D.Managing emergent character-basednarrative INTETAIN '08: Proceedings of the 2nd international conference on INtelligent TEchnologies for interactiveenterTAINment, ICST (Institute for Computer Sciences, Social-Informatics and Telecommunications Engineering), 2007, 1-8
Peinado, F. & Gervás, P. Transferring Game Mastering Laws to Interactive Digital Storytelling, TIDSE, 2004, 48-54
Tychsen, A.Tales for the Many: Process and Authorial Control in Multi-player Role-Playing GamesICIDS '08: Proceedings of the 1st Joint International Conference on Interactive Digital Storytelling, Springer-Verlag, 2008, 309-320
HMWK project “Serious Games für die Hochschule”
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Research topic: DEG - Collaborative Learning
Definition“Co-laborare” : to work together“A coordinated effort to solve a problem together” (Roschelle, Behrend, 1995)
GoalsEnable players to effectively learn togetherDesign of mechanisms to help/support each other in the process of learningIntegration of necessary and appropriate communication methodsDesign of mechanisms to foster the development of soft skills (teamwork, negotiation, communication)
State of the ArtDillenbourg, P. Dillenbourg, P. (ed.) What do you mean by collaborative learning?
Collaborative-learning: Cognitive and Computational Approaches, Elsevier, 1999, 1-19
Zea, N. P.; Sanchez, J. L. G. & Gutierrez, F. L. Collaborative Learning by Means of Video Games: An Entertainment System in the Learning Processes, ICALT '09: Proceedings of the 2009 Ninth IEEE International Conference on Advanced Learning Technologies, IEEE Computer Society, 2009, 215-217
source: www.gdrc.org
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Approaches and Results
Game Mastering - “Serious Games für die Hochschule” (HMWK)
Students play sports teacherpractice a typical class of physical education with different focuses (handstand, etc.)
Teacher/Lecturer plays principalcan trigger events / adjust difficultyhas logging of all player actions
Collaborative Learning – “Woodment”
Collaborative and competitive DEGUnique player rolesBoni for solving questions together
Wendel, V., Babarinow, M. Hörl, T., Kolmogorov, S., Göbel, S.,Steinmetz, R. Woodment: Web-Based Collaborative Multiplayer Serious Game .To appear in: ACM Transactions on the 5th Int. Conference on E-Learning and Game (Edutainment), 2010