SeriousGAMES
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Games are old
Lucas van Leyden 1508 The chess players
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Games are new
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Potentially...
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or is it too much...?
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Still, the potential...!
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Where is it?
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Trial-and-errorSkill practiceMultimediaChallengesMotivation
Quick thinkingDecision makingProblem solving
TeamplayCompetitionAuthenticity
Consequences
InteractivitySimulationthe Flow
ConcentrationExploration
IndependenceImmersiveMeaningful
ContextualisedSafe
Low thresholdStrategies
VarietyLevels
AdaptiveRewards
Self-pacedHands-on
ImmediateSignificantEmpirical
GoalsPlanning
etc.
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In healthcare
Triage Trainerhttp://www.trusim.com
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In healthcare
HumanSim-http://www.virtualheroes.com
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In defence
VBS2http://virtualbattlespace.vbs2.com
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In history
Age of Empireshttp://virtualbattlespace.vbs2.com
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In history
Civilizationhttp://www.civilization.com/
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In history
The Plaguehttp://www.playinghistory.eu
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In biology
Immune Attackhttp://www.educational-freeware.com
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In maths
Monkey Labshttp://www.larian.com/monkeylabs.php
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In music
Eternal Sonatahttp://eternalsonata.namcobandaigames.com/
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So why not?
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- Moral panic- Just Fun- Digital immigrants- Lack of money- Lack of time
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