jjcf | João Fernandes

Dec

1st GaLA journal special issue: User Assessment in Serious Games and Technology-Enhanced Learning

Serious games (SGs) and technology-enhanced learning (TEL) tools are becoming ever more important for education and training. However, their effective application demands appropriate metrics, tools, and techniques for measuring elements such as learning outcomes, engagement, or gameplay performance. Devices like stereo cameras, eye trackers, galvanic skin response sensors, and neural impulse actuators (among others), now [...]

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Nov

Kids, Brains and Games: a Ted Talk

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Nov

TARGET Project @ Diário Económico

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A brief description of TARGET was published today on one of the major Portuguese newspaper. The article is available in the following link: DOWNLOAD

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Nov

Marco Tempest: Augmented reality, techno-magic

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Using sleight-of-hand techniques and charming storytelling, illusionist Marco Tempest brings a jaunty stick figure to life onstage at TEDGlobal.

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Sep

7 ways games reward the brain

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We’re bringing gameplay into more aspects of our lives, spending countless hours — and real money — exploring virtual worlds for imaginary treasures. Why? As Tom Chatfield shows, games are perfectly tuned to dole out rewards that engage the brain and keep us questing for more.

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Sep

Silicon Valley comes to Lisbon

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More info: http://www.jn.pt/PaginaInicial/Tecnologia/Interior.aspx?content_id=2009645

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Sep

SGDA 2011

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The Instituto Superior Técnico welcomes on 19 to 20 September the Second International Conference on Serious Games Application and Development. The event, held at the Congress Center of Instituto Superior Técnico, has several internationally renowned experts in research and research in the area. The aim of this conference is to gather and disseminate information on [...]

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Sep

Infographic: How Video Games are Changing Education

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Online Colleges Guide has a great infographic on how games are affecting education. It goes into some detail as to which games benefit which fields, such as the Civilization series giving hands on lessons in the interactions between history, geography, and politics, but I’m not sure how much Angry Birds benefits the understanding of physics [...]

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Sep

MSc in Serious Games and Digital Content

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Join the first Masters in Serious Games in Europe, delivered by sector market leaders and with an emphasis on portfolio work, you will be prepared to enter the serious games and digital content world upon graduation. You will be based at the International hub of excellence in serious games research, business and study in the [...]

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Sep

Impact Study of using Virtual Worlds for Home Learning

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The use of technology in education is nowadays both a reality and a necessity. There are already several approaches in various contexts such as universities and companies, being the use of computers an essential part of every curriculum. The use of these technologies bring several advantages including the possibility of personalizing content as well as [...]

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