Skip to main content
SpringerLink
Log in

Intouch: Mobile Game-Based Learning for Non Routine Skills

  • Conference paper
  • First Online:
Games and Learning Alliance (GALA 2014)

Part of the book series: Lecture Notes in Computer Science ((LNISA,volume 9221))

Included in the following conference series:

  • 953 Accesses

Abstract

The paper presents the InTouch project and discusses design principles and implementation of serious mobile games for the development of soft skills for SME professionals. 30 serious games for mobile devices were developed to be tested and evaluated during Learning labs participated by SMEs professionals operating in different business sectors from seven European countries. The games describe situational learning cases related to 10 non-routine skills, and use different types of interactions. Usability study findings together with qualitative results emerging from Learning labs are described, showing an overall positive evaluation deriving for the choice of the serious game approach and the use of mobile devices.

This is a preview of subscription content, log in via an institution to check access.

Access this chapter

Log in via an institution
Chapter
USD 29.95
Price excludes VAT (USA)
  • Available as PDF
  • Read on any device
  • Instant download
  • Own it forever
eBook
USD 34.99
Price excludes VAT (USA)
  • Available as EPUB and PDF
  • Read on any device
  • Instant download
  • Own it forever
Softcover Book
USD 44.99
Price excludes VAT (USA)
  • Compact, lightweight edition
  • Dispatched in 3 to 5 business days
  • Free shipping worldwide - see info

Tax calculation will be finalised at checkout

Purchases are for personal use only

Institutional subscriptions

References

  1. InTouch project Games Homepage. http://www.intouch-european-project.eu/. Accessed on 6 August 2015

  2. Traxler, J.: Distance education and mobile learning: catching up, taking stock. Dis. Edu. 31(2), 129–138 (2010)

    Article  MathSciNet  Google Scholar 

  3. Kinshuk: Adaptive mobile learning technologies, Global Educator, Department of Information Systems Massey University, New Zeland (2003)

    Google Scholar 

  4. Campanella, P.: Mobile learning: new forms of education. In: 10th IEEE International Conference on Emerging eLeaming Technologies and Applications. Stara Lesna, The High Tatras, Slovakia, 8–9 November (2012)

    Google Scholar 

  5. Sharples, M.: Mobile learning: research, practice and challenges. Dis. Edu. China. 3(5), 5–11 (2013)

    Google Scholar 

  6. Prensky, M.: Digital Game-Based Learning. McGraw-Hill, New York, London (2001)

    Google Scholar 

  7. Kurkovsky, S.: Mobile game development: improving student engagement and motivation in introductory computing courses. Comput. Sci. Educ. 23(2), 138–157 (2013)

    Article  Google Scholar 

  8. van Eck, R.: Digital game-based learning: it’s not just the digital natives who are restless. EDUCAUSE Rev. 41(2), 16–30 (2006)

    Google Scholar 

  9. Klopfer, E., Squire, K.: Environmental detectives – the development of an augmented reality platform for environmental simulations. Edu. Tech. Res. Dev. 56, 203–228 (2008)

    Article  Google Scholar 

  10. Froschauer, J. et al.: ARTournament: a mobile casual game to explore art history. In: 12th IEEE International Conference on Advanced Learning Technologies (2012)

    Google Scholar 

  11. Csíkszentmihályi, M.: Flow: The Psychology of Optimal Experience. Harper and Row, NewYork (1990)

    Google Scholar 

  12. Park, J., Parsons, D., Ryu, H.: To flow and not to freeze: applying flow experience to mobile learning. IEEE Trans. Learn. Technol. 3(1), 56–67 (2010)

    Article  Google Scholar 

  13. Admiraal, W., Huizenga, J., Akkerman, S., Dam, G.T.: The concept of flow in collaborative game-based learning. Comput. Hum. Behav. 27, 1185–1194 (2011)

    Article  Google Scholar 

  14. Lazzaro, N.: Why we play games: four keys to more emotion without story. XEODesign,® Inc. (2004)

    Google Scholar 

  15. Sharples, M., Corlett, D., Westmancott, O.: The design and implementation of a mobile learning resource. Pers. Ubiquit. Comput. 6, 220–234 (2002)

    Article  Google Scholar 

  16. Roschelle J., Pea, R.D.: A walk on the WILD side: how wireless handhelds may change computer-supported collaborative learning. In: Stahl, G. (ed.) Proceedings of the International Conference on Computer Support for Collaborative Learning 2002, Lawrence Erlbaum Associates, Mahwah, NJ (2002)

    Google Scholar 

  17. Parsons, D., Ryu, H., Cranshaw, M.: A design requirements framework for mobile learning environments. J. Comput. 2, 4 (2007)

    Article  Google Scholar 

  18. de Freitas, S., Liarokapis, F.: Serious games: a new paradigm for education? In: Ma, M., Oikonomou, A., Jain, L.C. (eds.) Serious Games and Edutainment Applications. Springer, London (2011)

    Google Scholar 

  19. Kebritchi, M., Hirumi, A.: Examining the pedagogical foundations of modern educational games. Comput. Educ. 51(4), 1729–1743 (2008)

    Article  Google Scholar 

  20. de Freitas, S., Routledge, H.: Designing leadership and soft skills in educational games: the e-leadership and soft skills educational games design model (ELESS). Br. J. Edu. Technol. 44(6), 951–968 (2013)

    Article  Google Scholar 

  21. Gardner, H.: Intelligence reframed: Multiple intelligences for the 21st Century. Basic Books, New York (2000)

    Google Scholar 

  22. Becker, K.: Pedagogy in commercial video games. In: Gibson, D., Aldrich, C., Prensky, M. (eds.) Games and Simulations in Online Learning: Research and Development Frameworks. Idea Group Inc., Hershey (2006)

    Google Scholar 

  23. Gee, J.: What Video Games Have to Teach us About Learning and Literacy. Palgrave Macmillan, New York (2003)

    Google Scholar 

  24. Colella, V.: Participatory simulations: building collaborative understanding through immersive dynamic modelling. In: Koschmann, T., Hall, R., Miyake, N. (eds.) CSCL2: Carrying Forward the Conversation, Lawrence Erlbaum, Associates, Mahwah, NJ (2002)

    Google Scholar 

  25. van der Spek, E.D., Wouters, P., van Oostendorp, H.: Code Red: triage or cognition- based design rules enhancing decisionmaking training in a game environment. Br. J. Edu. Technol. 42(3), 441–455 (2011)

    Article  Google Scholar 

  26. Knight, J.F., Carley, S., Tregunna, B., Jarvis, S., Smithies, R., de Freitas, S., Dunwelle, I., Mackway-Jones, K.: Serious gaming technology in major incident triage training: a pragmatic controlled trial. Resuscitation J. 81, 1175–1179 (2010)

    Article  Google Scholar 

  27. Dondlinger, M.J.: Educational video game design: a review of the literature. J. Appl. Edu. Technol. 4(1), 21–31 (2007)

    Google Scholar 

  28. Garris, R., Ahlers, R., Driskell, J.E.: Games, motivation, and learning: a research and practice model. Simul. Gaming 33(4), 441–467 (2002)

    Article  Google Scholar 

  29. de Freitas, S., Rebolledo-Mendez, G., Liarokapis, F., Magoulas, G., Poulovassilis, A.: Learning as immersive experiences: using the four-dimensional framework for designing and evaluating immersive learning experiences in a virtual world. Br. J. Edu. Technol. 41(1), 69–85 (2010)

    Article  Google Scholar 

  30. Järvinen, A.: Games without Frontiers. theories and methods for game studies and design, Doctoral dissertation study for Media Culture, university of Tampere, Finland (2008)

    Google Scholar 

  31. Ducheneaut, N., Moore, R.J.: More than just ‘XP’: learning social skills in massively multiplayer online games. Interact. Technol. Smart Edu. 2(2), 89–100 (2005)

    Article  Google Scholar 

  32. Gorlinsky, C., Serva, M.A.: Leveraging online gaming for teaching student leadership and teamwork. In: SIGMIS CPR 2009 Proceedings of the Special Interest Group on Management Information System’s 47th Annual Conference on Computer personnel Research, pp. 73–76. ACM, New York (2009)

    Google Scholar 

  33. Siitonen, M.: Conflict management and leadership communication in multiplayer communities. In: Proceedings of DiGRA 2009: Breaking New Ground: Innovation in Games, Play, Practice and Theory (2009)

    Google Scholar 

  34. Dunwell, I., Jarvis, S., de Freitas, S.: Four-dimensional consideration of feedback in serious games. In: Maharg, P., de Freitas, S. (eds.) Digital Games and Learning. Continuum Publishing, London (2011)

    Google Scholar 

  35. Hoffman, D.L., Novak, T.P.: Marketing in hypermedia computer-mediated environments: conceptual foundations. J. Mark. 3(60), 50–68 (1996)

    Article  Google Scholar 

  36. mGBL European Project. http://www.mg-bl.com/. Accessed on 6 May 2014

  37. Aldrich, C.: The Complete Guide to Simulations and Serious Games: How the Most Valuable Content Will Be Created in the Age Beyond Gutenberg to Google. Pfeiffer & Company, San Francisco (2009)

    Google Scholar 

  38. Vavoula, G., Sharples, M.: Meeting the challenges in evaluating mobile learning: a 3- level evaluation framework. Int. J. Mob. Blended Learn. 1(2), 54–75 (2009)

    Article  Google Scholar 

Download references

Author information

Authors and Affiliations

  1. Link Campus University, Via Nomentana, 335, 00162, Rome, Italy

    Alfredo Imbellone & Brunella Botte

  2. Department of Computer, Control, and Management Engineering, Sapienza University of Rome, Via Ariosto, 25, 00185, Rome, Italy

    Carlo Maria Medaglia

Authors
  1. Alfredo Imbellone
    View author publications

    You can also search for this author in PubMed Google Scholar

  2. Brunella Botte
    View author publications

    You can also search for this author in PubMed Google Scholar

  3. Carlo Maria Medaglia
    View author publications

    You can also search for this author in PubMed Google Scholar

Corresponding author

Correspondence to Alfredo Imbellone .

Editor information

Editors and Affiliations

  1. Electronic Engineering, University of Genova, Genova, Italy

    Alessandro De Gloria

Rights and permissions

Reprints and permissions

Copyright information

© 2015 Springer International Publishing Switzerland

About this paper

Cite this paper

Imbellone, A., Botte, B., Medaglia, C.M. (2015). Intouch: Mobile Game-Based Learning for Non Routine Skills. In: De Gloria, A. (eds) Games and Learning Alliance. GALA 2014. Lecture Notes in Computer Science(), vol 9221. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-22960-7_5

Download citation

  • DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-22960-7_5

  • Published:

  • Publisher Name: Springer, Cham

  • Print ISBN: 978-3-319-22959-1

  • Online ISBN: 978-3-319-22960-7

  • eBook Packages: Computer ScienceComputer Science (R0)

Publish with us

Policies and ethics

Search

Navigation