Game Based Lifelong Learning

2011 ◽  
pp. 337-349 ◽  
Author(s):  
Sebastian Kelle ◽  
Steinn E. Sigurðarson ◽  
Wim Westera ◽  
Marcus Specht
Keyword(s):  
Vocational Education ◽  
Lifelong Learning ◽  
State Of The Art ◽  
Digital Games ◽  
Game Based Learning ◽  
Learning Games ◽  
Current State ◽  
New Generation

Digital Games as a means of learning have become more important in recent years. Infrastructural and sociological developments have created fertile grounds for game innovations, by exploiting the latest technologies, and a new generation of learners have welcomed this form of learning. This chapter focuses on an overview of the current state of the art of learning games, explaining different perspectives. As the gamers’ generation has now grown up, the educational contexts for lifelong learning like higher and vocational education are moving into the scope of game based learning, and therefore deserve special attention.

Building Artificially Intelligent Learning Games

2011 ◽  
pp. 793-825 ◽  
Author(s):  
Richard Van Eck
Keyword(s):  
Artificial Intelligence ◽  
Cognitive Psychology ◽  
Instructional Design ◽  
Educational Games ◽  
Digital Games ◽  
Educational Goals ◽  
Digital Game ◽  
Next Generation ◽  
Game Based Learning ◽  
Learning Games

The idea of digital game-based learning (DGBL) is gaining acceptance among researchers, game designers, educators, parents, and students alike. Building new educational games that meet educational goals without sacrificing what makes games engaging remains largely unrealized, however. If we are to build the next generation of learning games, we must recognize that while digital games might be new, the theory and technologies we need to create DGBL has been evolving in multiple disciplines for the last 30 years. This chapter will describe an approach, based on theories and technologies in education, instructional design, artificial intelligence, and cognitive psychology, that will help us build intelligent learning games (ILGs).

scholarly journals Extreme Fast Charging Technology—Prospects to Enhance Sustainable Electric Transportation

Energies ◽  
2019 ◽  
Vol 12 (19) ◽  
pp. 3721 ◽  
Author(s):  
Deepak Ronanki ◽  
Apoorva Kelkar ◽  
Sheldon S. Williamson
Keyword(s):  
Electric Vehicles ◽  
State Of The Art ◽  
Future Research ◽  
Solid State Transformer ◽  
Research Attention ◽  
Charging Infrastructure ◽  
Medium Voltage ◽  
Current State ◽  
Fast Charging ◽  
New Generation

With the growing fleet of a new generation electric vehicles (EVs), it is essential to develop an adequate high power charging infrastructure that can mimic conventional gasoline fuel stations. Therefore, much research attention must be focused on the development of off-board DC fast chargers which can quickly replenish the charge in an EV battery. However, use of the service transformer in the existing fast charging architecture adds to the system cost, size and complicates the installation process while directly connected to medium-voltage (MV) line. With continual improvements in power electronics and magnetics, solid state transformer (SST) technology can be adopted to enhance power density and efficiency of the system. This paper aims to review the current state of the art architectures and challenges of fast charging infrastructure using SST technology while directly connected to the MV line. Finally, this paper discusses technical considerations, challenges and introduces future research possibilities.

Learning to Play, Playing to Learn

2013 ◽  
Vol 3 (2) ◽  
pp. 22-35 ◽  
Author(s):  
Frederik De Grove ◽  
Jan Van Looy ◽  
Peter Mechant
Keyword(s):  
Language Learning ◽  
Language Learners ◽  
Digital Games ◽  
Learning Opportunities ◽  
Game Based Learning ◽  
Learning Games ◽  
Foreign Language Learners ◽  
Important Research Topic ◽  
Specialized Language ◽  
Commercial Off The Shelf

Learning opportunities offered by digital games have become an important research topic in recent years. Language learning is one of the areas in which games could prosper but the question then is whether these should be specialized language-learning games or commercial off-the-shelf games for entertainment. The goal of this paper is to compare the experiences evoked by playing a commercial and two language-learning games in adult foreign language learners (N=62). While results of the experimental design suggest that a commercial game results in better playing and learning experiences, these findings are partly neutralized by the attitude of the participants towards learning through digital games and by being a frequent player of games or not. This raises questions as to how digital games should be designed to appeal to a public of learners that is not familiar with digital game-based learning or with gaming in general.

Building Artificially Intelligent Learning Games

2011 ◽  
pp. 271-307 ◽  
Author(s):  
Richard Van Eck
Keyword(s):  
Artificial Intelligence ◽  
Cognitive Psychology ◽  
Instructional Design ◽  
Educational Games ◽  
Digital Games ◽  
Educational Goals ◽  
Digital Game ◽  
Next Generation ◽  
Game Based Learning ◽  
Learning Games

The idea of digital game-based learning (DGBL) is gaining acceptance among researchers, game designers, educators, parents, and students alike. Building new educational games that meet educational goals without sacrificing what makes games engaging remains largely unrealized, however. If we are to build the next generation of learning games, we must recognize that while digital games might be new, the theory and technologies we need to create DGBL has been evolving in multiple disciplines for the last 30 years. This chapter will describe an approach, based on theories and technologies in education, instructional design, artificial intelligence, and cognitive psychology, that will help us build intelligent learning games (ILGs).

scholarly journals Principles and Best Practices of Designing Digital Game-Based Learning Environments

2021 ◽  
Vol 5 (2) ◽  
pp. 213-223
Author(s):  
Tetyana Kucher
Keyword(s):  
Best Practices ◽  
Digital Game ◽  
Design Strategies ◽  
Game Based Learning ◽  
Learning And Development ◽  
Learning Games ◽  
Effective Implementation ◽  
Current State ◽  
State Of Research ◽  
Game Elements

Playing games holds an important role in learning and development. While designing and using digital game-based learning (DGML) environments becomes more appealing to educators, there is a disconnect between the goals that educators try to achieve and the design strategies they utilize to achieve their goals. The inclusion of game elements alone is insufficient to improve students’ learning, and it does not solve educational problems that DGBL environments are aimed to solve. The current state of research on the design of DGBL environments calls for an updated review of the best practices in recent years for developing DGBL environments, which prompted this literature review. It draws from successful examples of educators implementing learning games in classes, and it highlights five key principles that facilitate the effectiveness of DGBL: (1) interactivity, (2) immersiveness, (3) adaptive problem solving, (4) feedback, and (5) freedom of exploration. Practical examples are used to illustrate the effective implementation of these principles in DGBL environments and to underscore the significance of each component.

Hazard of novel anti-fouling nanomaterials and biocides DCOIT and silver to marine organisms

2020 ◽  
Vol 7 (6) ◽  
pp. 1670-1680 ◽  
Author(s):  
Joana Figueiredo ◽  
Susana Loureiro ◽  
Roberto Martins
Keyword(s):  
State Of The Art ◽  
Environmental Hazard ◽  
Marine Organisms ◽  
Current State ◽  
Promising Solution ◽  
New Generation

Biocides encapsulation appears to be a promising solution to develop a new generation of efficient anti-fouling additives (e.g. SiNC–DCOIT; SiNC–DCOIT–Ag) for maritime coatings with lower environmental hazard than the current state-of-the-art biocides (e.g. DCOIT).

Behavioral Genetics: Concepts for Research and Practice in Language Development and Disorders

1995 ◽  
Vol 38 (5) ◽  
pp. 1126-1142 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jeffrey W. Gilger
Keyword(s):  
Language Development ◽  
Behavioral Genetics ◽  
State Of The Art ◽  
Genetic Research ◽  
Great Promise ◽  
Behavioral Genetic ◽  
Fine Grained ◽  
Future Goals ◽  
Current State ◽  
Research Designs

This paper is an introduction to behavioral genetics for researchers and practioners in language development and disorders. The specific aims are to illustrate some essential concepts and to show how behavioral genetic research can be applied to the language sciences. Past genetic research on language-related traits has tended to focus on simple etiology (i.e., the heritability or familiality of language skills). The current state of the art, however, suggests that great promise lies in addressing more complex questions through behavioral genetic paradigms. In terms of future goals it is suggested that: (a) more behavioral genetic work of all types should be done—including replications and expansions of preliminary studies already in print; (b) work should focus on fine-grained, theory-based phenotypes with research designs that can address complex questions in language development; and (c) work in this area should utilize a variety of samples and methods (e.g., twin and family samples, heritability and segregation analyses, linkage and association tests, etc.).

Schizophrenia Research: Current State of the Art

1976 ◽  
Vol 21 (7) ◽  
pp. 497-498
Author(s):  
STANLEY GRAND
Keyword(s):  
State Of The Art ◽  
Current State
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