How Are Aesthetic Used and Applied to Design Educational Games? A Systematic Literature Study
Abstract
Digital games have emerged as a new teaching strategy, but how do researchers utilize and debate aesthetics in this area? This study specifically investigates the use of aesthetics in educational digital games, collecting information on their application and related aspects. The research integrated relevant databases on the subject, followed by a systematic mapping to gather data on aesthetics discussed by researchers. In the search phase, 758 studies were found; however, after applying evaluation criteria, 18 were deemed relevant for this research. The results analyzed both articles on game development and theoretical works, addressing 12 questions ranging from the age of players to the theoretical aesthetic approach used. These findings offer insight into the application and importance of aesthetics in educational digital games.
Keywords:
Digital Games, Educational Games, Aesthetics
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Gupta, D. (2014). Connecting aesthetics and critical thinking in game based learning. ICCE 2014, page 21.
Hunicke, R., LeBlanc, M., Zubek, R., et al. (2004). Mda: A formal approach to game design and game research. In Proceedings of the AAAI Workshop on Challenges in Game AI, volume 4, page 1722. San Jose, CA.
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Marcolino, F. L., Battaiola, A. L., e Spinillo, C. G. (2016). Comparação gráfica quantitativa entre jogo educativo de museu e de entretenimento: Caso arqueogame x terraria. SBC–Proceedings of SBGames, 2016.
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Muersch, M. (2021). The Effects of Art Styles on Learning in Serious Video Games. PhD thesis, University of Illinois at Chicago.
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Schell, J. (2020). Tenth anniversary: The Art of game design. CRC Press, Boca Raton.
Schorer, A. e Protopsaltis, A. (2021). Learners’ user experience assessment of a serious game for social innovation education. In Proceedings of the European Conference on Games-Based Learning, Brighton, UK, pages 23–24.
Sena, S., Niehues, M., CATAPAN, A. H., e FIALHO, F. A. P. (2016). Prototipação aplicada à produção de arte para jogos digitais: estudos de caso em três empresas de santa catarina. XV SBGames-São Paulo.
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Wiebe, E. N., Lamb, A., Hardy, M., e Sharek, D. (2014). Measuring engagement in video game-based environments: Investigation of the user engagement scale. Computers in Human Behavior, 32:123–132.
Published
2024-09-30
How to Cite
CARRION, Rafael Felipe Colloca; CLASSE, Tadeu Moreira de.
How Are Aesthetic Used and Applied to Design Educational Games? A Systematic Literature Study. In: BRAZILIAN SYMPOSIUM ON COMPUTER GAMES AND DIGITAL ENTERTAINMENT (SBGAMES), 23. , 2024, Manaus/AM.
Anais [...].
Porto Alegre: Sociedade Brasileira de Computação,
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p. 25-37.
DOI: https://doi.org/10.5753/sbgames.2024.241046.
