Game and Learn:

An Introduction to Educational Gaming

13. Serious Games

Ruben R. Puentedura, Ph.D

What is a Serious Game?

Some Key Types

• Education

• Training

• Military

• Health

• Advocacy

• Art

• Marketing

The Community

The Serious Games Networking Portal

Serious Games Source

Five Samples

Training: Ships

Health: At-Risk

Advocacy: PeaceMaker

Art: Passage

Marketing: Year Zero

Resources Cited

• The Community:

• The Serious Games Networking Portal:

http://seriousgames.ning.com/

• Serious Games Source:

http://www.seriousgamessource.com/

• Five Samples:

• Ships: http://ships.planetinaction.com/ships.htm

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z4mLbDQTvSY

• At-Risk: http://www.kognito.com/atrisk/features.html

• PeaceMaker: http://www.peacemakergame.com/

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4f8DKQqI-YE

• Passage: http://hcsoftware.sourceforge.net/passage/

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=n3o0HFXPfco

• Year Zero: http://www.42entertainment.com/yearzero/

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