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The increasing popularity of computer games has turned children and teenagers into regular users.... more The increasing popularity of computer games has turned children and teenagers into regular users. Serious Games expect to give them more than just entertainment. Although the development of Serious Games is increasing, there still are few companies, studies and research groups dedicated to this area. Also, most projects in this field target sophisticated and costly-to-develop computer games aimed to cover a wide range of academic content. Therefore, these games lose concreteness and complicate the evaluation of their real educational value, making it difficult for students to focus on important concepts. Moreover, these games are not reusable and it is extremely difficult for students to follow more than one of them in an effective way. This paper evaluates and proposes serious mini-games as a solution. In particular, it presents and develops what we have called “conceptual mini-games”. A conceptual mini-game is completely focused on a concrete concept to be taught, in order to tran...
Rev Esp Cardiol
La mayor parte de las pruebas de esfuerzo se realizan a pacientes adultos con cardiopatía isquémi... more La mayor parte de las pruebas de esfuerzo se realizan a pacientes adultos con cardiopatía isquémica en estudio o ya conocida. En los últimos años se ha producido la incorporación de las técnicas de imagen en este campo, ...
The increasing popularity of computer games has turned children and teenagers into regular users.... more The increasing popularity of computer games has turned children and teenagers into regular users. Serious Games expect to give them more than just entertainment. Although the development of Serious Games is increasing, there still are few companies, studies and research groups dedicated to this area. Also, most projects in this field target sophisticated and costly-to-develop computer games aimed to cover a wide range of academic content. Therefore, these games lose concreteness and complicate the evaluation of their real educational value, making it difficult for students to focus on important concepts. Moreover, these games are not reusable and it is extremely difficult for students to follow more than one of them in an effective way. This paper evaluates and proposes serious mini-games as a solution. In particular, it presents and develops what we have called “conceptual mini-games”. A conceptual mini-game is completely focused on a concrete concept to be taught, in order to tran...
Rev Esp Cardiol
La mayor parte de las pruebas de esfuerzo se realizan a pacientes adultos con cardiopatía isquémi... more La mayor parte de las pruebas de esfuerzo se realizan a pacientes adultos con cardiopatía isquémica en estudio o ya conocida. En los últimos años se ha producido la incorporación de las técnicas de imagen en este campo, ...