The process of learning a visually perceived language that is based on a naturally evolved system of articulated hand gestures which translate alphabet letters.
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Developments of Serious Games in Education
Luís Sousa (University of Algarve, Portugal),
Mauro Figueiredo (University of Algarve, Portugal),
Jânio Monteiro (University of Algarve, Portugal),
José Bidarra (Universidade Aberta, Portugal),
João Rodrigues (University of Algarve, Portugal), and
Pedro Cardoso (University of Algarve, Portugal)
Copyright: © 2016
|Pages: 28
DOI: 10.4018/978-1-5225-0435-1.ch016
Abstract
As Human Computer Interaction technologies evolve, they are supporting the generation of innovative solutions in a broad range of domains. Among them, Serious Games are defined as new type of computer game that is capable of stimulating users to learn, by playing and competing against themselves, against other users or against a computer application. While it could be applied to a broad range of fields and ages, these games are becoming especially relevant in educational contexts and for the most recent generation of students that is growing in a new technological environment, very different from the one we had some years ago. However, in order to become fully accepted as a teaching/learning tool in both formal and informal contexts, this technology has still to overcome several challenges. Given these considerations, this chapter makes a state-of-the-art review of several works that were done in this field, followed by the description of two real world projects, helping to understand the applicability of this technology, but also its inherent challenges.