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A Rationale for Leveraging Serious Game Design Through Sociocultural Theory

A Rationale for Leveraging Serious Game Design Through Sociocultural Theory

Ilias Karasavvidis
Copyright: © 2022 |Pages: 23
ISBN13: 9781799897323|ISBN10: 179989732X|ISBN13 Softcover: 9781799897330|EISBN13: 9781799897347
DOI: 10.4018/978-1-7998-9732-3.ch014
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Karasavvidis, Ilias. "A Rationale for Leveraging Serious Game Design Through Sociocultural Theory." Handbook of Research on Promoting Economic and Social Development Through Serious Games, edited by Oscar Bernardes and Vanessa Amorim, IGI Global, 2022, pp. 288-310. https://doi.org/10.4018/978-1-7998-9732-3.ch014

APA

Karasavvidis, I. (2022). A Rationale for Leveraging Serious Game Design Through Sociocultural Theory. In O. Bernardes & V. Amorim (Eds.), Handbook of Research on Promoting Economic and Social Development Through Serious Games (pp. 288-310). IGI Global. https://doi.org/10.4018/978-1-7998-9732-3.ch014

Chicago

Karasavvidis, Ilias. "A Rationale for Leveraging Serious Game Design Through Sociocultural Theory." In Handbook of Research on Promoting Economic and Social Development Through Serious Games, edited by Oscar Bernardes and Vanessa Amorim, 288-310. Hershey, PA: IGI Global, 2022. https://doi.org/10.4018/978-1-7998-9732-3.ch014

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Abstract

The present work focuses on the issue of serious game design (SGD) through the lens of sociocultural theory. First, the main challenges that the field of SGD faces are briefly outlined. Second, Vygotsky's sociocultural theory is introduced and explored as a means to address these challenges. Third, a rationale for SGD that is informed by Vygotsky's ideas is introduced. This rationale is based on (1) viewing concepts as psychological tools and (2) conceptualizing two types of resources for SGD: exploration and application. According to this rationale, SGD needs to include a problem, exploration resources, and application resources. The chapter concludes with a discussion of the major implications of the proposed rationale for SGD.

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