Recent educational research has increasingly emphasized helping learners apply knowledge in new situations and translate it into judgment and action. In physical education, Game-Based Approaches (GBAs) have been widely adopted to promote tactical lea...
Most of the literature on serious games and gamification calls for a shift from evaluating practices to using theories to assess them. While the former is necessary to justify using game-based approaches, the latter enables understanding “why&r...
In the past two decades, a considerable amount of research has focused on digital games as part of media education. Digital game-based learning (DGBL) is identified as a potential pedagogical approach to enhance learning in the digital era. In light...
Oral health education is a fundamental component of preventive dentistry, but children’s engagement across different educational approaches remains an important area of investigation. This study aimed to comparatively evaluate observed behaviou...
In this editorial, the authors (and guest editors) introduce the Special Issue titled Understanding Game-based Approaches for Improving Sustainable Water Governance: The Potential of Serious Games to Solve Water Problems. The authors take another loo...
In recent years, adaptive gamification and adaptive game-based learning (GBL) have attracted the interest of researchers and educators as a response to the “one-size-fits-all” approach of conventional gamified applications. However, their...
Game-based learning is an educational approach aimed at acquiring knowledge through the use of play. There are various studies that note the effectiveness of playing as an educational tool and the use of digital platforms as a tool that can increase...
The current research study aims to introduce the experience of implementing a serious game using the concept of game-based GIS approach for crisis management during earthquake disasters. In this study, we aimed to develop a game-based GIS approach an...
Many game-based instructional designs have demonstrated effectiveness for a variety of educational outcomes, although typically in limited contexts. In this article, we report the results of a four-year study testing the extent to which a game-based...
The constructivist approach is interested in creating knowledge through active engagement and encourages students to build their knowledge from their experiences in the world. Learning through digital game making is a constructivist approach that all...
Recently, virtual coupling has aroused increasing interest in regard to achieving flexible and on-demand train operations. However, one of the main challenges in increasing the throughput of a train network is to couple trains quickly at junctions. P...
The growing complexity and interdependence of water management processes requires the involvement of multiple stakeholders in water governance. Multi-party collaboration is increasingly vital at both the strategy development and implementation levels...
Educational technology plays a major role in today’s learning as it offers significant advantages in delivering learning content, classroom communications, and assessing learners. Assessment is a cornerstone in modern and formal education and i...
The augmented reality game-based learning (ARGBL) approach is an advantageous pathway for the development and enhancement of teaching and learning processes. To this end, this paper presents the design and development of an ARGBL application for the...
Digital entertainment games frequently address current societal issues that are also dealt with in geography education, such as climate change or sustainable city development, and give various opportunities for learning. However, in order to be fully...
City-building games are very popular, on both digital and analog platforms. However, analog games named after cities are a tradition in modern board games. These games, resulting from the game design innovations of the last decades, are engaging a gr...
When it comes to game playing, evolutionary and tree-based approaches are the most popular approximate methods for decision making in the artificial intelligence field of game research. The evolutionary domain therefore draws its inspiration for the...
What influences farmers’ decisions to adopt agricultural technologies is an important question for international agricultural research projects. There are often interpersonal differences between women and men that influence the adoption of deci...
Recently, with the penetration of numerous Distributed Energy Resources (DER) in Smart Distribution Networks (SDN), Local Transactive Markets have emerged. Exchanging energy between all participants of local markets results in the satisfaction of pro...
Scholars across disciplines are urging a rethinking of human–nature relationships beyond anthropocentrism, but these ideas remain difficult to convey to broader audiences and to implement in environmental management practices. This study analys...
Due to the broadcast nature of wireless communication, it is vulnerable to malicious jamming attacks. Meanwhile, multiple users need to share the limited spectrum resources to enhance the spectrum utilization efficiency because of the scarcity of wir...
The need to support science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) learning in secondary education is reflected in the ongoing investigation of innovative pedagogical practices, including game-based learning (GBL). Using an analysis of scho...
Under carbon peaking and neutrality constraints, low-carbon retrofitting of residential buildings (LRRB) has become a strategic need for most countries worldwide. However, the development of China’s LRRB market still relies on government guidan...
In this article, pursuit and evasion policies are developed for multi-player pursuit–evasion games, while obstacle avoidance and velocity constraints are considered simultaneously. As minimum and maximum approximation functions are both differe...
Digital Design is a laboratory course, and the educator must focus on the students’ need to know why they study the theory and mainly on the transition from knowledge-based learning to competency-based learning. This study consists of five surv...
In a competitive electricity market with substantial involvement of renewable electricity, maximizing profits by optimizing bidding strategies is crucial to different power producers including conventional power plants and renewable ones. This paper...
The IoT system has become a significant component of next generation networks, and drawn a lot of research interest in academia and industry. As the sensor nodes in the IoT system are always battery-limited devices, the power control problem is a ser...
The process of seeking games as tools for participatory and collaborative approaches applied to planning and public engagement is thriving. Despite the growing literature, and in contrast to the increasing number of experiences, there is a lack of me...
Emerging trends such as digitalization, globalization, and the COVID-19 pandemic are forcing higher education institutions to undergo constant organizational and technological changes and to introduce innovative pedagogical approaches suitable for te...
Significant research work has been undertaken related to the game-based learning approach over the last years. However, a closer look at this work reveals that further research is needed to examine some types of game-based learning approaches such as...
A game problem of structural design is defined as a problem of playing against external circumstances. There are two classes of players, namely the “ordinal” and “cardinal” players. The ordinal players, designated as the &ldqu...
To promote the United Nations’ Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), public awareness of the importance and urgency of sustainable development should be raised by providing relevant education programs. Although game-based learning has been confirmed...
Airports are attractive targets for terrorists, as they are designed to accommodate and process large amounts of people, resulting in a high concentration of potential victims. A popular method to mitigate the risk of terrorist attacks is through sec...
This study systematically reviewed research on the use of digital game approaches for the prevention, assessment, and treatment of substance use and positive development in adolescents. Background/Objectives: This study aimed to identify and summariz...
This explorative case study investigates a game-based approach to the professional development of in-service teachers in Self-Regulated Learning. The impact of this approach was assessed in terms of acceptance of the game, knowledge gain and changes...
Challenges remain in developing a comprehensive understanding of spatial cognition, including gender and developmental differences, partly due to limitations of well-established spatial measures. Many traditional tasks face accessibility constraints...
The Himalayan country of Nepal is vulnerable to landslides, earthquakes, and fires. Its inhabitants need to be empowered on how to react in emergencies to prevent fatalities and respond to crises efficiently while promoting longer-term sustainability...
Technological advancement and growing interest in digitalizing education increased Augmented Reality (AR) use in education. However, previous research findings on AR’s potential for knowledge acquisition are inconclusive. Furthermore, computer...
This experimental study aims to examine students’ acceptance and attitude towards the use of Quiz-Based Game Applications, as well as to analyze how Quiz-Based Game Applications affect the acquisition and development of basic competences. To ac...
This study investigated the social and behavioural impacts of employing a card game designed to support the teaching of business metrics through active peer-to-peer engagement, contrasting with traditional passive lectures. Grounded in Bandura’...
Research in astronomy education has traditionally focused on students’ conceptual understanding through a cognitive lens, despite growing recognition that learning is multidimensional and extends beyond the acquisition or re-organisation of ide...
Approaches to game-based learning often frame games as tools to deliver content efficiently or increase student engagement. Approaches that focus more on games as mediators of educational discourse are currently underexplored. This article presents a...
This paper explores the application of quantum game theory to optimize cloud resource allocation. By leveraging the principles of quantum mechanics, the proposed framework aims to enhance efficiency, reduce costs, and improve scalability in cloud com...
Resilience thinking is critical for improving disaster preparedness, response, and adaptation. While there are several strategies focused on assessing resilience capacity in human communities, there are few strategies focused on fostering resilience...
Background/Objectives: Health promotion programs are essential for older adults, and game-based interventions have emerged as promising health-promotion approaches. This systematic review aimed to synthesize and characterize game-based intervention p...
Research on the application of artificial intelligence (AI) in games has recently gained momentum. Most commercial games still use AI based on a finite state machine (FSM) due to complexity and cost considerations. However, FSM-based AI decreases use...
There is a clear need to promote motivating and effective training actions for the development of teachers’ digital competence, especially in the area of e-safety. Although educational video game-based learning has proven effective to improve motivat...
Various pedagogical approaches have been proposed to attract more female students to STEM (science, technology, engineering, and mathematics), targeting student beliefs and perceptions that are linked to STEM study intentions. The current study, whic...
Studies highlight researchers’ concerns about how science should be taught today. It is recognised that teachers have difficulty involving and motivating students to learn about different complex topics, such as geology. Schools must promote sk...
Numerous studies have reported the beneficial effects of natural environments on human health and wellbeing. Virtual games may offer a practical approach to experience the illusion of being in a natural setting for those with limited access to nature...
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