An Overview of Serious Games. (15th October 2014)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Laamarti, Fedwa; Eid, Mohamad; El Saddik, Abdulmotaleb
• Other Names: Thalmann Daniel Academic Editor.
• Is Part Of: International journal of computer games technology. Volume 2014(2014)
• Publication Date: 2014-10-15
• Subjects: Computer games -- Design -- Periodicals; Computer games -- Programming -- Periodicals; Jeux d'ordinateur; Jeux d'ordinateur -- Programmation; Computer games -- Design; Computer games -- Programming; Electronic journals; Periodicals; 794.81
• DOI: 10.1155/2014/358152
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 1687-7047

Abstract

Abstract : Serious games are growing rapidly as a gaming industry as well as a field of academic research. There are many surveys in the field of digital serious games; however, most surveys are specific to a particular area such as education or health. So far, there has been little work done to survey digital serious games in general, which is the main goal of this paper. Hence, we discuss relevant work on serious games in different application areas including education, well-being, advertisement, cultural heritage, interpersonal communication, and health care. We also propose a taxonomy for digital serious games, and we suggest a classification of reviewed serious games applications from the literature against the defined taxonomy. Finally, the paper provides guidelines, drawn from the literature, for the design and development of successful serious games, as well as discussing research perspectives in this domain.