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Realizing Ambient Serious Games in Higher Education—Concept and Heuristic Evaluation

Year: 2025

Type: article

Abstract: In the IoT era, higher education is transforming into a more digitalized learning environment, also known as Education 4.0. In this context, the use of serious games for teaching is also evolving into a more adaptive digital form. This paper describes how this could be realized in combination with Learning Management Systems and smart environments in universities. The concept is based on requirements that have been raised by a human-centered design process and are already published. The concept is the foundation upon which several games are designed and implemented. Two heuristic studies were conducted to evaluate the general concept and the implemented games. The results show that the games are suitable for educational use and that their integration into smart environments could be appropriate to address the requirements following the Education 4.0 paradigm.

Source: Trends in Higher Education

DOI: 10.3390/higheredu4030052

Authors: Lea C. Brandl, Andreas Schrader

Institution: University of Lübeck

Language: English

Topic: Educational Games and Gamification

Subfield: Developmental and Educational Psychology

Field: Psychology

Domain: Social Sciences

SDG: Quality education

Open Access status: gold

Estimated APC paid: $1,207