Playing at the school table: Systematic literature review of board, tabletop, and other analog game-based learning approaches

C Sousa, S Rye, M Sousa, PJ Torres, C Perim… - Frontiers in …, 2023 - frontiersin.org
The unique characteristics of games have led scientific research to increasingly focus on
their potential role in learning processes. Currently, their effectiveness in fostering …

Boardgames as an innovative approach to promote life skills and well-being among inmates: A scoping review protocol

CA Pensavalle, MG Solinas, C Gardoni, G Giorgi… - Plos one, 2024 - journals.plos.org
Over the past few decades, a growing body of evidence has emerged regarding the positive
impact of boardgames in promoting life skills and well-being in various settings including …

Offsetting Game—Framing Environmental Issues in the Design of a Serious Game

NV Nygren, V Kankainen, L Brunet - Simulation & Gaming, 2022 - journals.sagepub.com
Background Biodiversity crisis requires researchers to reflect on tools and strategies to
engage with different stakeholders. We propose that serious games can be designed to …

Mastering modern board game design to build new learning experiences: the MBGTOTEACH framework

M Sousa - The International Journal of Games and Social …, 2023 - revistas.ulusofona.pt
Games have proven to be engaging tools for learning. Digital games dominate, but analog
games are not obsolete. Modern board games provide new opportunities for teachers. This …

The privilege of play: A history of hobby games, race, and geek culture

A Trammell - The Privilege of Play, 2023 - degruyter.com
Geek culture has never been more mainstream than it is now, with the ever-increasing
popularity of events like Comic Con, transmedia franchising of the Marvel Cinematic …

CSSII: A player motivation model for tabletop games

C Martinho, M Sousa - Proceedings of the 18th International Conference …, 2023 - dl.acm.org
Although multiple models have been proposed to explain what motivates different players to
engage with digital games, the domain of tabletop games have not received the same …

Barriers and Hindrances to the Effective use of Games in Education: Systematic Literature Review and Intervention Strategies

C Sousa, P Neves, F Luz - European …, 2023 - papers.academic-conferences.org
Games play a central role in human culture, as well as in interaction, interpersonal
relationships, and overall development. Based on these premises, game-based learning …

The effects of a soundtrack on board game player experience

T Farkas, A Denisova, S Wiseman… - Proceedings of the 2022 …, 2022 - dl.acm.org
Board gaming is a popular hobby that increasingly features the inclusion of technology, yet
little research has sought to understand how board game player experience is impacted by …

[PDF][PDF] Konsulting historyczny gier analogowych w Polsce iw kontekście

J Szeja, M Mochocki - Homo Ludens, 2024 - pressto.amu.edu.pl
This is the fourth paper from the Historical Consultancy for Games project run by GRAP with
grant funding from CRPK in Poland. It studies the practices and typical skill sets of historical …

[HTML][HTML] Moving Pieces and Allocating Budget Together: A Framework for Using Analog Serious Games in Sustainable Collaborative Planning

M Sousa - Sustainability, 2024 - mdpi.com
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 …