This report discusses some issues concerning serious games, that is,(digital) games used
for purposes other than mere entertainment. The starting point is the serious games concept …

Computer games are considered a useful tool for educational purposes. Alternative media
applications such as serious games combine edification with challenge and entertainment …

This paper presents Sidh–a game based firefighter training simulator developed in
cooperation between the University of Skövde and the Swedish Rescue Services Agency …

In this article, the authors report on the construction and evaluation of a game-based driving
simulator using a real car as a joystick. The simulator is constructed from off-the-shelf …

Personalised content adaptation has great potential to increase user engagement in video
games. Procedural generation of user-tailored content increases the self-motivation of …

Drivers face many challenges when driving under unfamiliar traffic regulations, which may
lead to a reduction in road safety. The need to adjust to different traffic rules could be a major …

Affective interaction between players of video games can elicit rich and varying patterns of
emotions. In multiplayer activities that take place in a common space (such as sports and …

The main purpose of this research is to examine the effect of game-based learning on
knowledge acquisition and retention of road rules. A secondary purpose of this study is to …

In this paper we report results from an experimental study of games and traffic safety
performed in an advanced gaming environment. During car simulator-sessions we collected …

In this work, we present an interactive and educational 3D traffic rules game controlled by
non-traditional devices (steering wheel, joystick, tablet and smartphone), besides the …