Instructor-Oriented Authoring Tools for Educational Videogames

Author

Torrente, Javier ; Moreno-Ger, Pablo ; Fernandez-Manjon, B. ; Sierra, Jose Luis

Author_Institution

Fac. de Inf., Univ. Complutense de Madrid, Madrid

fYear

2008

fDate

1-5 July 2008

Firstpage

516

Lastpage

518

Abstract

Digital games are becoming a rising trend in e-Learning due to their potential educational benefits. However, their application is hindered by issues such as their high production costs and the difficulty of getting instructors involved in the development process, a required aspect in order to achieve educational value. In this paper we propose to tackle those issues by developing new, instructor-oriented, authoring tools for educational videogames. These principles are carried out in the platform: a complete instructor-oriented authoring toolkit for educational point-and-click adventure videogames.

Keywords

authoring systems; computer aided instruction; computer games; distance learning; digital games; e-learning; educational point-and-click adventure videogames; educational videogames; instructor-oriented authoring toolkit; instructor-oriented authoring tools; Art; Collaboration; Costs; Educational technology; Electronic learning; Engines; Feedback; Games; Production; Programming profession; adaptation; assessment; authoring tools; e-adventure; game-based learning;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

Advanced Learning Technologies, 2008. ICALT '08. Eighth IEEE International Conference on

Conference_Location

Santander, Cantabria

Print_ISBN

978-0-7695-3167-0

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/ICALT.2008.177

Filename

4561753