Description:
The objective of this PhD course is to provide PhD Candidates with new theories
and methods with serious games and gamification. There will be a focus on the
conceptual and theoretical foundation, practical implementation, and
methodological approaches for user evaluation of serious games and/or
gamification. Course participants will be introduced to in-depth research and foundation of how to
make a successful serious game or gamification. An essential focus of the phD
course is how to perform and document solid and advanced user evaluations with
improved validity and reliability. The course will also provide a theoretical
foundation (definitions) and applied (how to measure) overview of concepts of
e.g. motivation, flow, engagement, immersion, and gamification within a context
of game research and development.
Teaching
methods:
Lectures with
presentation of different methodological overviews (50%). Participant
presentations with added theoretical and practical discussions (25%). Workshop
where participants will work in groups e.g. using new theories and methods. The
groups set-up own theoretical focus (25 %).
Evaluation:
The evaluation
consists of three parts:
1. Participation
all days
2. Participation and presentation based on assigned task during the course
(in groups).
3. Presentations linked to your current PhD project. The presentation must
somehow have a focus within serious games/gamification. The focus can be within
empirical data, ethical issues, and theoretical or even more abstract
methodological questions. The duration of the presentation must not exceed 10
minutes. There will be 20 minutes for discussion. Your presentation should
include a specific question/ problem you would like for discussion/ advice.
Organizer: Thomas Bjørner, Head of Media Innovation & Game Research
Lecturers:
Thomas Bjørner: New Theories and Methods, and how to evaluate serious games.
Henrik Schønau Fog: Applied Serious Games. Thomas Bjørner: Serious Games for
educational purposes.
ECTS: 3.0
Time: 21-22 November 2022
Place: Online
Number of seats: 18
Deadline: 1 November 2022
Important
information concerning PhD courses:
We have over some time experienced problems with no-show for both project and
general courses. It has now reached a point where we are forced to take action.
Therefore, the Doctoral School has decided to introduce a no-show fee of DKK
3.000 for each course where the student does not show up. Cancellations are
accepted no later than 2 weeks before start of the course. Registered illness
is of course an acceptable reason for not showing up on those days.
Furthermore, all courses open for registration approximately four months before
start. This can hopefully also provide new students a chance to register for
courses during the year. We look forward to your registrations.
- Teacher: Thomas Bjørner