Are you still learning or already playing? Conceptual design for serious games regarding didactical and playful requirements

摘要

Playing means learning. A player learns how to use buttons or keys to move his character, he learns the conditions, which may lead the player to the goal. Games represent a fictional world with own rules concerning the immanent learning system. A player who engages himself in the game accepts the conditions of space, time and action. He voluntarily accepts the rules and operates with fun as well as concentration, strategic and systematic thinking for the chance of winning the game. But why are a lot of so told serious games, which focus on the transport of learning objectives, so disappointing in this matter? A lot of serious games don't even make fun. So, what must a good serious game achieve to be efficient in the learning field and to generate fun as well? A look at successful entertainment games shows how you can learn without noticing it. The player's motivation remains intrinsic, and this is what you need to adopt in a serious game.