Title:
Metadata for Serious Games in Learning Object Repositories [Download]Authors:
Freire, Manuel and Fernández-Manjón, Baltasar
Index Terms:
Games;Metadata;Standards;Multimedia communication;Context;Proposals;Education;Game Metadata;Learning Objects;Educational Games;Serious Games;Learning Object Repositories;Game metadata;learning objects;educational games;serious games;learning object reposi
Abstract:
In this paper, we describe the special challenges that educational games (also known as serious games) pose for online learning object (LO) repositories. As in all metadata, a tension exists between descriptive power and the effort needed to create these descriptions. This tension is even greater when describing complex, highly interactive multimedia content such as serious games. We consider serious games as LOs, proposing game-specific metadata, and advocate for game authoring tool support that streamlines its creation.
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How to cite:
Freire, Manuel and Fernández-Manjón, Baltasar, "Metadata for Serious Games in Learning Object Repositories" in IEEE Revista Iberoamericana de Tecnologias del Aprendizaje, pp. 95-100, May. 2016. doi: 10.1109/RITA.2016.2554019