Document Type
Conference Proceeding
Publication Date
2012
Abstract
Games and simulations can be powerful educational tools for higher education and professional development training. At the same time, the labor and technical costs of development is sufficiently high that simulation games tend to be rather static and course or program specific. The main contribution of this paper is an effort to define a new meta-model for educational simulation games that is transferable to a broad range of disciplines and technical training fields. A meta-model provides a formal structure upon which similar categories of game play components are tied to specific learning objectives and easily updatable knowledge content while offering an infinite combination of playing experiences and maintaining consistent pedagogical standards. To illustrate, this paper draws from the application of our meta-model as used in developing a simulation game for software engineering education. Preliminary validation results are presented, in which the meta-model is used as a foundation in the architecture for a game development platform.
Recommended Citation
Cooper, K. M. L. and Longstreet, C. Shaun, "A Meta-model for Developing Simulation Games in Higher Education and Professional Development Training" (2012). Center for Teaching and Learning Research and Publications. 11.
https://epublications.marquette.edu/ctl_leadership/11
Comments
Accepted version. Published as part of the proceedings of the conference, 2012 17th International Conference on Computer Games (CGAMES), 2012: 39-44. DOI. © 2012 Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE) . Used with permission.