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e-Training DS: An Authoring Tool for Integrating Portable Computer Science Games in e-Learning

2010; Springer Science+Business Media; Linguagem: Inglês

10.1007/978-3-642-17407-0_27

1611-3349

Roberto Tornero, Javier Torrente, Pablo Moreno‐Ger, Baltasar Fernández‐Manjón,

Artificial Intelligence in Games

This paper presents e-Training DS, an instructor-oriented toolkit for the integration of portable game consoles in modern e-learning environments (e.g. Moodle TM ). The tool is based on a general model in which the instructor maintains a library of mini-games that are easily produced by customizing generic game patterns (e.g. a simple jigsaw puzzle). The authors can then compile a working set of mini-games and distribute it to the students so that they can play using their own portable game devices. Moreover, the game packs produced with e-Training DS can track the students’ activity and send the results to the back-end e-learning environment. In this manner instructors can evaluate the students’ performance using the facilities provided by the e-learning system. While e-Training DS is focused on the Computer Science field and the Nintendo DS TM game console, the approach proposed can be repurposed for other knowledge areas and devices.