New technology in Museums: AR and VR video games are coming

Museums have gone through a modernization process which has seen the adoption of new technologies in what they offer visitors. Within the framework of the new critical museology, these organizations have been transformed into places of encounter and experience, the key tools in this change being socialization and play. Gamification are now intrinsic to collections and are a way of inviting visitors to share new museum experiences through the latest technology such as AR (Augmented Reality) and VR (Virtual Reality). In this way, the museum becomes a playground and a space for creativity (Borja-Villel et al., 2014). In this research, we focus on what we consider to be an important link between the three central aspects of museum change: sociability, gamificaction and virtualization; and the growing interest in museums for videogames. Our aim is to reach a better understanding of the AR and VR video games developed for museums and how these technologies can not only motivate visitors’ interest but also improve their learning skills. Our analysis focuses of literature published between 2015 to 2018 and follows the analytic structure established by Connolly et al. (2012) with additional features related to learning experience, platforms, and the use of technologies (VR and AR). The general aim is to map the interest of the research community in the field of museum-developed video games, more specifically those that use augmented and virtual reality

Una visión empresarial del desarrollo de serious games : propuesta de un marco de trabajo

Tesis inédita de la Universidad Complutense de Madrid, Facultad de Ciencias de la Información, leída el 26-01-2023El carácter multidisciplinar establece el desarrollo de la investigación que a continuación presentamos y que está enmarcada en una beca de doctorado industrial desarrollada en la empresa de base tecnológica Pada One Games. Esta investigación pretende definir un marco de trabajo para el diseño de serious games en museos que incluya la evaluación de la diversión y el aprendizaje como variables separadas pero (inter) relacionables. Fruto del objetivo expuesto, surge la hipótesis principal de la investigación: la evaluación mixta, cuantitativa y cualitativa por separado, de la diversión y el aprendizaje en el diseño de los juegos para museos permite crear juegos más efectivos, es decir, más divertidos y útiles al mismo tiempo para los fines pedagógicos de estas instituciones. A través de varios experimentos realizados sobre juegos concretos, se han evaluado una serie de hipótesis específicas que nos han ayudado a determinar la validez de la principal. Para la consecución de este objetivo seguiremos la metodología conocida como Investigación-Acción participativa. Se aplica en el desarrollo del marco de trabajo para el diseño de serious games, y se complementa con las evaluaciones intermedias sobre aspectos concretos de los juegos. En ellos utilizaremos técnicas cuantitativas que permitan juzgar la diversión y el aprendizaje en los videojuegos que se desarrollarán como parte de la investigación...The multidisciplinary character marks the development of the research presented below, which is framed in an Industrial Doctorate grant developed in the technology-based company Pada One Games. This research pursues the definition of a framework for the design of Serious Games in museums that includes the evaluation of fun and learning, asseparate but (inter) relatable variables. As a result of the above objective, the main hypothesis of the research arises: Separate quantitative/qualitative evaluation of fun and learning in the design of games for museums allows designing more effective games, i.e., that are both more fun and useful for the pedagogical purposes of these institutions.Through several experiments conducted on specific games, a series of more specific hypotheses have been evaluated that have helped us to determine the validity of the main hypothesis.In order to achieve this objective, we will follow a methodology known as Participatory Action Research. This methodology is applied in the development of the framework for the design of Serious Games and is complemented by intermediate evaluations on specific aspects of the games, where we will use quantitative techniques that allow us to evaluate the fun and learning in the video games that will be developed as part of the research...Fac. de Ciencias de la InformaciónTRUEunpu