3 research outputs found

    Entornos virtuales para la escritura académica. Un modelo en Minecraft

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    El presente trabajo analiza las posibilidades que un entorno virtual mediante un videojuego comercial presenta para la escritura y la publicación académicas en el marco de la formación universitaria. A finales del 2017 se realizó una investigación mixta por medio un estudio de caso único con un grupo de 28 estudiantes de licenciatura; se combinaron técnicas de observación y recolección de información (preguntas abiertas, fotografías dentro del entorno virtual, bitácora del investigador, registros de sistema), así como de medición (escala Likert) para dar cuenta de la Afinidad y la Adaptabilidad expresada por los estudiantes en la realización del ejercicio de escritura colectiva dentro del videojuego. Tras la realización del ejercicio, el tratamiento estadístico permitió establecer la presencia de las dos variables propuestas y establecer correlaciones con el resto de las variables del instrumento. Para este artículo, se presenta una selección de los resultados del cuestionario —e.g. Afinidad (0.522, 0.531) y Adaptabilidad (0.508, 0.688) del grupo independientemente del género— así como una selección de los registros complementarios de indagación. Los hallazgos en su parcialidad apuntan hacia la pertinencia del uso de videojuegos adaptados como plataformas para la escritura académica en el marco de la formación disciplinar universitaria. Se abre la posibilidad de pensar en usos extendidos de entornos virtuales de escritura y publicación académica inter e intra institucionales para desarrollar la alfabetización académica.//The article explores the possibilities that a virtual environment through a commercial video game presents for academic writing within the framework of university education. At the end of 2017, a mixed investigation was conducted through a single case study with a group of 28 undergraduate students; combined techniques of observation and information gathering (open questions, photographs within the virtual environment, field diary, system records), as well as measurement (Likert scale questionnaire) were used to account for the affinity and adaptability expressed by students in the realization of the collective writing exercise within Minecraft. After completing the exercise, the statistical treatment of the questionnaire allowed to establish the presence of the two proposed variables and establish correlations with the rest of the variables of the instrument. For this article, we present only a selection of the results of the questionnaire —e.g. Affinity (0.522, 0.531) and Adaptability (0.508, 0.688) within the group independently of genre— as well as a selection of the complementary observation records. The findings point towards the relevance of the use of adapted videogames as platforms for academic writing within the framework of university disciplinary training. This opens the possibility of thinking about extended uses of virtual environments for inter and intrainstitutional writing and publishing to develop academic literacy

    XBadges. How soft skills are boosted by video games: Improving persistence, risk taking & spatial reasoning with Flappy Bird, Pacman & Tetris

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    Abstract — XBadges is a research project based on the hypothesis that commercial video games (nonserious games) can train and promote certain soft skills. With a pre and post test model, Persistence, Spatial Reasoning and Risk Taking were measured before and after in the subjects (15 divided into groups of 5) trained for 2 hours with the video games: Flappy Bird, Tetris and Pacman (respectively). In addition, the emotions of the players were captured too (thanks to a facial and emotional recognition system), to determine if emotions also have something to do with the skills acquisition. The results show how Tetris significantly improves spatial reasoning and how Pacman significantly improves prudence in certain areas of behavior. As for emotions, they reveal that being concentrated helps improve performance and skills acquisition but frustration is also shown as a key element in the process. With the results obtained we can begin to glimpse multiple applications in the education sector and Skilling Development area
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