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Concordance of Interests in Dynamic Models of Social Partnership in the System of Continuing Professional Education
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Tarasenko, Larissa V.; Ougolnitsky, Guennady A.; Usov, Anatoly B.; Vaskov, Maksim A.; Kirik, Vladimir A.; Astoyanz, Margarita S.; Angel, Olga Y. – International Journal of Environmental and Science Education, 2016
A dynamic game theoretic model of concordance of interests in the process of social partnership in the system of continuing professional education is proposed. Non-cooperative, cooperative, and hierarchical setups are examined. Analytical solution for a linear state version of the model is provided. Nash equilibrium algorithms (for non-cooperative…
Descriptors: Professional Continuing Education, Game Theory, Models, Partnerships in Education
Biography and Discipline: Key Players in Simulation/Gaming
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Kikkawa, Toshiko; Crookall, David – Simulation & Gaming, 2011
This issue of S&G is devoted to people--to the gamers who have made and are making the exciting discipline of simulation gaming possible. All disciplines that hope for a bright future must record their origins and development. This is particularity the case for a field as fuzzy and interdisciplinary as simulation/gaming. The symposium dedicated to…
Descriptors: Conferences (Gatherings), Autobiographies, Simulation, Computer Simulation
Video Games as Moral Educators?
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Khoo, Angeline – Asia Pacific Journal of Education, 2012
The growing interest in video gaming is matched by a corresponding increase in concerns about the harmful effects on children and adolescents. There are numerous studies on aggression and addiction which spark debates on the negative effects of video gaming. At the same time, there are also studies demonstrating prosocial effects. This paper…
Descriptors: Addictive Behavior, Play, Moral Issues, Ethical Instruction
Conducting Scientific Research on Learning and Health Behavior Change with Computer-Based Health Games
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Mayer, Richard E.; Lieberman, Debra A. – Educational Technology, 2011
This article is a guide for researchers interested in assessing the effectiveness of serious computer-based games (or video games, digital games, or electronic games) intended to improve health and health care. It presents a definition of health games, a rationale for their use, an overview of the current state of research, and recommendations for…
Descriptors: Scientific Research, Video Games, Research Methodology, Health Behavior
Video Games as Reconstructionist Sites of Learning in Art Education
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Parks, Nancy S. – Studies in Art Education: A Journal of Issues and Research in Art Education, 2008
Art education has been in the midst of a transformation shaped by several factors, including changes in contemporary art theories, political and economic factors, and technological developments. Film, music videos, advertisements, video games and other forms of popular culture are shaping how students learn today. Discussions about video gaming…
Descriptors: Popular Culture, Video Games, Social Action, Art Education
Games as Exchange: Module 4 of "RE:PLAY"--"Game Design" + "Game Culture"
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Scholder, Amy; Zimmerman, Eric – E-Learning, 2005
This article is excerpted, with the permission of the editors and the publishers, from an edited book published by Peter Lang Publishing in conjunction with Eyebeam (www.eyebeam.org), a not-for-profit new media arts organization in New York City. It reproduces one of the book's four organizing "modules"--Games as Exchange--which focuses on new…
Descriptors: Interpersonal Relationship, Interaction, Learning Modules, Educational Games