FABLE: A New Horizon in Digital Learning and Serious Game Design

Serious games have stood out as a new pedagogical format capable of motivating students through interactive learning. The lack of standards in the conception of these video games has led to the creation of different models, where the ludic aspects often prevail over the educational ones. This resear...

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Autores: Reyes-de-Cózar, Salvador, Merino-Cajaraville, Alba
Tipo de recurso: artículo
Fecha de publicación:2025
País:España
Institución:Universidad Loyola Andalucía
Repositorio:Brújula
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Palabra clave:Educational technology
Game‐based learning
ICT
Interactive learning
Serious games
Video games
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title FABLE: A New Horizon in Digital Learning and Serious Game Design
spellingShingle FABLE: A New Horizon in Digital Learning and Serious Game Design
Reyes-de-Cózar, Salvador
Educational technology
Game‐based learning
ICT
Interactive learning
Serious games
Video games
title_short FABLE: A New Horizon in Digital Learning and Serious Game Design
title_full FABLE: A New Horizon in Digital Learning and Serious Game Design
title_fullStr FABLE: A New Horizon in Digital Learning and Serious Game Design
title_full_unstemmed FABLE: A New Horizon in Digital Learning and Serious Game Design
title_sort FABLE: A New Horizon in Digital Learning and Serious Game Design
dc.creator.none.fl_str_mv Reyes-de-Cózar, Salvador
Merino-Cajaraville, Alba
author Reyes-de-Cózar, Salvador
author_facet Reyes-de-Cózar, Salvador
Merino-Cajaraville, Alba
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author2 Merino-Cajaraville, Alba
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dc.subject.none.fl_str_mv Educational technology
Game‐based learning
ICT
Interactive learning
Serious games
Video games
topic Educational technology
Game‐based learning
ICT
Interactive learning
Serious games
Video games
description Serious games have stood out as a new pedagogical format capable of motivating students through interactive learning. The lack of standards in the conception of these video games has led to the creation of different models, where the ludic aspects often prevail over the educational ones. This research analyzes the models present in the literature to identify those key elements in the design of serious games and to determine the presence of ludic‐pedagogical elements. A systematic review is carried out following the PRISMA (Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic Reviews and Meta‐Analyses) statement to identify the existing models for creating serious games. A qualitative analysis of the selected models is carried out to extract the key elements that should be present when creating a guide for designing serious games and to evaluate a ludic‐pedagogical approach. Finally, a directed content analysis is performed to evaluate the presence of ludic‐pedagogical elements in the selected models. The results show a lack of attention paid to the elements of the pedagogical dimension of the game in the studies reviewed. Other elements, such as the format or the audience, are not specified, and most models prove incomplete. From this study emerges FABLE (Fun And Balanced Learning Experience), a model that incorporates both the playful and pedagogical dimensions of the serious game.
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