A Game Design-Centric Taxonomy for Feedback Features in Digital Serious Games

André Almo, Mariana Rocha, Attracta Brennan, Pierpaolo Dondio

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Abstract

As with other pedagogical approaches, feedback is crucial in digital game-based learning, providing information to players and impacting their learning and motivation. However, the design of feedback features varies throughout different serious games, as feedback includes many distinct characteristics. This paper proposes a comprehensive taxonomy for feedback features in serious games, building on previous classifications and emphasising game design aspects. The Taxonomy for Feedback Design in Serious Games provides nuanced descriptions of different feedback aspects and defines clearer distinctions among different feedback characteristics, creating eight new descriptive categories. This paper discusses the characteristics of feedback features, as well as the potential contributions of this new taxonomy for research and practice in the area of education and game science.

Original languageEnglish
Title of host publicationGames and Learning Alliance - 12th International Conference, GALA 2023, Proceedings
EditorsPierpaolo Dondio, Mariana Rocha, Attracta Brennan, Avo Schönbohm, Francesca de Rosa, Antti Koskinen, Francesco Bellotti
PublisherSpringer Science and Business Media Deutschland GmbH
Pages385-389
Number of pages5
ISBN (Print)9783031490644
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 2024
Event12th International Conference on Games and Learning Alliance, GALA 2023 - Dublin, Ireland
Duration: 29 Nov 20231 Dec 2023

Publication series

NameLecture Notes in Computer Science (including subseries Lecture Notes in Artificial Intelligence and Lecture Notes in Bioinformatics)
Volume14475 LNCS
ISSN (Print)0302-9743
ISSN (Electronic)1611-3349

Conference

Conference12th International Conference on Games and Learning Alliance, GALA 2023
Country/TerritoryIreland
CityDublin
Period29/11/231/12/23

Keywords

  • digital game-based learning
  • feedback
  • game features
  • taxonomy

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