Digital Learning and Play Cultures

The digital transformation characterizes profound cultural change processes that affect all areas of life. These influences are also evident in the education sector: The use of digital technologies is changing not only teaching and learning processes, but also the underlying values and paradigms. Declared in the 'Shift from teaching to learning', the learners move into the centre. In order to take them and their needs into account, learning goal-oriented educational planning is supplemented by learning experience design. The focus here is on the promotion of individual learning experiences. This is where concepts and ideas from game development diffuse, as this is traditionally where there is a strong focus on the needs of the target group, which is reflected in development paradigms such as Design Thinking. Furthermore, games represent original learning strategies. The use of (digital) game elements creates learning situations that are conducive to motivation, emotion and transfer and thus supports the individualisation of teaching and learning processes. In the research field "Digital Learning and Play Cultures", scientists from various disciplines jointly research the potential and risks of using game concepts and strategies in competence and personnel development as well as in organisational design.

Topics include:

• Game Based Learning, Serious Games, Gamification
• Structures of games and playing
• Potentials and risks of game-based learning
• Development environments and tools
• Playful Business and Leadership
• Motivation and emotion in the learning process
• Learning Experience Design (LXD)

References/Projects:

• E.F.A.
• Mobiles Studienassistenzsystem
• LOS – Learning Experience in OPAL durch Spielelemente
• Stress-Rekord
• U_CODE
• Was hat Oma

Contact:

Dr. Helge Fischer, Corinna Lehmann
mz-dlsk@groups.tu-dresden.de