Production and Maintenance of Content-Intensive Videogames: A Document-Oriented Approach

Martínez‐Ortiz, Iván; Moreno-Ger, Pablo; Sierra, José-Luis; Fernández‐Manjón, Baltasar

doi:10.1109/itng.2006.110

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“…The main goal of the <e-Game> project is to apply the documental approach to the development of graphical adventure videogames [21,22,24,25]. The idea is to allow game writers without a strong technical background to produce and maintain an entire game as a document using a language that is easy-to-understand, which is then fed to a compiler/interpreter that produces a fully functional game.…”

Section: Document-oriented Development Of Adventure Videogames: the mentioning

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A documental approach to adventure game development

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Science of Computer Programming

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In this paper, we propose a documental approach to the development of graphical adventure videogames. This approach is oriented to the production and maintenance of adventure videogames using the game's storyboard as the key development element. The videogame storyboard is marked up with a suitable domain-specific descriptive markup language, from which the different art assets that are needed are referred to, and then the final executable videogame itself is automatically produced by processing the marked storyboard with a suitable processor for such a language. This document-oriented approach opens new authoring possibilities in videogame development and allows a rational collaboration between the different communities that participate in the development process: game writers, artists, and programmers. We have implemented the approach in the context of the project, by defining a suitable markup language for the storyboards (the language), and by building a suitable processor for this language (the engine).

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Section: Document-oriented Development Of Adventure Videogames: the mentioning

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A documental approach to adventure game development

Moreno-Ger

Sierra

Martínez‐Ortiz³

et al. 2007

Science of Computer Programming

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“…The <e-Game> Project [19,20] proposes a new model for the development of educational games. Game development demands skilled technicians like designers, programmers or artists.…”

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“…The <e-Game> development process, described in greater detail in [19], starts with the elaboration of a document with the script/storyboard of the game. After writing the storyboard (or at the same time) the author adds descriptive markup to that document that indicates the conceptual meaning of each part of the script [5,12].…”

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Production and Deployment of Educational Videogames as Assessable Learning Objects

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Sierra

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Innovative Approaches for Learning and Knowledge Sharing

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Abstract. The generalization of game-based Learning Objects as serious learning material requires their integration into pre-existing e-learning infrastructure (systems and courses) and the inclusion of gameplay-aware assessment procedures. In this paper, we propose an approach to the production and development of educational graphic adventure videogames that can be deployed as normal Learning Objects in a Learning Management System. The deployment is carried out using a game engine that includes a built-in assessment mechanism that can trace and report the activities of the learner while playing the game.

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“…For this purpose, we are currently working on the incorporation of authoring support for educational-oriented graphical adventure videogames. The resulting project is called <e-Game>, and some preliminary results were published in [50,51]. We also expect to incorporate content in the domain of language processors and compiler construction.…”

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A highly modular and extensible architecture for an integrated IMS‐based authoring system: the <e‐Aula> experience

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The platform is a new experimental e-learning environment that adheres closely to IMS Global Learning Consortium, Inc. e-learning standards in order to facilitate their applicability in different learning scenarios. is equipped with an integrated modular and extensible architecture for the authoring of IMS-compliant learning materials focused on the IMS manifest. This manifest-driven architecture facilitates maintenance and promotes the evolution of the authoring system in , both of which are mandatory requirements in the successful production and maintenance of content for many different specialized learning domains. In this paper, we describe this authoring system, its manifest-driven architecture and its implementation using well-known and robust Java-based Web technologies. Copyright to introduce E-learning facilities by using e-learning platforms. These platforms enhance instruction by allowing teachers to manage learner data, offering personalized learning material, and tracking learner activity inside the environment [1]. Nevertheless, such approaches are frequently exposed to specific and recurring obstacles that are clearly identified but not always carefully confronted [2,3]. One of these obstacles is the obsolescence of the material. It is common to see that excellent material, obtained at an enormous cost by employing multidisciplinary groups of experts, quickly becomes obsolete upon the appearance of new technology on the market (e.g. the transition from videodisc or CD-ROM to a Web-based environment). Another recurrent obstacle is the lack of support for reuse. While teachers will often use material already prepared for other subjects to their advantage (e.g. figures or examples proposed in books and even material borrowed from other teachers), the platform often does not provide them with specific facilities to aid this reuse of the contents in the creation of new courses. These obstacles can be adequately addressed with the use of e-learning standards.Several initiatives on recommendations and standards covering the needs of e-learning environments that allow a high durability and reusability of the contents have been proposed (e.g. IMS [4], ADL-SCORM [5], AICC [6] and IEEE Learning Technology Standards Committee (LTSC) [7]). Among these initiatives, we have focused our attention on the proposals of the IMS Global Learning Consortium, Inc., since they are the most comprehensive collection of specifications and are becoming the most solid basis for industrial standards in the field. IMS is an international consortium which brings together experts from the different fields involved (directly or indirectly) in e-learning technologies. The main concern of IMS is the interoperability between e-learning systems, and for this purpose the consortium has delivered several specifications covering different aspects of the interoperability process. The core of the IMS specifications is IMS Content Packaging (IMS CP) [8], which defines how to aggregate educational contents into packag...

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Production and Maintenance of Content-Intensive Videogames: A Document-Oriented Approach

Cited by 8 publications

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A documental approach to adventure game development

A documental approach to adventure game development

Production and Deployment of Educational Videogames as Assessable Learning Objects

A highly modular and extensible architecture for an integrated IMS‐based authoring system: the <e‐Aula> experience

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