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Neogeography & the gamification of GIS : video games, ruining youngs minds or preparing them for a future of neogeography? / Martin Gregory in Position, n° 81 (February - March 2016)

Public [article]  inPosition > n° 81 (February - March 2016) . - pp 16 - 17 Titre : Neogeography & the gamification of GIS : video games, ruining youngs minds or preparing them for a future of neogeography? Type de document : Article/Communication Auteurs : Martin Gregory, Auteur Année de publication : 2016 Article en page(s) : pp 16 - 17 Langues : Anglais (eng) Descripteur : [Vedettes matières IGN] Systèmes d'information géographique [Termes IGN] données localisées [Termes IGN] jeu vidéo Résumé : (auteur) [introduction] […] I was quite surprised when I took a proper look at Minecraft; surprised that the kids were so involved in more of the 'sand box games and getting totally engaged with this 3D virtual world. Minecraft, for the uninitiated, is like digital Lego. It allows users to build worlds where kids can play with their friends, explore each other's worlds, go on adventures and acquire and look after animals along the way, among limitless other activities. It all sounds like pretty fun stuff, however it can get quite sophisticated too. So how does this relate to the GIS sector? What is its potential? We assume its got one, because Microsoft acquired Mojang, the maker of Minecraft, for US$2.5 billion last September. So can we learn from Minecraft about how to bring game-like attributes to the user experience of other GIS tools? Should the world of spatial take advantage of the lessons of the gaming world? Is spatial being `gamified'? I think from my perspective I think it certainly seems to indicate that the worlds of spatial, and what we know of traditionally as gaming, are converging. Numéro de notice : A2016-234 Affiliation des auteurs : non IGN Thématique : GEOMATIQUE Nature : Article DOI : sans Permalink : https://documentation.ensg.eu/index.php?lvl=notice_display&id=80707 [article]