WHAT ARE SERIOUS GAMES?

A serious game is a software application developed with game technology and game design principles for a primary purpose other than pure entertainment.
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 “Serious Games” – a global revolution in interactive 3D (i3D) technology that promises to develop intuitive, affordable, accessible and familiar training environments for a wide range of educational and training applications, from medicine and healthcare to defence training for urban and special operations combat; from national heritage to multicultural interaction. Prof. Robert Stone, University of Birmingham

‘Serious Gaming’ is a mental contest, played with a computer in accordance with specific rules, that uses entertainment to further government or corporate training, education, health, public policy, and strategic communication objectives. Zyda, [2005]

Serious Games are computer and video games that are intended to not only entertain users, but have additional purposes. Dan Licari, IDM Project Manager