What Are Serious Video Games?

it looks like video games may not just

it looks like video games may not just be for teenagers anymore hey welcome to

be for teenagers anymore hey welcome to

be for teenagers anymore hey welcome to watchmojo.com i’m your host derek allen

watchmojo.com i’m your host derek allen

watchmojo.com i’m your host derek allen and today we’re speaking to Tenten white

and today we’re speaking to Tenten white

and today we’re speaking to Tenten white co-founder of this still Interactive a

co-founder of this still Interactive a

co-founder of this still Interactive a company that designed serious games for

company that designed serious games for

company that designed serious games for training purposes you say that you

training purposes you say that you

training purposes you say that you specialize in serious games or digital

specialize in serious games or digital

specialize in serious games or digital games based learning what exactly is a

games based learning what exactly is a

games based learning what exactly is a serious game well it’s taking all the

serious game well it’s taking all the

serious game well it’s taking all the great things that we know as gamers and

great things that we know as gamers and

great things that we know as gamers and applying those techniques to learning

applying those techniques to learning

applying those techniques to learning the great thing is that the skills for

the great thing is that the skills for

the great thing is that the skills for doing this have already been nurtured

doing this have already been nurtured

doing this have already been nurtured and developed here in the games industry

and developed here in the games industry

and developed here in the games industry it’s a matter of taking those skills and

it’s a matter of taking those skills and

it’s a matter of taking those skills and matching them up with here’s a corporate

matching them up with here’s a corporate

matching them up with here’s a corporate needs you name it you can almost always

needs you name it you can almost always

needs you name it you can almost always find a great game mechanic and match

find a great game mechanic and match

find a great game mechanic and match that with a great learning outcome did

that with a great learning outcome did

that with a great learning outcome did you take us through the scenarios of

you take us through the scenarios of

you take us through the scenarios of maybe a couple of your games and exactly

maybe a couple of your games and exactly

maybe a couple of your games and exactly what the goal of these names are I’ll

what the goal of these names are I’ll

what the goal of these names are I’ll give an example of a game that’s on our

give an example of a game that’s on our

give an example of a game that’s on our website that anyone can go and play

website that anyone can go and play

website that anyone can go and play called response ready so this game is

called response ready so this game is

called response ready so this game is designed for site managers who are

designed for site managers who are

designed for site managers who are putting together plan and it’s about

putting together plan and it’s about

putting together plan and it’s about interactive case studies things that

interactive case studies things that

interactive case studies things that they can expect to see you go in and the

they can expect to see you go in and the

they can expect to see you go in and the first thing is you have to assign risk

first thing is you have to assign risk

first thing is you have to assign risk to hazards but more importantly not just

to hazards but more importantly not just

to hazards but more importantly not just assigning risk but understanding that

assigning risk but understanding that

assigning risk but understanding that the risk you assign is linked to what

the risk you assign is linked to what

the risk you assign is linked to what you’re going to do in the game and after

you’re going to do in the game and after

you’re going to do in the game and after you’ve done that then you run through a

you’ve done that then you run through a

you’ve done that then you run through a scenario and you have to actually deal

scenario and you have to actually deal

scenario and you have to actually deal with the scenario based on the analysis

with the scenario based on the analysis

with the scenario based on the analysis that you did in the first part of the

that you did in the first part of the

that you did in the first part of the game and many people don’t succeed the

game and many people don’t succeed the

game and many people don’t succeed the first time through and they have to play

first time through and they have to play

first time through and they have to play it a couple times and by doing that

it a couple times and by doing that

it a couple times and by doing that they’re learning what they have to pay

they’re learning what they have to pay

they’re learning what they have to pay attention for how well do these sort of

attention for how well do these sort of

attention for how well do these sort of virtual environments how well do they

virtual environments how well do they

virtual environments how well do they translate to real life experiences in a

translate to real life experiences in a

translate to real life experiences in a game you’re actually doing you’re not

game you’re actually doing you’re not

game you’re actually doing you’re not just passively taking information in so

just passively taking information in so

just passively taking information in so today training is all about do you know

today training is all about do you know

today training is all about do you know what you should do on the job the

what you should do on the job the

what you should do on the job the difference between a game and more

difference between a game and more

difference between a game and more traditional learning is that I’m not

traditional learning is that I’m not

traditional learning is that I’m not asking the question do you know what you

asking the question do you know what you

asking the question do you know what you should be doing

should be doing

should be doing I’m asking can you do the job and that’s

I’m asking can you do the job and that’s

I’m asking can you do the job and that’s where we can map it to the bottom line

where we can map it to the bottom line

where we can map it to the bottom line so how seriously do employees take these

so how seriously do employees take these

so how seriously do employees take these games when they first are introduced to

games when they first are introduced to

games when they first are introduced to them oftentimes they don’t take them

them oftentimes they don’t take them

them oftentimes they don’t take them very seriously at all but once they

very seriously at all but once they

very seriously at all but once they start playing them they really start to

start playing them they really start to

start playing them they really start to use them as a powerful tool for us the

use them as a powerful tool for us the

use them as a powerful tool for us the hard thing is to get people play at that

hard thing is to get people play at that

hard thing is to get people play at that first time and just really see that this

first time and just really see that this

first time and just really see that this is useful in to take it seriously once

is useful in to take it seriously once

is useful in to take it seriously once they do that then they’re hooked well

they do that then they’re hooked well

they do that then they’re hooked well thank you very much you’re very welcome