What Exactly is a Serious Game?

• According to the folks at Wikipedia, a game may be considered as an applied game or serious game if it has for its purpose objectives that are distinguished from those purely of entertainment. The adjective “serious” is used to refer to industries related to education, defense, health care, science, planning of cities, emergency management, politics or even engineering.

Cascading Information Theory

• In vase of Game Mechanics, Cascading Information Theory stipulates that the quantum of information released should be restricted to snippets with the minimum amount of information. This is done in order to ensure understanding at appropriate levels during each point as the narrative of the game unfolds.

The Characteristics of CIT

• CIT or Cascading information theory has certain characteristics that distinguish it from other theories regarding the mechanics of games. They follow in the following slides.

Get Unexpected Bonuses

• One of the characteristic of a serious game based on the theory dealt with in this presentation is that players get rewarded with unexpected bonuses from time to time.

The Spirit of Discovery

• As you embark upon the quest to navigate through the learning environment of your game you get to discover for yourself pockets of knowledge.

Play Till You Drop

• Another distinguishing feature of this sort of gameplay is what is referred to as infinite play. In this you continue your quest for learning till you acquire the required amount of expertise required by the learning objectives of the game

Time is Running Out!

• CIT also sets some tasks that are needed to be completed within a limited amount of time, the dreaded countdown, if you prefer to call it that.

I Don’t Want To Lose That!

• Another gameplay element present in CIT games is to avoid losing what you have tiresomely gained in course of the game.

The Synthesis of Skills

• The last element we would like to delve on in the light of Cascading Information theory is that it also presents challenges that can only be overcome through the good use of multiple skills.

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