Thomas Bjørner

Head of Media Innovation & Game Research, Aalborg University

[Thomas Bjørner @RnerThomas]

A new publication on VR traffic simulations for enhancing the driving theory for student drivers. A VR simulation that provides presence and familiarizes driving students with orientation.

https://t.co/R3d8g2pUYD

#VR; #driving; @vrresearch; @aautech; @aaucreate

[Thomas Bjørner @RnerThomas]

New publication focused on how to design an engaging mobile application with gamification elements that, for tourists, promote lesser-known coffee shops in the Copenhagen suburbs.
https://t.co/kjdbnHNCCz
@AAUcreate; @aautech; @Gamification_EU ; @GamificationGG ; @gamifi

[Thomas Bjørner @RnerThomas]

In the chapter "VR Technology in an Engaging Early Childhood Teacher Education" we propose a VR engagement model with elements from cultural-historical theory.
https://t.co/HUxcMiRHFq
@AAUcreate; @aautech; #VirtualReality;

[Thomas Bjørner @RnerThomas]

Just published: "Architects’ Perception of Quality of Life—Impact, Practice, and Barriers". The study is to provide an increasingly important awareness of how to improve the considerations to build for QoL. @MDPIOpenAccess

https://t.co/4gZaFzWJ6W

[Thomas Bjørner @RnerThomas]

A new publication: Architects’ Perception of Quality of Life—Impact, Practice, and Barriers.
A good life in housing - but how. Included is also
approaches for qualitative methods.
https://t.co/4gZaFzWJ6W

@aaucreate, @aautech, #architectural

[Thomas Bjørner @RnerThomas]

On my desk today - the proceedings from the Joint Conference on Serious Games. Our contribution is a paper about a serious game to support the Danish elementary school history classes in teaching pupils about the Bombardment of Copenhagen in 1807.
https://t.co/bWHqGcsNeD

[Thomas Bjørner @RnerThomas]

A 2024 publication - How to strengthen high school students' understanding of the periodic table by designing a serious game. https://t.co/tpWZKWxe8n
https://t.co/2IvTGxV5mb

@AAUcreate; @aautech; @gameandlearning; @seriousgames_; @seriousgames; @seriousgameinfo

[Thomas Bjørner @RnerThomas]

A new publication within Mobile Augmented Reality (MAR) with suggestions for how to design a successful AR training application. The framework is inspired by Norman’s six UX design principles.
https://t.co/8heVbvFOOK

@AAUcreate; @aautech
#ux, #uxdesign #technology

[Thomas Bjørner @RnerThomas]

At a VR workshop (at Copenhagen University), I presented findings from a previous project, where older adults were eating together (being apart) in Mixed Reality: https://t.co/enV6rr5jgM

Next steps is even more focus on the users!
#VirtualReality #MixedReality @aaucreate

[Thomas Bjørner @RnerThomas]

We have just published this interesting paper, titled:

How a Serious Game Supports Elementary School History Classes in Teaching About the Bombardment of Copenhagen in 1807.
https://t.co/bWHqGcsNeD

@AAUcreate @aautech @gameandlearning @seriousgames @seriousgameinfo

[Thomas Bjørner @RnerThomas]

ONLINE PhD course: USER EVALUATIONS OF GAMES.... November 22-23, 2023. ECTS: 3
https://t.co/hDbI08dVXw

About theories and methods for how to evaluate games and gamification

@AAUcreate; @aautech; @gameandlearning; @SGforhealth; @seriousgames_; @seriousgames
@seriousgameinfo

[Thomas Bjørner @RnerThomas]

Just published a new paper: Using EEG data as Dynamic Difficulty Adjustment in a serious game about the plastic pollution in the oceans: https://t.co/nsh6bmgHYz

@AAUcreate; @aautech; @gameandlearning;
@seriousgames_; @seriousgames; @seriousgameinfo

[Thomas Bjørner @RnerThomas]

Our website for our research unit Me-Ga is updated:
https://t.co/HrGlhk00O2
Our research is now focused in six topics; including Game-Based Learning, Eco games, and games for health. @AAUcreate
@aautech
@gameandlearning
@SGforhealth
@seriousgames_
@gameandlearning

[Thomas Bjørner @RnerThomas]

How to make Fiscal Policy engaging? In a game a student is home alone - the father is the Minister of Finance; meaning plenty of time to manipulate the fiscal policy...
https://t.co/LqzHDXl15c

@AAUcreate
@aautech
@gameandlearning
@seriousgames_
@seriousgames
@seriousgameinfo

[Thomas Bjørner @RnerThomas]

How can a foundation be outlined for a successful serious game to increase reading engagement

Now published in Int. J. of Serious Games. https://t.co/SjwtvXrOcM

The novelty is the outlined game design process

@AAUcreate
@aautech
@gameandlearning
@SGforhealth
@seriousgames

[Thomas Bjørner @RnerThomas]

Thanks to all participants at the PhD course Serious Games & Gamification. Departure in e.g., games for health (https://t.co/w30JTkFrIo) we discussed how to evaluate serious games. @AAUcreate; @gameandlearning; @seriousgames_; @seriousgames; @seriousgameinfo; @SGforhealth

[Thomas Bjørner @RnerThomas]

Taken departure from this article
https://t.co/B8JaV78QoZ
We had good discussions at the PhD course "Advanced Qualitative Methods" about validity and reliability in qualitative studies.
#qualitative #Interviews #research #validity #reliability

[Thomas Bjørner @RnerThomas]

Very honored to have a serious game about increased READING ENGAGEMENT being nominated as one of the best games (among other really good games) at the GALA 2022 competition, https://t.co/yH44kfOe0e).
The study: https://t.co/B8P52AFQGa
@AAUcreate; @gameandlearning; @seriousgames_

[Thomas Bjørner @RnerThomas]

A new publication on used Photo Elicitation to Set-Up
a Mixed Reality Environment for Social Eating
Among Older Adults Living at Home.
https://t.co/M7W35I0DnI

@AAUcreate; #uxresearch; #userexperience #VR

[Thomas Bjørner @RnerThomas]

Making homework fun
https://t.co/7e7BSE4CT8

By game-based learning we made high school students read, being more engaged, and with better (correct) recalls in reading Herodotus’ The Histories.
#gaming
#gamebasedlearning
#seriousgames
#edtech
@AAUcreate
@seriousgames