Quest Game Research Articles

A Comparative Study on the Sea-heroes Narrative Structure between Game 'Dave the Diver' and 'Tale of Geotaji'

The purpose of this study is to examine the cultural originality of folktales and the media specificity of game narratives by comparing and analyzing the narrative structures of digital games and Korean folktales. To this end, this study focused on the fact that both the game <Dave the Diver> and <Tale of Geotaji> feature sea-heroes narratives that follow the structure of a hero’s journey based in the sea. First, this study analyzes the universality inherent in games and folktales through the structure of return between the sea and land and the occupational characteristics of the main character. In Korean storytelling culture, the sea is assumed to be a space interrelated with the land, and sea heroes also perform by utilizing acquired skills. And this study analyzes how archetypal folktales are transformed to fit the game medium. The sea-heroes narrative appears as a structure of juxtaposition in which quest games are repeatedly performed through the participation of players and quest narratives are continuously accumulated. In addition, the main character establishes a dual identity by coexisting with his everyday appearance on land and extraordinary appearance under the sea.

The Design of the Nusantara Quest Game on Mobile Platforms for the Cultural Arts Subject for Grade X Students

This research aims to design a mobile-based game called Nusantara Quest to enhance student engagement and learning outcomes in Arts Education for 10th-grade students. The educational game is developed using the Unity platform and follows the ADDIE model (Analyze, Design, Development, Implementation, Evaluation). The analysis phase involves studying student characteristics and material needs. During the design phase, game flow, user interface, and educational content are created. The development phase includes game creation and validation by media and content experts. Implementation involves trials with students from SMK Negeri 5 Sidrap, and the evaluation phase assesses the effectiveness of the game in improving student interest and understanding of Arts Education material. The research findings indicate that the quiz-based educational game is valid and effective as an interactive learning media S

The application of the CLIL technology in the development of foreign language lexical and grammatical skills of students in digital educational environment

Introduction. In a multicultural and multilingual society, it is hardly possible to find a modern person who does not speak any foreign language and is not able to integrate his language knowledge into the structure of his activity. The concept of applying CLIL digital technology in a foreign language teaching seems to be one of the promising areas of modern linguodidactics and is due to the conceptual ideas of modernizing the system of education. The purpose of the study is to verify the subject-language integrated learning in the formation of lexical and grammatical skills of students of German in a digital educational environment. Materials and methods. Quizizz, Wordwall, Learning Apps, MyQuiz (for tests and interactive tasks), Gamilab (for quest games), Boris Bot (for creating a chat bot), Podomatic (for podcasts) have been used as digital tools for compiling a set of exercises. 55 fifth year students of Kazan (Volga Region) Federal University, the major is "Teacher training (a double-degree programmme)" (bachelor degree course), have been selected to attend the pedagogical experiment. Statistical processing of the samples of the control and experimental groups has been carried out according of the Pearson’s chi-squared test. Study results. The following steps were observed in the process of lexico-grammatical skills formation with the integration of CLIL technology: introduction or presentation of new course content, training, speech practice and reflection. For each of these stages, a digital toolkit has been selected which enabled us to create interactive tests, games, web quests based on design kits and services for students. A step-by-step methodology for the formation of lexical and grammatical skills using CLIL in a digital educational environment has proven effective in developing the following skills: to group vocabulary semantically, to translate from Russian into German, to describe illustrations, based on the trained lexical and grammatical content, to present the result of the completed project work in written and oral form. The effectiveness of the methodology for the formation of lexical and grammatical skills using subject-language integrated learning in digital educational environment has been confirmed by a pedagogical experiment conducted with the university students’ participation (χ2 emp. = 7,30, p<0,05). Conclusions. The results obtained can be applied in German language teaching, in upper-secondary and high schools with advanced curriculum in German, grammar schools and lyceums. The developed educational and methodological technology for the implementation of integrated subject-language training can become the basis for creating a study guide. The results of the study contribute to the development of digital linguodidactics; the set of developed tasks can become an incentive for more intensive application of CLIL technology in a foreign language teaching.

Memory Figures of Local Significance in the Local Space of a Small Town: Features of Memorial Practices

The article considers the peculiarities of immortalization of local memory figures in the space of a small town on the example of Kuibyshev and Barabinsk in the Novosibirsk region. The main milestones of the life path of P.V. Martynenko and Y.M. Medvedev, their contribution to the development of these cities are analyzed. The analysis has revealed the variety of memorial practices: creation of monuments, plaques, new toponymic names; publications in the periodical press; references in permanent and temporary expositions of local museums and libraries; organization of meetings, conversations, lectures, memorial days, virtual and real excursions, educational actions, quest games for schoolchildren. Thanks to these events, memory is transmitted to the next generations, and important personalities continue to influence the city’s cultural space.

Organization of quest games with preschool children

Organization of quest games with preschool children

Implementation of digital technology for student involvement based on a 3D quest game for career guidance and assessing students' digital competences

This article describes the process of developing a career advice 3D adventure game for applicants interested in working in IT departments. The game is based on a 3D representation of the computer science and information technologies department at the Kharkiv Aviation Institute. The quest challenges are designed to measure applicants' and first-year students' digital competency. The theoretical foundation, software tools, development stages, implementation obstacles, and gaming application scenario were all used in the article. The game scenario includes a virtual tour of a 3D university department. In terms of how closely the game resembles real-life stuff, applicants can examine the department's equipment and classrooms. The team used C# and C++, Unity 3D, and Source Engine to create the game application. We used Hammer Editor, Agisoft PhotoScan Pro, and photogrammetry technology to model objects for realistic gaming. Based on the Digital Competence Framework for Citizens (DigComp 2.2), players can assess their digital competences in a variety of ways, including a test activity, a puzzle, assembling a computer, and putting up an IT-specialist firm. The experiment conducted at the online open house day 2020 demonstrated the efficiency of the 3D quest game. A 3D quest was rated as a more modern and appealing kind of involvement by the candidates. According to the 3D quest findings, applicants displayed an average degree of digital competence, with certain specific item challenges graded at 0.5. Several psychometric item parameters were thoroughly examined in order to increase the item's quality.

Соціальна адаптація дітей внутрішньо переміщених осіб в умовах нового поселення

The article examines the problems of social adaptation of children of internally displaced persons in the conditions of a new settlement. The meaning of concepts «refugee» and «internally displaced person» has been revealed. The main problems and difficulties faced by internally displaced children in the process of social adaptation to new conditions of study and living have been outlined. Effective communication tools of pedagogical workers with children who have experienced stress and traumatic experiences have been characterized. An algorithm for building an emotional dialogue with students from among internally displaced persons has been defined. The article also provides an overview of such tools as feedback and sharing, which are considered to enable a modern teacher to establish effective communication interaction with internally displaced children. The projective method «Feeling Monsters» has been described. The method serves as a tool for working with children’s emotions and feelings. Special attention has been focused on the importance of using group forms of work (creative workshop, quest game, fairy tale therapy, watching cartoons). The organization of such joint interaction can contribute to their active adaptation to the conditions of the new social environment. This will make it possible to improve communication between children, to establish their system of relations with teachers and students of the educational institution in the conditions of a new settlement.

ФОРМИРОВАНИЕ ГРАЖДАНСТВЕННОСТИ И ПАТРИОТИЗМА У ОБУЧАЮЩИХСЯ ПОДРОСТКОВОГО И ЮНОШЕСКОГО ВОЗРАСТА: НА ПРИМЕРЕ ГАВРИЛОВ-ЯМСКОГО МУНИЦИПАЛЬНОГО РАЙОНА ЯРОСЛАВСКОЙ ОБЛАСТИ

Introduction. The issue of patriotism is of great importance for the development of an individual as a citizen from an early age. The work aims to determine the level of citizenship and patriotism in teenagers and young men. The methods employed in the research include standardized interview and questionnaire “Citizenship and patriotism” (A. S. Vishnevskaya, L. I. Sarantseva). The fi ndings indicate a high level of citizenship and patriotism in both age samples. Teenagers give the overriding priority to an interest in the historical past of the country and knowledge of the basic legal acts, while the values associated with military service appear to be their low priority. Apart from an interest in culture and history, for university students, their active actions aimed at expressing their civic position come to the fore. Conclusion. The research has identifi ed the problems in the patriotic education of the students, and in this context a historical and patriotic program was formulated and tested with the view to developing youth tourism through drawing the attention of young people to history, memorable places, culture and traditions, and their studying by participating in quest games.

Освоение педагогического потенциала культурно-образовательной среды города: опыт реализации проектной магистратуры

The purpose of the study is to present the methodological fundamentals of the development of cultural and educational environment of the city within primary education. We proved the necessity of revising training techniques for teaching culture under conditions of higher education. We explained top priority of orientation towards humanitarian, anthropological and axiological approaches to organization of mastering local lore at school and university. The cultural and educational environment of the city, i.e. the place, where a person was born, is considered as a tool for the interiorization of universal human values. The study gave reasons for importance of involving children in local lore activities at primary school age. Local lore is considered as a scientific basis for designing the content of school subjects; as a cultural training, activity aimed at learning about the heritage of one’s native city, preserving and enhancing the cultural level of the region, its inner potential; as a social activity aimed at developing civic mindedness. The article determined the possibilities of using local lore to teach moral and spiritual values to primary schoolchildren. The study described experience of creating and implementing a project-based research-based master’s degree programme at Saratov State University, aimed at training primary school teachers to use local lore materials in the educational process at school. The article reveals the structural and content components of the educational programme, the main forms and teaching methods. The article outlines the topics for student projects in the field of literary, linguistic, mathematical, and ecological local lore. We presented various methodological forms of incorporating local material in the class and extracurricular activities of younger students: compilation of interactive educational resources (books, reference books, albums, presentations, didactic problem books), preparation of quest games, virtual excursions, subject and intersubject projects. The article gives examples of cross-curricular competitions, mathematical problems with regional content. The priority area is the immersion of students (both students and schoolchildren) in the cultural environment of the city, region.

Memory precision of object-location binding is unimpaired in APOE ε4-carriers with spatial navigation deficits.

Research suggests that tests of memory fidelity, feature binding and spatial navigation are promising for early detection of subtle behavioural changes related to Alzheimer’s disease. In the absence of longitudinal data, one way of testing the early detection potential of cognitive tasks is through the comparison of individuals at different genetic risk for Alzheimer’s dementia. Most studies have done so using samples aged 70 years or older. Here, we tested whether memory fidelity of long-term object-location binding may be a sensitive marker even among cognitively healthy individuals in their mid-60s by comparing participants at low and higher risk based on presence of the ε4-allele of the apolipoprotein gene (n = 26 ε3ε3, n = 20 ε3ε4 carriers). We used a continuous report paradigm in a visual memory task that required participants to recreate the spatial position of objects in a scene. We employed mixture modelling to estimate the two distinct memory processes that underpin the trial-by-trial variation in localization errors: retrieval success which indexes the proportion of trials where participants recalled any information about an object’s position and the precision with which participants retrieved this information. Prior work has shown that these memory paradigms that separate retrieval success from precision are capable of detecting subtle differences in mnemonic fidelity even when retrieval success could not. Nonetheless, Bayesian analyses found good evidence that ε3ε4 carriers did not remember fewer object locations [F(1, 42) = 0.450, P = 0.506, BF01 = 3.02], nor was their precision for the spatial position of objects reduced compared to ε3ε3 carriers [F(1, 42) = 0.12, P = 0.726, BF01 = 3.19]. Because the participants in the sample presented here were a subset of a study on apolipoprotein ε4-carrier status and spatial navigation in the Sea Hero Quest game [Coughlan et al., 2019. PNAS, 116(9)], we obtained these data to contrast genetic effects on the two tasks within the same sample (n = 33). Despite the smaller sample size, wayfinding deficits among ε3ε4 carriers could be replicated [F(1, 33) = 5.60, P = 0.024, BF10 = 3.44]. Object-location memory metrics and spatial navigation scores were not correlated (all r < 0.25, P > 0.1, 0 < BF10 < 3). These findings show spared object-location binding in the presence of a detrimental apolipoprotein ε4 effect on spatial navigation. This suggests that the sensitivity of memory fidelity and binding tasks may not extend to individuals with one ε4-allele in their early to mid-60s. The results provide further support to prior proposals that spatial navigation may be a sensitive marker for the earliest cognitive changes in Alzheimer’s disease, even before episodic memory.

Peculiarities of forming high-demanded soft skills in the educational space of the escape room

The problem and the aim of the study. Including game elements and digital services into the students' cognitive activity are the current trends in the development of the didactic system. The designing of an interactive escape room as an organizational form of cognition and learning technology is one of the ways of gamification of the digital educational space. The authors investigate the problems of forming the high-demanded competencies through interactive quest games. These competencies are necessary for graduates to solve future professional tasks and for successful socialization. Research methods. The analysis of fundamental scientific works on the problem of gamification in education and the usage of digital resources for forming high-demanded soft skills were used to obtain theoretical generalizations. The escape room was designed using modern interactive technologies. 48 students of specialty 44.03.01 Pedagogical education (31% of boys and 69% of girls) of Vyatka State University, Kirov, were involved in the designing of game areas for educational purposes. At the control stage of the experiment, the G-criterion was used to evaluate the changes in over-professional competencies being formed. Results. The essence of the concept of an escape room has been clarified as a game space fully adapted to a specific story, and each single element of which is designed to respond to one common plot, including thematic tasks. The stages of designing and implementation of the escape room for educational purposes were described: determination of the system of planned results, over-subject competencies; development of the game scenario; reasonable choice of software and hardware support; correlation of the emotional and psychological component with the filling of the interactive educational space. The empirical value of Gemp=3&lt;Gcr=9 (for p=0.01) obtained in the course of the experiment confirms that the shift towards improving the quality of learning after applying the proposed approach is not random. In conclusion, the authors generalized the factors that provide the effective use of interactive resources of escape rooms to form the high-demanded soft skills: taking into account the peculiarities of game mechanics; professional aspirations and interests; students' cognition style; correlation of actually formed soft skills with planned ones, etc.

4403 Cure Quest: Team Science of Game Design for Medical Education

OBJECTIVES/GOALS: “Cure Quest” is an adventure quest game about the process of new drug discovery and development. The player explores a magical island in search of a cure for a mysterious illness, traveling through different lands based on the stages of the drug discovery pipeline. Along the way, they must solve puzzles, decipher clues, and enlist the help of a ‘team science’ group of collaborators. The game uses a fantastical setting and engaging story to communicate the topic through metaphorical representations, instilling a sense of wonderment in the learning process. Real-world science is embedded into fictionalized lands such as the Labyrinth of Target Identification, the Forest of Small Molecule Discovery, the Tree of Biostatistics, the Mountains of FDA Approval and the Desert of Funding. The project represents a novel application of game-based learning to a complex topic not typically addressed through games. The process of designing and developing the game itself uncovers strong parallels between the interdisciplinary game design process and the interdisciplinary team science process. The objective of the game is to communicate high-level concepts of the drug discovery and development process, starting with the principles of ethical research and the motivations behind medical discovery, through the development of a new drug and finally to FDA approval. The goal is to improve understanding of clinical translational science among the different disciplines involved, and to raise overall awareness of the drug discovery process. METHODS/STUDY POPULATION: The game is being developed through a collaboration between faculty and students at ISMMS and the Games and Simulation Arts and Science Program at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute. The first target audience is 2nd-3rd year medical students, with the future goal of adapting the game to a broader population. The game design is informed by specific learning outcomes, input from players in the target population and an ongoing iterative design process. The game is designed for mobile devices (iOS and Android), with an emphasis on narrative, exploration, and puzzle solving. Future evaluation will be performed through a quasi-experimental design comparing standard lectures with the game on a drug discovery. RESULTS/ANTICIPATED RESULTS: The game is currently in development, but the project has yielded insight into the design process for serious games in medicine. We found that for a game of this type it is essential not just to have both designers and subject matter experts, but to enable cross-pollination of modes of thinking. Through multiple design iterations and focus groups, we found that a game design approach rooted in narrative and allegorical abstraction would have a better ability to engage the target audience than one focused only on realistic simulation. When complete, we anticipate that the game will improve understanding of the core concepts in drug discovery. CureQuest is designed as an episodic game, following the sequence of stages in the drug discovery and development process. In this version of the game, we demonstrate five of the initial episodes: The City of Discovery of Unmet Medical Need; The Labyrinth of Target Identification; the Aquarium of Transgenic Phenotype Expression; the Rival Researcher Gang Quiz Battle; and the Desert of Funding. DISCUSSION/SIGNIFICANCE OF IMPACT: If successful, the game-based learning approach can help fill key gaps in current formal medical and scientific training, as well as gaps in understanding among the general public. The design process serves as an informative model of evolving collaborative team science.

PREVENTION OF ADOLESCENT RISK BEHAVIOR, CYBERBULLYING AND VARIOUS FORMS OF VIOLENCE AGAINST THEM THROUGH THE USE OF MODERN INTERNET TECHNOLOGIES

Given the continued increase in the prevalence and «dependence» of modern society on various gadgets and messengers (especially among the younger generation), it is possible in this direction to find unrealized opportunities to influence the adolescent cohort of the population effective mechanisms for preventing risky behavior and various manifestations of cyberbullying facts of various violence.&#x0D; Purpose of the study. To explore the possibilities of prevention of risky behavior of adolescents, cyberbullying and various forms of violence against them through the use of modern Internet technologies&#x0D; Materials and methods. In order to achieve the goal of the study, we developed a questionnaire and conducted a social survey, which included 283 students of vocational schools, whose average age was from 15 to 17 years. In accordance with the set tasks and to achieve the goal of the research, we used a set of general scientific and special methods, interrelated and consistently applied during the research: system analysis, biblio-semantic, statistical, correlation.&#x0D; Results and discussion. A cross-sectional sociological survey was conducted in a case-control type with multi-stage randomization of respondents' choice. A total of 283 vocational school students aged 15 to 17 were questioned. The teenagers were added to the orbis_zp blog on Instagram, where they were offered a survey. Questionnaires include questions that elucidate respondents' encouragement to social groups promoting a variety of risk-taking and suicide quest games; facts of committing cyberbullying to other peers; facts of physical, psychological and sexual violence against adolescents and the level of knowledge of rights and guarantees for protection against violence.&#x0D; In order to prevent the intensification of the negative impact of Internet resources, we have developed and registered an online blog in the Instagram application, the purpose of which is a control and preventive function to reduce the negative impact of the Internet on adolescents' awareness of the spread of risky behavior, cyberbullying and different types of violence. The online blog hosted a month-long training marathon on recognizing cyberbullying, identifying the spread of risky behavior and the facts of psychological, physical and sexual abuse against adolescents. The following Internet technologies have been used to prevent the spread and correction of the effects of the foregoing: information explanatory publications (posts) on the Internet blog page, lectures through live broadcast on the orbis_zp blog, communication with adolescents through personal messages and consultation with a psychologist. After completing the online marathon, a second questionnaire was conducted regarding the effectiveness of this type of educational work.&#x0D; Conclusion. 1. The effectiveness of the use of Internet technologies for the prevention of teenage risk behavior, cyberbullying and various forms of violence has been established. Reduced cyber bullying and hatred on the internet by 37,09% (from 67,49% to 30,04%; χ2 = 79,4; p &lt; 0,001) and 47% ( from 81,63% to 34,63%; χ2 = 128,4; p &lt; 0,001), respectively; as well as cyberbullying cases – a decrease of 55,47% (from 66,78% to 11,31%; χ2 = 182,9 &lt; 0,001). 2. There has been an increase in adolescents' awareness of the recognition and counteraction to various forms of violence against them (from 25,95% to 89,75%; χ2 = 237,2; p &lt; 0,001).

КВЕСТ-ЕКСКУРСІЯ ЯК ІНТЕРАКТИВНА ФОРМА НАВЧАННЯ ШКОЛЯРІВ (НА ПРИКЛАДІ АРХЕОЛОГІЧНОГО МУЗЕЮ ІА НАН УКРАЇНИ)

Today, in the struggle for visitors, museums have begun to actively use new forms of work and educational technologies. Museum - is a means of non-formal education that provides cultural, educational, intellectual, aesthetic needs of society. The introduction of innovations allows him to move away from traditional forms of exhibiting collections, diversifies forms of work, helps to increase competitiveness and the level of visitor service. With the help of interactive methods, it is possible to make museum events more interesting for the audience, transforming them from a passive spectator to an active one. One such method is a quest-excursion. This article considers the quest as an innovative form of work in the excursion activities of the Archaeological Museum of the IA NAS of Ukraine. Awareness of the educational potential of innovative methods and technologies prompted us to develop a quest and introduce it to the work of our museum. The example of a quest-excursion, created as part of the museum project "Archaeological Adventures – Interactive Activities", shows how to acquaint students with the history of human material culture in the form of an active game based on archaeological artifacts, written sources and scientifically proven facts. This form of working with visitors is extremely interesting and has many advantages. The universality of the quest is that in a relatively short period of time it is possible to learn a large layer of historical information and become interested in the exhibits, their history and origin. During the quest, children have the opportunity to communicate more, to express their own opinions. They develop independence and self-sufficiency, the ability to actively use in life the acquisition of skills and competencies. In pedagogical practice, the possibilities of interactive form of work with students in museum institutions of scientific institutions are often underestimated. Involvement of the quest game in the education of school-age children will allow to intensify the educational process and improve the perception of the studied material, in particular in historical disciplines.

Діяльність профорієнтаційного хабу «profit quest» на базі закладу вищої освіти як нова організаційна форма професійної орієнтації учнівської молоді

The article analyzes the features of the introduction of innovative forms of career guidance work with student youth. It is determined that the problem of preparing high school students to choose their own professional future is important in today's world. It is noted that the success of a young person's life largely depends on how correct was the choice of profession, institution of higher education, profession. At the same time, the chosen profession should correspond to the personal qualities and capabilities of a young person, be interesting, and create opportunities for competitiveness in the labor market. Various organizational forms of career guidance work are analyzed: social and psychological services in secondary schools; career guidance departments in basic employment centers; resource centers for professional orientation of student youth in educational districts; social service centers for families, children and youth; various out-of-school institutions; career guidance and recruitment departments in higher education institutions, etc. Emphasis is placed on the need to introduce new organizational forms of career guidance work on the principle of "peer teaches peer", where students of socionomic professions activate high school students to responsibly choose their own professional future. On the one hand, this form of interaction is more effective and efficient because students better understand the interests, motives and needs of high school students. On the other hand, it can become a form of practice for students enrolled in educational programs of socionomic specialties of the first and second levels of higher education (social work, practical psychology, social pedagogy, etc.). The activity of the vocational guidance hub "PROFIT QUEST" on the basis of SHEI "Priazovsky State Technical University" is considered. The purpose and tasks of the career guidance hub are analyzed. The activity of the Vocational Guidance Hub "PROFit quest" is aimed at vocational guidance work with high school students, especially from families in SJO, on professional information, professional diagnostics, professional counseling and professional activation in the form of games and training. Among the technologies used in the activities of the career guidance hub, the following are considered: use in the role; information and educational technologies; technologies for awareness of one's own professional abilities; technologies for involving specialists of interested organizations in the project and others. The results of the online survey of training participants, career guidance testing and thematic quest game are analyzed.

Games as a Form of Career Guidance

The authors of the article analyzed the scientific research on the use of methods and gamification techniques in career guidance and concluded that it is necessary to work out career guidance games, make sure that elements of physical activity are included in career guidance games, since the board career guidance games do not take into account the “hyperactivity” of the modern generation. The article presents the results of the analysis of career guidance work in the monotown (Nizhnekamsk, The Republic of Tatarstan), identifies factors of its low efficiency: a formal approach to the development of career guidance activities, absence of innovative forms of work in practice, reluctance of managers of enterprises and organizations to cooperate with educational organizations using new forms of career guidance, a low number of highly-qualified and motivated professionals working with innovative methods of career guidance. The study made it possible to identify problems in the implementation of career guidance projects in the monotown. These included: actually no chance of conducting professional tests in real production conditions; provocative policy of the management of enterprises, expressed in the unwillingness to take responsibility for safety of participants in career guidance projects; the lack of personnel in organizations capable of organizing and conducting professional tests in production conditions; the lack of corporate personnel policies of city-forming enterprises in the field of career guidance for children and youth, corporate programs for conducting professional samples. The paper describes the proprietary methodology of conducting professional samples in the form of a quest game which allows acquainting school-age children with the professions of city-forming enterprises in the monotown. Besides, measures to systematize and increase the effectiveness of career guidance work in single-industry conditions are proposed.

Toward personalized cognitive diagnostics of at-genetic-risk Alzheimer's disease.

Spatial navigation is emerging as a critical factor in identifying preclinical Alzheimer's disease (AD). However, the impact of interindividual navigation ability and demographic risk factors (e.g., APOE, age, and sex) on spatial navigation make it difficult to identify persons "at high risk" of AD in the preclinical stages. In the current study, we use spatial navigation big data (n = 27,108) from the Sea Hero Quest (SHQ) game to overcome these challenges by investigating whether big data can be used to benchmark a highly phenotyped healthy aging laboratory cohort into high- vs. low-risk persons based on their genetic (APOE) and demographic (sex, age, and educational attainment) risk factors. Our results replicate previous findings in APOE ε4 carriers, indicative of grid cell coding errors in the entorhinal cortex, the initial brain region affected by AD pathophysiology. We also show that although baseline navigation ability differs between men and women, sex does not interact with the APOE genotype to influence the manifestation of AD-related spatial disturbance. Most importantly, we demonstrate that such high-risk preclinical cases can be reliably distinguished from low-risk participants using big-data spatial navigation benchmarks. By contrast, participants were undistinguishable on neuropsychological episodic memory tests. Taken together, we present evidence to suggest that, in the future, SHQ normative benchmark data can be used to more accurately classify spatial impairments in at-high-risk of AD healthy participants at a more individual level, therefore providing the steppingstone for individualized diagnostics and outcome measures of cognitive symptoms in preclinical AD.

FEATURES OF USING DIVERSIFIERS OF HACKATHON-CONTESTS IN CANVAS-ORIENTED APPROACH TO GAME DESIGN

The article suggests a canvas-oriented approach to the design of computer games in the creative process of prob-lem-oriented execution of development stages: studying consumers as players (the outline of a business model, the outline of an em-pathy card); studying the aesthetics of the game based on player needs (the outline of psychotypes and aesthetics of players , the outline of player’s ability to manage information and actions); study of “Mechanics-Dynamics-Aesthetics” model properties (the outline of gamification model, the outline of game mechanics and dynamics); research and design of the game world (outline of the narrative, outline of the game world, outline of game levels, outline of ethical dilemmas). But canvas are not considered in the stan-dard pre-defined development process but are considered in a special event-competition for rapid design in so-called Hackathon-competition, for example, in the Global Game Jam competition (GGJ) with a 48-hour game development cycle. A short period of time to design a game requires the same operational verification of the canvas of ethical dilemmas to reduce the risk of incorrect content of the game among beginner development teams. The analysis of the ethical dilemmas of the game was based on logic of the semiotic chain (sign - context - meaning - addressee), where each game object is a sign that in the specific context of the game narra-tive and player experience expresses meaning (meaning different connotations in terms of additional emotional, estimated, stylistic value of an object or phenomenon). The authors described GGJ-features in the form of diversifiers – optional restrictions that can be used by participants in their work so that their implementation in various variations can often create an innovative game. At the same time, it is noted that in research on design of computer games diversifiers are not given due attention as indicators of consumer requirements. Therefore, the purpose of the article was the inclusion of diversifiers in a canvas-oriented game design approach, which will take into account the effect of the short duration of the competition for the stability of the game design process. The proto-types of diversifiers in Hackathon-conditions of computer games design are presented. The structure of the diversifiers presented at two Hackathon contests (GGJ 2018 and GGJ 2019) was analyzed: five groups of diversifiers (sponsor, accessibility, art, sound, and design, narrative) with 64 diversifiers which were suggested to be grouped according to the “Mechanics-Dynamics-Aesthetics” model and copyrighted works on the design of the game. It is shown that the use of canvas structures the development process, re-ducing the time to generate design ideas in the process of inventing game mechanics and dynamics, when the canvas can become a roadmap for making creative decisions when designing a game. They can be a convenient basis for automating the process of design-ing a paper prototype of a game as a quest game process, provided that each outline represents a location with quest tasks, the vari-ability of which depends on the capabilities of project team members. Diversifiers in the hackathon competition are important meta-components for the entire outline-oriented design of the game, optimizing the processes of creative and technical development not only from the point of view of competition, but also daily professional activity, creating a constant interaction of each stage of devel-opment with the requirements of the future game user.

Из опыта профориентационной практики федеральных университетов

Career guidance of federal universities is regarded in the paper as an agent of development in Russian regions from the perspective of system, resource, competency-based, information, and management approaches. The management component of career guidance at federal universities is demonstrated through the specific nature of the management bodies in this regard (department, center, service, pre-university education department). Traditional pre-university training models (skills contests, competitions, conferences, schools) are described. New formats of career guidance at universities (online webinars, virtual skills contests, festivals, virtual classrooms, vocational guidance quest games) are presented. They are created to meet modern challenges and demands of digital education and labor market, the requirements of the social and economic development of Russian regions. The study reveals the contradictions of modern career guidance and ways to resolve them.

Use of virtual games for interactive learning in a pharmacy curriculum

Background and purposeTo evaluate student pharmacists’ attitudes and satisfaction toward playing educational virtual games in the classroom. Educational activity and settingVirtual games were played in the classroom setting. First year student pharmacists participated in two Mimycx quests in the Healthcare Communication and the Psychiatry/Neurology courses. Students were randomly assigned into teams and worked together to complete the assigned quest games. Completion of the pre- and post-quest questionnaires via Qualtrics was voluntary. FindingsA total of 79 student pharmacists played the Mimycx quests. Only 66 students completed both pre- and post-quest questionnaires. Students indicated their familiarity with game concepts related to the virtual environment and avatars used in the study. The change in their attitudes and satisfaction about the Mimycx virtual learning experience was significant between the two learning time points. SummaryThe use of virtual gaming technology could enhance student pharmacists’ learning and engagement in the classroom. Students benefitted from increased familiarity with virtual, educational gaming concepts in their experiences with Mimycx, although no statistically significant differences were found regarding their attitudes toward communication and teamwork.