Los videojuegos independientes en Wikipedia: análisis de las referencias utilizadas para representar juegos con posibilidades educativas

Jorge Oceja; Ángel Obregón Sierra

doi:10.1590/1983-3652.2023.42234

Authors

Jorge Oceja Universidad de Cantabria, Facultad de Educación, Cantabria, España https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2377-9523
Ángel Obregón Sierra Universidad Isabel I, Facultad de Educación, Burgos, España https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8801-317X

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.1590/1983-3652.2023.42234

Keywords:

Independent video games, Indie games, Game based learning, Wikipedia

Abstract

Diversity in the video game industry has led to a vibrant independent scene full of artistic products with great educational possibilities. This work analyzes 36 independent games and their Wikipedia articles focusing on their bibliographic references to understand how are they framed. After confirming that 28 of these games have Wikipedia articles, references were obtained (n = 2058) and each individual media was identified and classified based on their characteristics. Results show that articles differ in legth, with Life is Strange being the largest (120621 bytes) and the one with more references (185 references). 61,5% of the total references come from magazines and websites focusing on games, while 20,9% correspond to more general media. Data shows that most articles contain sources of dubious quality, which complicates the exploration of the educational possibilities of these games. It is remarkable the absence of books, conference proceedings and academic journals, especially those from the educational field, game studies or game-based learning.

Author Biographies

Jorge Oceja, Universidad de Cantabria, Facultad de Educación, Cantabria, España

Doctor en Ciencias de la Educación, Máster Fulbright por California State University y Profesor investigador en la Universidad de Cantabria. Ha realizado residencias académicas en el Engagement Lab de la Universidade do Minho, el Center for Applied Game Research de la Universidad de Aalborg y el Gamification Lab de la Universidad de Luneburg. Ha colaborado con entidades como el Ministerio de Educación, Synaptics y la Fundación Botín. Centra su trabajo las posibilidades educativas que ofrecen los videojuegos entendidos como productos culturales y artísticos.
Ángel Obregón Sierra, Universidad Isabel I, Facultad de Educación, Burgos, España

Profesor e investigador en la Universidad Isabel I, tutor de prácticas externas y del TFM en el Máster de Formación del profesorado en la misma universidad. Profesor acreditado como contratado doctor.

Compagina estas clases con la formación en centros de formación ocupacional en Bilbao como la Fundación EDE, impartiendo programación web, ofimática y microinformática, entre otros cursos.

Investigador sobre la utilización de la Wikipedia en centros educativos, y editor en dicha enciclopedia desde hace más de 10 años, tiene amplia experiencia internacional.

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