TY - JOUR
T1 - The Role of Awareness for Complex Planning Task Performance: A Microgaming Study
AU - Lukosch, Heide
AU - Groen, D
AU - Kurapati, Shalini
AU - Klemke, R
AU - Verbraeck, Alexander
PY - 2016
Y1 - 2016
N2 - This study introduces the concept of microgames to support situated learning in order to foster situational awareness (SA) of planners in seaport container terminals. In today’s complex working environments, it is often difficult to develop the required level of understanding of a given situation, described as situational awareness. A container terminal represents an important, complex node in the multimodal transportation of goods. Many operations have to be planned in order to ensure a high performance of the whole system. To evaluate the relation between SA and planning task performance, the authors conducted tests with 142 participants. They evaluated the role of SA in integrated planning activities, and the playability and usefulness of the microgame. In conclusion, the authors can state that SA is very conducive to integrated planning tasks in container terminal operations. The microgame approach allows for an enjoyable game activity, while providing a meaningful situated learning experience towards SA.
AB - This study introduces the concept of microgames to support situated learning in order to foster situational awareness (SA) of planners in seaport container terminals. In today’s complex working environments, it is often difficult to develop the required level of understanding of a given situation, described as situational awareness. A container terminal represents an important, complex node in the multimodal transportation of goods. Many operations have to be planned in order to ensure a high performance of the whole system. To evaluate the relation between SA and planning task performance, the authors conducted tests with 142 participants. They evaluated the role of SA in integrated planning activities, and the playability and usefulness of the microgame. In conclusion, the authors can state that SA is very conducive to integrated planning tasks in container terminal operations. The microgame approach allows for an enjoyable game activity, while providing a meaningful situated learning experience towards SA.
KW - Complexity
KW - Microgames
KW - Performance
KW - Planning Tasks
KW - Situational Awareness
KW - Transportation
UR - http://resolver.tudelft.nl/uuid:35695cdf-a4cc-4aaf-871d-36eb08e403b2
U2 - 10.4018/IJGBL.2016040102
DO - 10.4018/IJGBL.2016040102
M3 - Article
SN - 2155-6849
VL - 6
SP - 15
EP - 28
JO - International Journal of Game-Based Learning
JF - International Journal of Game-Based Learning
IS - 2
ER -