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1 FCT : PROJECTOS DE INVESTIGAÇÃO CIENTÍFICA E DESENVOLVIMENTO... Page 1 of 13 Concursos de Projectos de I&D Calls for R&D Projects Voltar à descrição do projecto Back to project description Imprimir esta página Print this page Visão global da candidatura Application overview Ocultar todos as secções desta candidatura Hide all sections for this application Referência do projecto Project reference PTDC/CLE-LLI/098533/ Identificação do projecto 1. Project description Área científica principal Main Area Ciências da Linguagem e Estudos Literários - Línguas e Literatura Área científica Secundária Secondary area Engenharia Informática - Engenharia Informática Título do projecto (em português) Project title (in portuguese) PlatoMundi - Uma viagem com Er Título do projecto (em inglês) Project title (in english) PlatoMundi - A Voyage with Er Financiamento solicitado Requested funding ,00 Palavra-chave 1 Keyword 1 jogos sérios serious games Palavra-chave 2 Keyword 2 narrativa interactiva digital interactive digital fiction Palavra-chave 3 Keyword 3 ética ethics Palavra-chave 4 Keyword 4 e-learning e-learning do projecto do projecto em meses Starting date in months Instituições envolvidas 2. Institutions and their roles

2 FCT : PROJECTOS DE INVESTIGAÇÃO CIENTÍFICA E DESENVOLVIMENTO... Page 2 of 13 Instituição Proponente Principal Contractor Fundação da Faculdade de Ciências e Tecnologia (FFCT/FCT/UNL) Campus da Caparica Caparica Instituição Participante Participating Institution Faculdade de Ciências e Tecnologia da Universidade Nova de Lisboa (FCT/UNL) Campus de Caparica Monte de Caparica Unidade de Investigação Research Unit Centro de Inteligência Artificial (CENTRIA/FCT/UNL) Quinta da Torre Monte de Caparica Unidade de Investigação Adicional Additional Research Unit Centro de Informática e Tecnologias da Informação (CITI/FCT/UNL) Quinta da Torre Monte de Caparica Instituição de Acolhimento Host Institution (Vazio) (Void) 3. Componente Científica 3. Scientific Component 3.1. Sumário 3.1 Summary 3.1.a Sumário Executivo (em português) 3.1.a Executive Summary (in Portuguese) «PlatoMundi Uma viagem com Er» será um jogo sério de aventura/demanda, para um ou vários jogadores em simultâneo, a 3 dimensões (3D MMORPG), a cores, com som/música. A mecânica do jogo e jogabilidade serão elaboradas em estreita interacção com a intriga. A estrutura, enigmas e objectivos serão criados de par com a programação desenvolvida para o efeito. Procurará utilizar os últimos progressos técnicos e gráficos dos videojogos pondo-os ao serviço do «e-learning» e «edutainment». Pretende demarcar-se dos jogos actualmente existentes no mercado que exploram mundos utópicos, velhos mitos, cosmologias e personagens das mais variadas tradições culturais misturando-os acriticamente; fugirá à temática de guerra em que o usuário mesmo se feminino se vê obrigado a exercitar características bélicas por intermédio de actividades sempre violentas para se tornar vencedor; evitará as demandas e tarefas concebidas sem quaisquer preocupações éticas ou outras, que se limitam à maior ou menor velocidade para acumulação estatística de pontos. Neste jogo «PlatoMundi Uma viagem com ER» propõe-se que a qualidade das acções tenha maior peso que a sua quantidade, que as tarefas propostas possam suscitar reflexão e exigir um grau mínimo de raciocínio. Como público-alvo terá jogadores de todas as idades e nacionalidades. Como grupo restrito, considera-se os alunos de liceu e estudantes de filosofia. Os problemas de género serão criteriosamente respeitados pelo recurso a personagens femininas e masculinas para cada momento chave.o facto de as «Obras» de Platão estarem traduzidas em todas as línguas torna o projecto muito ambicioso, de interesse alargado; a hipótese de se tornar o primeiro de uma séria fortalece a possibilidade de futuras cooperações internacionais. Relativamente ao aspecto gráfico terá desenhos originais com inspiração nas artes plásticas fugindo às representações já estereotipadas (Anime e/ou séries infantis). O nosso objectivo é elaborar um mundo virtual com base no «Livro X» da «República» de Platão (612a-621d), completado a partir de outras referências cosmológicas e cosmogónicas presentes noutros escritos seus («Timeu», «Fedro», «Fédon», por exemplo). Usar representações posteriores deste universo espaço e personagens tal como é figurado, por exemplo, na «Divina Comédia» de Dante; no retrato das Parcas feito por Miguel Ângelo. A partir do «Mito de Er» irá estabelecer-se uma intriga decalcando a viagem daquela personagem pelo céu e infernos; o encontro com as diversas entidades descritas no texto platónico; a escolha de uma vida-profissão; a viagem a acompanhar uma estrela/planeta (interferência do «Fedro»), a queda-regresso à terra/caverna. Futuramente, poderá explorar-se a prática da profissão escolhida e suas consequências; o desenvolvimento do espaço terreno segundo o conceito de estado e seus cidadãos tal como proposto na própria «República». Este projecto procura unir a Ciência e as Humanidades (Literatura, Filosofia, as Artes), abrindo novos caminhos ao desafio com vastas repercussões que constitui neste momento os jogos sérios. De igual modo, ao enraizar-se em elementos multi e interdisciplinares, aspira a desenvolver parcerias com faculdades e estudantes, com a intenção de abrir uma nova via às possibilidades de emprego e desenvolvimento tutorial. «PlatoMundi» será criado em Português e Inglês. Pode considerar ser traduzido para outras línguas devido à universalidade das

3 FCT : PROJECTOS DE INVESTIGAÇÃO CIENTÍFICA E DESENVOLVIMENTO... Page 3 of 13 «Obras» de Platão. Isto torna-o também um muito original e dinâmico projecto de preservação da herança cultural. 3.1.b Sumário Executivo (em inglês) 3.1.b Executive Summary (in English) The aim of this project - «PlatoMundi A voyage with Er» is to design and develop an adventure/quest browser immersive, multiplayer, 3D MMORPG serious video game. Our objective is to explore the latest multimedia, graphic and technical advances harnessing them at the service of e-learning and edutainment (educational entertainment). Its subjects will be Mythology, Ethics, History, Philosophy and Citizenship. The target group includes players of all ages, genders and nationalities, considering as a restrict interest group philosophy students K14 and above. The basis for the game is «Book X» of Plato s «Republic» (612a-621d). Starting with the «Myth of Er» - as everyman/everywoman - a plot will be created following him in his trip through Hell and Heaven; the meeting with the other entities; the choice of a lifeprofession; the secondary journey through the heavens in the trail of a star/planet («Phaedrus»), the fall to Earth/the Cave. The quality of the actions will be more important than its quantity; the tasks proposed will require some reasoning, aim to develop thinking abilities, philosophical, ethic and citizenship skills. In the case of Er, the main predicament will be the relationship between the just and unjust man - with all its moral implications. This issue will be included in the plot as part of the action, supported by AI (Artificial Intelligence) programming, and will be the basis for the assessment and reckoning of the rewards to be received by the player. Gender issues will be carefully addressed. The virtual 3D worlds will be designed as faithful as possible to the platonic proposals resorting, when necessary, to cosmological or mythological references present in other Dialogues as «Timaeus», «Phaedrus», «Phedon», etc. A web based database will be created in wiki/moodle/encyclopedia formats - with all the possible information on the game and themes developed. The hypothesis of «PlatoMundi» becoming the first of a series strengthens the possibility of future international research network collaboration. This project will bring together Science and Technology and the Humanities (Literature, Philosophy, Arts), breaking new ground in meeting the inevitable challenge of socially useful, serious and intellectually stimulating computer games, with wide-spread repercussions. Also, drawing on disciplinary, multi-disciplinary and inter-disciplinary resources, it aims to develop partnerships with colleges and students to target employment skills and develop tutorial support. «PlatoMundi» will be one of a kind, helping set a new trend in the bridging of Science and the Humanities. The original «PlatoMundi» will be created in Portuguese and English. It can envisage translation into other languages due to the universality of Plato s «Works». This will also make it a dynamic and original cultural heritage preservation project Técnica 3.2 Technical Revisão da Literatura Literature Review Together with computers and software, the video industry has greatly advanced in the past three decades. From a solitary white dot on a black screen («Tennis for Two», W. W. Higinbotham, 1958; «Pong», Atari, 1972), analogical or DOS based, games have become colourful multimedia worlds and dramatic and interactive experiences. And entertainment software is now one of the fastest growing industries in worldwide economy, posting record sales over cinema and TV [1]. According to the E.S.A.[2] the average gamers are 35 years old, have been playing for 13 years, and almost half of them are female. The industry has not been affected by the 2008 crash - sales have grown from 1% to 15% [3]. The economic and research potential of making serious games more appealing is more than impressive. And education is benefiting from humans constant demand for more intelligent and interesting games. «PlatoMundi» can fit the ongoing trend and strategy of enhancing Portugal s role as an exporter of innovation. Educators are increasingly using games as teaching devices to develop all kind of skills in people of all ethnicities, genders and ages [4]. Academies widen degree programs, but they should have a more active role. The challenges are significant for DGBL (Digital Game-Based Learning). Designers require pedagogical support; Faculties could do with assistance, and students need supplementary encouragement, just as it happened with e-learning. A review of the DGBL literature [5] shows that, if they are not building games from scratch, teachers integrate COTS (Commercial off-the-shelf) into the classroom. This is a risky attitude, because the information given is not acceptable by scientific standards. For instance, «Colonization» (Syd Meyer) ignores slavery and, to win the game, the player has to exterminate all native tribes; in «Age of Empires II» the bulk of historical information was gathered in children books. «Age of Mythology» is a spin-off of the previous, with only three gods per civilization. This justifies the stress in the respect for historical and mythological information in «PlatoMundi», tapping a worldwide cross-civilisation cultural asset. Important for this project are the didactic elements in «Global Conflicts: Palestine» (Serious Games Initiative); also the philosophy of «Caduceus» (Education Arcade/M.I.T.); in spite of resembling a «Harry Potter» spin-off, «Caduceus» tests logic and reasoning skills, and exposes players to the «concepts of altruism and compassion». Avoiding the debate on game violence and addiction, clearly games have potential to foster ethical values. Video game avatars are good or evil. Ethics is the practice of judgement in order to achieve a better life, of making choices in accordance with free-will, with the goal of becoming a better (good) person. Morality is rooted in everyday life events and decisions. The subtlety of moral dilemmas can be embedded in content, via storytelling (the narrative bifurcation) coupled with AI either establishing preferences through abducibles [6]; or using prospective logic programming to model moral dilemmas [7]. Such a combination will inspire the plot of «PlatoMundi» maybe the hardest task of all but surely the most important and original contribution for video games design. Other problems, as learning theories in edutainment, trade-offs, immersion and assessment will be duly contemplated in this project.

4 FCT : PROJECTOS DE INVESTIGAÇÃO CIENTÍFICA E DESENVOLVIMENTO... Page 4 of 13 Although this is the first time the PI presents a proposal, she became familiarized with project management in 2004 and 2005 when called by the European Commission (FP6) as Independent Expert (evaluator and rapporteur) in the areas of Human Sciences, and Artificial Intelligence. Academically, her «Habilitation» in Literature and Cyberarts culminates a double path of opposite interests Arts and Sciences - that have oriented her interdisciplinary work. She enrolled in a Master of Applied AI (2003) coordinated by Professor L. Moniz Pereira who invited her to become a researcher for CENTRIA (2005). Fundamental was the practice acquired with the participation in «InStory», a cultural heritage project developing personalized interactive narratives in mobile devices coordinated by Professor Nuno Correia, with Glorianna Davenport from M.I.T. as consultant. The PI was responsible for story creation, scriptwriting and content retrieval[8]. Her task was to develop narrative content and games for a PDA and the outcome was the questionning of the traditional literary concepts, first sketched [9] and then more maturely revised [10]. Her seemingly hectic itinerary was armoured with the national and international courses, conferences[11] and workshops she attended. In Valencia - «GameOn 2008» her communication included a sketch of «PlatoMundi» and had very positive feedback. The PI is teaching (F.C.S.H.) seminars in Literature and New Media, Cyberarts, and e-learning as well as (F.C.T.) Scientific and Technical Communication. This later gave her the opportunity of contacting with teaching staff and students of Computer Studies. With this itinerary the PI believes she has the necessary background, vision and understanding of the problems to be addressed. As to Plato s «Works», she chose the «Myth of Er» due to its visual quality and narrative potential as an exploratory experience towards using humanistic content in games; novelty comes also from being a dynamic alternative to the mere static conservation of cultural heritage. In what concerns Professor Nuno Correia, from CITI, and his research team, the Interactive Multimedia Group, they are surely well known for the quality of the work developed, that has received several international awards. They have more than 50 papers published all over the world. His research areas range from augmented reality, to edutainment, and he has been working on several aspects of describing, processing, delivering and presenting multimedia information Plano e Métodos Plan and Methods As referred, the aim of this project - «PlatoMundi A voyage with Er» is to design and develop an adventure/quest browser immersive, multiplayer, 3D MMORPG serious video game. Its subjects will be Mythology, Ethics, History, Philosophy and Citizenship. The basis for the game is «Book X» of Plato s «Republic» (612a-621d) and the objective to create a virtual 3D world as faithful as possible to the platonic proposals. Techniques, methodologies and rules for video games creation are in the making. In what concerns the software to be used, this is a magnificent moment full of opportunities. There are several Open Source associations that provide platforms and state of the art programs for video game making, in very appealing conditions. «Source Engine», from Valve ( is a highly extensible development environment for PC and console games that combines leading-edge tools. At its core is designed with a modular, component-based architecture that enables the integration of new features and technologies. It is opened to third party developers that can take advantage of their latest design tools including MMORPGs. It was very recently used by Shamus Smith from Durham University, to create a fire simulator from an already existing game. The reason was that modifying an extant video game is faster, more cost effective, and has better special effects than using bespoke 3D modelling software. Besides, large companies as Autodesk are also providing free downloads of their very expensive professional software for student or academic purposes. «Maya» is also based on an open architecture that allows scripting in MEL (Maya Embedded Language) or Python. This is combined with a suite of 3D visual effects, computer graphics, and character animation tools. So, technically, this project will take advantage of the available free or open source programs. Concerning computational issues, it will benefit from the know-how of the Department of Informatics in F.C.T. Namely, the experience of the IMG assured through the co-operation of Prof. Nuno Correia, as well as the expertise of other CENTRIA members effective or not, as Gonçalo Lopes (M.Sc), presently researching in an ubiquitous decision model project for YDreams. Concerning visual design, special emphasis is being placed on how visual aesthetics play a role in the game experience. In «PlatoMundi» we will be using original drawings adapted from the classic arts, avoiding stereotyped, gloomy or childish representations (anime or machimina). From storytelling will depart all the other necessary work game conceptual and practical design; bible design; visual and audio elements; interfaces, etc. And one of the problems of this kind of narrative is that space worlds and scenarios becomes determinant for plot and characters, as well as the evolution of actions and planning of tasks. In what concerns geography, «PlatoMundi» worlds will be distributed by four levels Earth, Limbo, Heaven and Hell all interconnected mainly through the «rainbow column» and Styx river, and with different scenarios. Only after adapting the spaces maps, conceiving how they are interconnected and interact, will it be possible to adjust passageways for characters. These will be able to walk, run, and hide. Other possible activities are: giving orders; negotiate; solve enigmas; answer questions; role-play; tasks; find objects. Objects and the way to use them will be one of the original aspects of «PlatoMundi». As tokens, there will be two very special magical items that the user will have to strive to obtain: the Gyges ring and Hades helm of darkness, both providing invisibility. Invisibility will be used, not as a means of escape (as in most war games), but as a way of acting strategically in order to accomplish some of the proposed tasks. The other object is a livery collar (a ceremonial necklace) that the user will receive empty at the beginning of the game. Every successfully accomplished task will be rewarded with a precious stone/points; the gemstones will have diverse colours and forms, and pre-established values (condensing in themselves the values of speed and acquired strength of other games). The jewels, engrafted in the avatars collar, will be used for trade-offs and assessment purposes. In this version of «PlatoMundi» two avatars will be provided for the users to choose from: Pamphylia (female) and Pamphylius (male). They will be young humans without any superpowers. The option for having two characters male and female in each circumstance will naturally dissolve gender issues. An issue to be addressed during game design will be the possibility of keeping record of previous sessions, and allow the user to get back her status.

5 FCT : PROJECTOS DE INVESTIGAÇÃO CIENTÍFICA E DESENVOLVIMENTO... Page 5 of 13 As main characters we will have - as adjuvants of the hero/heroin Er, a human guide, with narrator powers that can also be a messenger; he wants to help the user to choose the best option, but may make mistakes. This is another original aspect in what concerns interactive narrative [9], or games, creating another level of complexity, as it may give some suspense to the plot. Another adjuvant, oracular, will be the Philosopher personified in the couple Socrates/Hypatia. Each of them will function as guidedaimon, given to the user in the beginning of the game. These characters will allow the introduction of AI to support the best moral decision [7]. As opponent, each user will have her ignorance, personified. Other characters pertaining to the action are actives: Necessity, three Syrens and the three Fates. As neutral characters we will have the other entities in the text. As animals, for the lives, we are considering four: the swan, the lion, the eagle and a monkey; but three more will be needed for mirroring with the Planets/professions. In its bulk, storytelling in the game will evolve through a multi-levelled plot: 1) Narrative: as described in the Myth. Hero/heroin are accompanied by Er in their visit to the underworld; they receive a daimon; they can interact with the characters they find in any of the other places. 2) Gameplay: users have tasks to accomplish in a pre-established period of time; their success will be recorded in gems (quantity and quality) that can be swapped. 3) Phylosophical/moral: the tasks/obstacles will be embedded in the plot, as actions to be/or not to be taken. 4) The questionnaires, quizzes/enigmas to be solved that will have syllabus content, depending on the theme/life selected. The narrative plot has been structured following narratological theories (Todorov/Barthes/Greimas) [11], and is divided into two main sequences. The first will concern the arrival of Er/users to Limbo, and the distribution of lives; the second will encompass the trip from the plain of Lethes till the return to earth/fall into the Cave. Learning content will be shaped in two ways. First, within the action sequences, whenever the player has to accomplish a task it will (morally) structure this mission; they will provide a literal/metaphorical level to pass through to move to the next stage. Secondly, through quizzes/enigmas, that will be built with informational content. These will be prepared in a Skill tree hierarchy [12] where things at the same level can be explored in any order. The content for the quizzes/questions/enigmas will be initially of Historical and/of Philosophical character; but the game-structure will be prepared to accept any other kind of content in the already made quizmaps, or accept the inclusion of patches. From the beginning, «PlatoMundi» will have a Companion website availing itself from U.N.L. e-learning platforms Blackboard and Moodle. The PI has been using Moodle for the last three years. This would make easier to enhance collaborative learning and content authoring, provide users with a pool of pedagogically-oriented material. In this knowledge base would be included all the possible information on the game and themes developed, tutorials for user and monitor, bibliographic texts and images. A complementary database will be created for internal use providing the evolution of the game bible, and decurrent contributions to a game ontology Tarefas Tasks Lista de tarefas (7) Task list (7) WP_2 Concept da tarefa e Resultados Esperados This task will be composed of two phases. Phase 1 - months 1-4 It will be dedicated to the elaboration of the Project Plan.I will include several brainstorm sessions for the all team, in order to decide on technical, artistic and learning procedures. It will imply the choice of software, discussion of art sketches for characters, scenarios, animals and objects; number or virtual worlds and levels in the game. The development of plot, sub-plots, and learning issues; Phase 2 month 2 till 12 It will correspond to the elaboration of the game first coordinated drafts in order to arrive at graphic mock-ups, and prepare the game bible (BI) Bolseiro de Investigação (Lic. ou Bacharel) 1; (BI) Bolseiro de Investigação (Lic. ou Bacharel) 2; (BI) Bolseiro de Investigação (Lic. ou Bacharel) 3; (BI) Bolseiro de Investigação (Lic. ou Bacharel) 4; (BI) Bolseiro de Investigação (Lic. ou Bacharel) 5; (BI) Bolseiro de Investigação (Lic. ou Bacharel) 6; Helena Maria Duarte Freitas Mesquita Barbas; Nuno Manuel Robalo Correia; WP_1 Management/Dissemination ,5 da tarefa e Resultados Esperados This task will include, besides the project management, the elaboration of reports, the schedule of meetings (team, and team with consultants), the checking up of the agenda, the organization of workshops. The PI will be responsible for the structure and development of the information sources and their content: website, knowledge base and tutorials. Two grant students (MA) will help with information retrieval, bases updates and upload. She will also be responsible for gamescript, storytelling plots and dialogues. (BI) Bolseiro de Investigação (Lic. ou Bacharel) 1; Helena Maria Duarte Freitas Mesquita Barbas; WP_3 Pre-Production

6 FCT : PROJECTOS DE INVESTIGAÇÃO CIENTÍFICA E DESENVOLVIMENTO... Page 6 of 13 da tarefa e Resultados Esperados It will correspond to the elaboration of the art/learning section of the game: bible design; aesthetic options; plot; characters; worlds; levels; dialogues; trade-offs; assessment; Elaboration of the technical section of the game bible: playability; mechanics; interface; AI; Preparation of conceptual prototypes, in order to create the digital prototypes; (BI) Bolseiro de Investigação (Lic. ou Bacharel) 1; (BI) Bolseiro de Investigação (Lic. ou Bacharel) 2; (BI) Bolseiro de Investigação (Lic. ou Bacharel) 3; (BI) Bolseiro de Investigação (Lic. ou Bacharel) 4; (BI) Bolseiro de Investigação (Lic. ou Bacharel) 5; (BI) Bolseiro de Investigação (Lic. ou Bacharel) 6; Helena Maria Duarte Freitas Mesquita Barbas; Nuno Manuel Robalo Correia; WP_4 Production da tarefa e Resultados Esperados It corresponds to the development/adaptation of the software, and multimedia elements, in order to arrive at an Alfa code version of the game. Considering also the inclusion of music, voice, special effects; The Alfa code version will be tested for quality of software and contents, story, characters, learning and assessment controls; It will be checked up: software; plot; playability; interface; Bible correction all the alterations will be listed and corrected in the game bible (BI) Bolseiro de Investigação (Lic. ou Bacharel) 2; (BI) Bolseiro de Investigação (Lic. ou Bacharel) 3; (BI) Bolseiro de Investigação (Lic. ou Bacharel) 4; (BI) Bolseiro de Investigação (Lic. ou Bacharel) 5; (BI) Bolseiro de Investigação (Lic. ou Bacharel) 6; Helena Maria Duarte Freitas Mesquita Barbas; Nuno Manuel Robalo Correia; WP_5 Quality Control da tarefa e Resultados Esperados It is expected that the game will enter in Gold code; general check-up and test for stability; (BI) Bolseiro de Investigação (Lic. ou Bacharel) 3; (BI) Bolseiro de Investigação (Lic. ou Bacharel) 4; (BI) Bolseiro de Investigação (Lic. ou Bacharel) 5; (BI) Bolseiro de Investigação (Lic. ou Bacharel) 6; Helena Maria Duarte Freitas Mesquita Barbas; Nuno Manuel Robalo Correia; WP_6 Beta Version da tarefa e Resultados Esperados Closed Beta-release and testing; Last upgrades and updates; (BI) Bolseiro de Investigação (Lic. ou Bacharel) 1; (BI) Bolseiro de Investigação (Lic. ou Bacharel) 2; (BI) Bolseiro de Investigação (Lic. ou Bacharel) 3; (BI) Bolseiro de Investigação (Lic. ou Bacharel) 4; Helena Maria Duarte Freitas Mesquita Barbas; Nuno Manuel Robalo Correia; WP_7 Launching da tarefa e Resultados Esperados Open-Beta release; Multiplayer testing; (BI) Bolseiro de Investigação (Lic. ou Bacharel) 5; (BI) Bolseiro de Investigação (Lic. ou Bacharel) 6; Helena Maria Duarte Freitas Mesquita Barbas; Nuno Manuel Robalo Correia; Calendarização e Gestão do Projecto Project Timeline and Management a da Estrutura de Gestão a of the Management Structure Some of the tasks will be done simultaneously, others intermittently; the temporal distribution is for provisory scheduling. As this project is working in a completely new area, some of the tasks may take more time, others may be quicker than expected. There will be organized meetings with the consultants that will be invited to give a workshop on each speciality. The management structure will have as responsible the PI, assessed by Professor Nuno Correia. He will have active voice in all technical and computational issues or any other he will consider pertinent. The remnant of the team will be constituted by students of different areas. We are envisaging to contract students from the 1st. or 2nd Cycle as participants, grant recipients. One designer (Fine arts/design); one 3D designers (Computer Science); two programmers (Computer Science); two from Humanities, for e-content retrieval, selection, and preparing information to be

7 FCT : PROJECTOS DE INVESTIGAÇÃO CIENTÍFICA E DESENVOLVIMENTO... Page 7 of 13 uploaded to the knowledge bases b Lista de Milestones b Milestone List Data Date Designação da milestone Milestone denomination M 1 Digital prototype : Confirmation that the game bible is complete, and all the material ready for the launching of a pre-alpha version of the game. Data Date Designação da milestone Milestone denomination M 2 Alpha version : End of pre-production phase; alpha version finished; period of quality testing in order no attain the golden version; results of the third workshop with consultants; c Cronograma c Timeline Ficheiro com a designação "timeline.pdf", no 9. Ficheiros Anexos, desta Visão Global (caso exista). File with the name "timeline.pdf" at 9. Attachments (if exists) Referências Bibliográficas 3.3. Bibliographic References Referência Reference Ano Year Publicação Publication Harding-Rolls, P., «Economic Perspective: the Gaming Industry and its Evolution into a Major Audiovisual Sector», Games Summit, Brussels, Nov. Sales, Demographic and Usage Data Essential Facts about the Computer and Video Game Industry, Entertainment Software Association Third Quarter 2008 Sales Results From Top Global Video Games Software Markets Released, NPD Group Blunt, R., «Does Game-Based Learning Work? Results from Three Recent Studies», Advanced Distributed Learning Blunt, R., «A Causal-Comparative Exploration Of The Relationship Between Game- Based Learning And Academic Achievement: Teaching Management With Video Games», PhD Thesis, Walden University Moniz Pereira, L., et. al., «Inspecting and Preferring Abductive Models», to appear in: K. Nakamatsu, L.C. Jain (eds.), "Handbook on Reasoning-based Intelligent Systems", World Scientific Publishers Moniz Pereira, L., Saptawijaya, A., Modelling Morality with Prospective Logic, in: International Journal of Reasoning-based Intelligent Systems (IJRIS) Correia, N., et. al, «Narrativas Interactivas em Dispositivos Móveis» Barbas, H., Correia, Nuno «Documenting InStory - Mobile Storytelling in a Cultural Heritage Environment», ECAI'06, Riva del Garda, Italy Barbas, H. Correia, N. «No Recall or Foretelling for Interactive Digital Narrative - Documenting InStory», Conference Narrative and Muldimodality, Birmingam Barbas, H., «Space, Sound and the Peacocks» - narrative workshop wiki - class plan for teaching interactive digital narrative, workshop for the Narrative and Multimodality Symposium Birmingham Moser, R.B., «A Methodology for the Design of Educational Computer Adventure Games», PhD thesis, University of New South Wales, Australia 3.4. Publicações Anteriores 3.4. Past Publications Referência Reference Ano Year (vazio) (void) (vazio) (void) 0 0 Publicação Publication Barbas, H. Correia, N. «The Making of an Interactive Digital Narrative - InStory», to be presented at EuroMedia, Bruges, April 2009 Martins, T., Sommer, C., Mignonneau, L., Correia, Nuno, «A Secret Told by Objects», Artech 2008 Barbas, H., Correia, N. «Documenting InStory Mobile Storytelling in a Cultural Heritage Environment», ECAI'06, Riva del Garda, Italy (vazio) (void) (vazio) (void)

8 FCT : PROJECTOS DE INVESTIGAÇÃO CIENTÍFICA E DESENVOLVIMENTO... Page 8 of Equipa de investigação 4. Research team 4.1 Lista de membros 4.1. Members list Nome Name Função Role Grau académico Academic degree %tempo %time CV nuclear Core CV Helena Maria Duarte Freitas Mesquita... Inv. Responsável AGREGAÇÃO 35 Nuno Manuel Robalo Correia Investigador AGREGAÇÃO 10 (O curriculum vitae de cada membro da equipa está disponível clicando no nome correspondente) (Curriculum vitae for each research team member is available by clicking on the corresponding name) Total: Lista de membros a contratar durante a execução do projecto 4.2. Members list to hire during project"s execution Membro da equipa Team member Função Role %tempo %time (BI) Bolseiro de Investigação (Lic. ou Bacharel) 1 Bolseiro (BI) Bolseiro de Investigação (Lic. ou Bacharel) 2 Bolseiro (BI) Bolseiro de Investigação (Lic. ou Bacharel) 3 Bolseiro (BI) Bolseiro de Investigação (Lic. ou Bacharel) 4 Bolseiro (BI) Bolseiro de Investigação (Lic. ou Bacharel) 5 Bolseiro (BI) Bolseiro de Investigação (Lic. ou Bacharel) 6 Bolseiro Total: 6 5. Projectos financiados 5. Funded projects (Sem projectos financiados) (No funded projects) 6. Indicadores previstos 6. Expected indicators Indicadores de realização previstos para o projecto Expected output indicators A - Publicações Publications Livros Books Artigos em revistas internacionais Papers in international journals Artigos em revistas nacionais Papers in national journals B - Comunicações Communications Comunicações em encontros científicos internacionais Communications in international meetings Comunicações em encontros científicos nacionais Communications in national meetings C - Relatórios Reports D - Organização de seminários e conferências Organization of seminars and conferences E - Formação avançada Advanced training Teses de Doutoramento PhD theses Teses de Mestrado Master theses Outras Others F - Modelos Models G - Aplicações computacionais Software H - Instalações piloto Pilot plants I - Protótipos laboratoriais Total

9 FCT : PROJECTOS DE INVESTIGAÇÃO CIENTÍFICA E DESENVOLVIMENTO... Page 9 of 13 Prototypes J - Patentes Patents L - Outros Other Acções de divulgação da actividade científica Scientific activity spreading actions Besides de national and international efforts of dissemination - through Conferences and Symposia - we will create an agenda of internal conferences to be delivered at the FCT, through Centria, to show the evolution of the project. Also, we will contact the media, when the project will start to enter WP 4, after the making of the digital prototype. Besides, the wiki/moodle will have constant updates, and we will be creating a listserv to inform the participants. 7. Orçamento 7. Budget Instituição Proponente Principal Contractor Fundação da Faculdade de Ciências e Tecnologia Total Recursos Humanos Human resources , ,00 0,00 0,00 0, ,00 Missões Missions 1.700, ,00 0,00 0,00 0, ,00 Consultores Consultants 3.000, ,00 0,00 0,00 0, ,00 Aquisição de bens e serviços Service procurement and acquisitions 1.500, ,00 0,00 0,00 0, ,00 Registo de patentes Patent registration 600,00 0,00 0,00 0,00 0,00 600,00 Adaptação de edifícios e instalações Adaptation of buildings and facilities Gastos gerais Overheads , ,00 0,00 0,00 0, ,00 TOTAL DESPESAS CORRENTES TOTAL CURRENT EXPENSES , ,00 0,00 0,00 0, ,00 Equipamento Equipment ,00 0,00 0,00 0,00 0, ,00 Total , ,00 0,00 0,00 0, ,00 Instituições Participantes Participating Institutions Faculdade de Ciências e Tecnologia da Universidade Nova de Lisboa Total Recursos Humanos Human resources Missões Missions Consultores Consultants Aquisição de bens e serviços Service procurement and acquisitions Registo de patentes Patent registration Adaptação de edifícios e instalações Adaptation of buildings and facilities Gastos gerais Overheads TOTAL DESPESAS CORRENTES TOTAL CURRENT EXPENSES Equipamento Equipment Total

10 FCT : PROJECTOS DE INVESTIGAÇÃO CIENTÍFICA E DESENVOLVIMENT... Page 10 of 13 Orçamento Global Global budget Total Recursos Humanos Human resources , ,00 0,00 0,00 0, ,00 Missões Missions 1.700, ,00 0,00 0,00 0, ,00 Consultores Consultants 3.000, ,00 0,00 0,00 0, ,00 Aquisição de bens e serviços Service procurement and acquisitions 1.500, ,00 0,00 0,00 0, ,00 Registo de patentes Patent registration 600,00 0,00 0,00 0,00 0,00 600,00 Adaptação de edifícios e instalações Adaptation of buildings and facilities Gastos gerais Overheads , ,00 0,00 0,00 0, ,00 TOTAL DESPESAS CORRENTES TOTAL CURRENT EXPENSES , ,00 0,00 0,00 0, ,00 Equipamento Equipment ,00 0,00 0,00 0,00 0, ,00 Total , ,00 0,00 0,00 0, ,00 Plano de financiamento Finance plan Financiamento solicitado à FCT Requested funding Financiamento próprio Own funding Outro financiamento público Other public-sector funding Outro financiamento privado Other private funding Total do Projecto Total of the project Total , ,00 0,00 0,00 0, , , ,00 0,00 0,00 0, ,00 8. Justificação do orçamento 8. Budget rationale 8.1. Justificação dos recursos humanos 8.1. Human resources rationale Tipo Type (BI) Bolsa de Investigação (Lic. ou Bacharel) 6 (em meses) (in months) Custo envolvido ( ) (calculado) Total cost ( ) (estimated) Nº de pessoas No. of persons Outros custos ( ) Other costs ( ) ,00 0,00 Justificação do financiamento solicitado Rationale for requested funding The remnant of the team will be constituted by students of different areas. We are envisaging to contract students from the 1st. and/or 2nd Cycle as participants, grant recipients 1 designer (Fine arts/design); 1 3D designer (Computer Science); 2 Programmers (Computer Science); 2 Humanities students (e-learning master; introduction to research) for e-content retrieval, selection, and preparing information to be uploaded to the knowledge base; as well as to be trained in game tools content Justificação de missões 8.2. Missions rationale Tipo Type Participação em congressos 6 Local Venue Nº de deslocações No. of participations Custo envolvido ( ) Cost ( )