# Serious Games Profile The serous games profile of the xAPI was created to identify and standardize the common interactions that can be tracked in a serious game. This profile was designed as part of the RAGE project. ## Profile Details | Property | Value | | --- | --- | | **ID** | `https://w3id.org/xapi/seriousgames` | | **See Also** | https://github.com/e-ucm/xapi-seriousgames | | **Status** | draft | | **Version** | v1.0 | ## Author **The RAGE project** ## Concepts ### area **Type:** ActivityType **ID:** `https://w3id.org/xapi/seriousgames/activity-types/area` An identified area inside the game world. In some games they can also be worlds. Represents an aggregation of zones. ### controller **Type:** ActivityType **ID:** `https://w3id.org/xapi/seriousgames/activity-types/controller` A game controller whose input affects the action in an activity. Game controllers are common in non-pc games. This activity represents this device. ### cutscene **Type:** ActivityType **ID:** `https://w3id.org/xapi/seriousgames/activity-types/cutscene` A non-interactive scene that can be skipped. A cutscene is a non-interactive scene within the game (e.g., a video, a conversation, an automated sequence). The player can usually skip them pressing some button. ### dialog-tree **Type:** ActivityType **ID:** `https://w3id.org/xapi/seriousgames/activity-types/dialog-tree` An alternative presented during a conversation with an non-playable character. Dialog trees are a common mechanic in video games, where players can answer questions to NPC. This activity represents that type of alternative. ### enemy **Type:** ActivityType **ID:** `https://w3id.org/xapi/seriousgames/activity-types/enemy` A game object that poses a threat inside the game world. Enemies are common elements in video games. Defeating them indicates a player accomplishment. ### item **Type:** ActivityType **ID:** `https://w3id.org/xapi/seriousgames/activity-types/item` A collectable game object whose use or interaction results in an effect in a game. Items are common elements in video games. Players can collect/use/combine them. ### keyboard **Type:** ActivityType **ID:** `https://w3id.org/xapi/seriousgames/activity-types/keyboard` A keyboard whose keystrokes affects the action in an activity. Somes games can receive inputs from keyboards: physical keyboards in a PC, or virtual keyboards in a smartphone screen. This activity represent both. ### level **Type:** ActivityType **ID:** `https://w3id.org/xapi/seriousgames/activity-types/level` A level of a game or of a gamified learning platform. A level is logic partition of progression in any video game. Completing a level means advancing in the progression of the game. ### menu **Type:** ActivityType **ID:** `https://w3id.org/xapi/seriousgames/activity-types/menu` A menu with several buttons/options whose selection produces different effects. Represents a menu, integrated in the user interface (UI), with several a options. ### mouse **Type:** ActivityType **ID:** `https://w3id.org/xapi/seriousgames/activity-types/mouse` A mouse device whose clicks and movement affects the action in an activity. PC games are usually controlled by mouse interaction. This activity represents this device. ### non-player-character **Type:** ActivityType **ID:** `https://w3id.org/xapi/seriousgames/activity-types/non-player-character` A character that can offer a conversation or other type of interaction inside a game. Players usually have conversations with non-player characters. ### quest **Type:** ActivityType **ID:** `https://w3id.org/xapi/seriousgames/activity-types/quest` A accomplishable challenge or mission presented inside a game. Completing quests marks the players' progress. ### screen **Type:** ActivityType **ID:** `https://w3id.org/xapi/seriousgames/activity-types/screen` A game screen where a concrete game task is developed. Games are usually composed by a set of screens the player navigates. A screen has a concrete function within the game. A screen contains a menu, or the gameplay. To define virtual zones inside the game world, it is recommended to use area or zone. ### serious-game **Type:** ActivityType **ID:** `https://w3id.org/xapi/seriousgames/activity-types/serious-game` A game designed for a primary purpose other than pure entertainment. For instance, an educational game or a game-like simulation. A serious game is the root container for the rest of game elements. ### touchscreen **Type:** ActivityType **ID:** `https://w3id.org/xapi/seriousgames/activity-types/touchscreen` A screen the player can touch or press. ### zone **Type:** ActivityType **ID:** `https://w3id.org/xapi/seriousgames/activity-types/zone` An identified zone inside an area of the game world. A zone is inside an area, and defines a logic self-contained place. ### progress **Type:** ResultExtension **ID:** `https://w3id.org/xapi/seriousgames/extensions/progress` A decimal number (3 significant figures with 2 figures following the decimal point) between 0 and 1 (inclusive) to indicate the value of progress in a completable. Indicates the progress in a completable. This extension appears in the Statement's result. ### health **Type:** ResultExtension **ID:** `https://w3id.org/xapi/seriousgames/extensions/health` A decimal number (3 significant figures with 2 figures following the decimal point) between 0 and 1 (inclusive) to indicate the remaining health or stamina within a game. Used to represent the remaining health of the player (e.g., number of hearts, energy bar). This extension appears in the Statement's result. ### position **Type:** ResultExtension **ID:** `https://w3id.org/xapi/seriousgames/extensions/position` An object with attributes x, y and z indicating the position of the player within a particular area in a game. Used to represent the current position of the player inside the game world. This position should be expressed in a coordinate system known by the data analysts. This extension appears in the Statement's result. ### accessed **Type:** Verb **ID:** `https://w3id.org/xapi/seriousgames/verbs/accessed` Indicates that the actor has gained access to the object. Associated to the virtual places a player visits during a gameplay. ### pressed **Type:** Verb **ID:** `https://w3id.org/xapi/seriousgames/verbs/pressed` Indicates that the actor made physical contact with the object. Used when the player presses some button in an input device. Press the left button in a mouse, press the X button in a XBox controller, etc. ### released **Type:** Verb **ID:** `https://w3id.org/xapi/seriousgames/verbs/released` Indicates that the actor released the object from one's grip from or a specific state. Used when the player releases a previously pressed button. ### unlocked **Type:** Verb **ID:** `https://w3id.org/xapi/seriousgames/verbs/unlocked` Indicates the actor unlocked an option that was previously unavailable. Used when the player unlocks an option in an alternative. ### used **Type:** Verb **ID:** `https://w3id.org/xapi/seriousgames/verbs/used` Indicates the actor used a virtual object. Used when player uses items they find during the gameplay, to obtain different benefits. --- *Generated from TLA Toolbox on 4/5/2026*