Antonio Calvo Morata

Contract Researcher

Antonio Calvo Morata is a professor at the Faculty of Computer Science of the University Complutense of Madrid. He has a PhD in Computer Science from the Complutense University of Madrid (UCM). Antonio has been part of the research group e-UCM since 2014, as a contract researcher for projects eMadrid and H2020 RAGE.

His research interests include the study of educational videogames and their application in schools, as well as the use of Learning Analytics techniques to improve their efficacy and their validation as an educational tool.

Contact

Basic

[email protected]

Facultad de Informática, Aula 16

Social

Research

Serious games school application

Serious games design

E-Learning

Game Learning Analytics

Achievements and Awards

Best Paper Award EDUCON 2017
HackForGood 2017: Say Something, Save Someone
First award Best Madrid Project

First award Best Serious Game (by UCM)

Third award Best Design (by ESNE)
Hackathon Ballet Nacional de España: Un Baile, Un Sueño
First award – Best Serious Game
HackForGood 2016: Una Historia Más
First award Best Serious Game (by UCM)

Second award Best Project for Access and Protection of Open Educational Resources (by Comillas Pontifical University)

Second award Best Project for Education, Cognitive Accessibility, Intellectual Disability (by UNIR)

Videos

2024

Conferences

Antonio Calvo-Morata, Niklas Humble, Peter Mozelius, Rasmus Pechuel, Baltasar Fernández-Manjón (2024): Games for coding to attract new students to STEM. EDUCON2024 – IEEE Global Engineering Education Conference (8-11 May 2024) Kos, Greece.
Ivan Perez-Colado, Manuel Freire, Antonio Calvo-Morata, Víctor Manuel Pérez-Colado, Baltasar Fernández-Manjón (2024): AI as yet another tool in undergraduate student projects: preliminary results. EDUCON2024 – IEEE Global Engineering Education Conference (8-11 May 2024) Kos, Greece.

2023

Journal

Cristina Alonso-Fernández, Antonio Calvo-Morata, Manuel Freire, Iván Martínez-Ortiz, Baltasar Fernández-Manjón (2023): Evidence-based evaluation of a serious game to increase bullying awareness. Interactive Learning Environments, 2020. [JCR 2020, Impact Factor: 3.928, Q1, 43/264 in EDUCATION & EDUCATIONAL RESEARCH]. DOI: 10.1080/10494820.2020.1799031.

Conferences

Manuel Freire, Antonio Calvo-Morata, Iván Martínez-Ortiz, Baltasar Fernández-Manjón (2023): Bootstrapping Serious Games to Assess Learning Through Analytics. EDUCON2023 – IEEE Global Engineering Education Conference (1-4 May 2023) Kuwait.
Antonio Calvo-Morata, Baltasar Fernández-Manjón (2023): Serious Games for Social Problems. 21st International Conference on Web-Based Learning, ICWL 2022, and 7th International Symposium on Emerging Technologies for Education, SETE 2022, Tenerife, Spain, November 21–23, 2022, DOI: 10.1007/978-3-031-33023-0_9.
Ivan Perez-Colado, Víctor Manuel Pérez-Colado, Antonio Calvo-Morata, Rubén Santa Cruz Píriz, Baltasar Fernández-Manjón (2023): Using New AI-Driven Techniques to Ease Serious Games Authoring. IEEE Frontiers in Education Conference (FIE), College Station, TX, USA, 2023, pp. 1-9. DOI: 10.1109/FIE58773.2023.10343021.

2022

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Cristina Alonso-Fernández, Antonio Calvo-Morata, Manuel Freire, Iván Martínez-Ortiz, Baltasar Fernández-Manjón (2022): Game Learning Analytics: Blending visual and data mining techniques to improve serious games and to better understand players learning. Journal of Learning Analytics. Volume 9(3), 32–49. https://doi.org/10.18608/jla.2022.7633, https://learning-analytics.info/index.php/JLA/article/view/7633/7669 [JCR 22022, Impact Fator 3.9, 27/742 educational journals].
Antonio Calvo-Morata, Manuel Freire, Iván Martínez-Ortiz, Baltasar Fernández-Manjón (2022): Scoping review of bioelectrical signals uses in videogames for evaluation purposes.. IEEE ACCESS. October 2022, DOI: 10.1109/ACCESS.2022.3213070 [JCR 2021 IF 3.476, 79/164, Q2 in INFORMATION SCIENCE & LIBRARY SCIENCE]..

2021

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Antonio Calvo-Morata, Cristina Alonso-Fernández, Manuel Freire, Iván Martínez-Ortiz, Baltasar Fernández-Manjón (2021): Creating awareness on bullying and cyberbullying among young people: Validating the effectiveness and design of the serious game Conectado. Telematics and Informatics, Volume 60, July 2021, [JCR 2020 IF 6.182, 11/86, Q1 in INFORMATION SCIENCE & LIBRARY SCIENCE]. DOI: 10.1016/j.tele.2021.101568.

Conferences

Cristina Alonso-Fernández, Antonio Calvo-Morata, Manuel Freire, Iván Martínez-Ortiz, Baltasar Fernández-Manjón (2021): Data science meets standardized game learning analytics. IEEE Global Engineering Education Conference (EDUCON), 21-23 April 2021, Vienna, Austria.

2020

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Antonio Calvo-Morata, Dan-Cristian Rotaru, Cristina Alonso-Fernández, Manuel Freire, Iván Martínez-Ortiz, Baltasar Fernández-Manjón (2020): Validation of a Cyberbullying Serious Game Using Game Analytics. IEEE Transactions on Learning Technologies, vol. 13, no. 1, pp. 186-197, 1 Jan.-March 2020. DOI: 10.1109/TLT.2018.2879354 [JCR 2018, Impact Factor: 2,315, 46/243, Q1 in EDUCATION & EDUCATIONAL RESEARCH].
Cristina Alonso-Fernández, Ivan Perez-Colado, Antonio Calvo-Morata, Manuel Freire, Iván Martínez-Ortiz, Baltasar Fernández-Manjón (2020): Applications of Simva to simplify serious games validation and deployment. IEEE Revista Iberoamericana de Tecnologías del Aprendizaje (RITA), Volume 15 , Issue 3. DOI: 10.1109/RITA.2020.3008117.
Cristina Alonso-Fernández, Ivan Perez-Colado, Antonio Calvo-Morata, Manuel Freire, Iván Martínez-Ortiz, Baltasar Fernández-Manjón (2020): Aplicaciones de Simva para simplificar la validación y el despliegue de juegos serios. Versión Abierta Español Portugués de IEEE Revista Iberoamericana de Tecnologías del Aprendizaje (VAEP-RITA).
Antonio Calvo-Morata, Cristina Alonso-Fernández, Manuel Freire, Iván Martínez-Ortiz, Baltasar Fernández-Manjón (2020): Serious games to prevent and detect bullying and cyberbullying: a systematic serious games and literature review. Computers & Education, Volume 157, November 2020, [2020 IF 8.538 JCR, 7/112, Q1 in COMPUTER SCIENCE, INTERDISCIPLINARY APPLICATIONS]. DOI: 10.1016/j.compedu.2020.103958.

Other

Antonio Calvo-Morata (2020): Uso de Técnicas de Learning Analytics para la Validación, Mejora y Aplicación de Juegos Serios en la Clase Aplicado al Ciberbullying. Tesis doctoral. Noviembre 2020. Universidad Complutense de Madrid..

2019

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Antonio Calvo-Morata, Manuel Freire, Iván Martínez-Ortiz, Baltasar Fernández-Manjón (2019): Applicability of a cyberbullying videogame as a teacher tool: comparing teachers and educational sciences students. IEEE Access, DOI: 10.1109/ACCESS.2019.2913573 [JCR 2018, Impact Factor: 4.098, Q1, 23/155 Q1 in COMPUTER SCIENCE, INFORMATION SYSTEMS].
Cristina Alonso-Fernández, Ana Rus Cano, Antonio Calvo-Morata, Manuel Freire, Iván Martínez-Ortiz, Baltasar Fernández-Manjón (2019): Lessons learned applying learning analytics to assess serious games. Computers in Human Behavior, Volume 99, October 2019, Pages 301-309 [JCR 2019 IF 5.003, 4/89, Q1 in PSYCHOLOGY, EXPERIMENTAL]. DOI: 10.1016/j.chb.2019.05.036.
Cristina Alonso-Fernández, Antonio Calvo-Morata, Manuel Freire, Iván Martínez-Ortiz, Baltasar Fernández-Manjón (2019): Applications of data science to game learning analytics data: a systematic literature review. Computers & Education, Volume 141, November 2019, 103612 [JCR 2019 IF 5.296, 11/109, Q1 in COMPUTER SCIENCE, INTERDISCIPLINARY APPLICATIONS]. DOI: 10.1016/j.compedu.2019.103612.
Antonio Calvo-Morata, Cristina Alonso-Fernández, Manuel Freire, Iván Martínez-Ortiz, Baltasar Fernández-Manjón (2019): Game Learning Analytics, Facilitating the Use of Serious Games in the Class. IEEE Revista Iberoamericana de Tecnologías del Aprendizaje (RITA), November 2019. DOI: 10.1109/RITA.2019.2952296.
Antonio Calvo-Morata, Cristina Alonso-Fernández, Ivan Perez-Colado, Manuel Freire, Iván Martínez-Ortiz, Baltasar Fernández-Manjón (2019): Improving Teacher Game Learning Analytics Dashboards through ad-hoc Development. Journal of Universal Computer Science, Vol. 25, No. 12, pp. 1507-1530. [JCR-SCIE 2018, IF 0.910 Computer Science - Theory & Methods, JCR 2019, IF 0.701, 97/108, Q4 in COMPUTER SCIENCE, SOFTWARE ENGINEERING].
Antonio Calvo-Morata, Cristina Alonso-Fernández, Manuel Freire, Iván Martínez-Ortiz, Baltasar Fernández-Manjón (2019): Game Learning Analytics, Simplificando el Uso de Juegos Serios en la Clase. Versión Abierta Español Portugués de IEEE Revista Iberoamericana de Tecnologías del Aprendizaje (VAEP-RITA), Noviembre 2019. Volumen 7, Número 4 Pags.175-184.

Conferences

Antonio Calvo-Morata, Cristina Alonso-Fernández, Iván Martínez-Ortiz, Manuel Freire, Baltasar Fernández-Manjón (2019): Game Learning Analytics for Educators. IEEE Global Engineering Education Conference (EDUCON), 9–11 April, 2019, Dubai, UAE.
Ivan Perez-Colado, Antonio Calvo-Morata, Cristina Alonso-Fernández, Manuel Freire, Iván Martínez-Ortiz, Baltasar Fernández-Manjón (2019): Simva: Simplifying the scientific validation of serious games. 19th IEEE International Conference on Advanced Learning Technologies (ICALT), 15-18 July 2019, Maceió-AL, Brazil.
Cristina Alonso-Fernández, Ivan Perez-Colado, Antonio Calvo-Morata, Manuel Freire, Iván Martínez-Ortiz, Baltasar Fernández-Manjón (2019): Using Simva to evaluate serious games and collect game learning analytics data. Learning Analytics Summer Institute Spain (LASI-Spain), 27-28 June 2019, Vigo, Spain.
Cristina Alonso-Fernández, Antonio Calvo-Morata, Manuel Freire, Iván Martínez-Ortiz, Baltasar Fernández-Manjón (2019): Simplifying the validation and application of games with Simva. The 4th International Symposium on Emerging Technologies for Education In conjunction with ICWL 2019 (SETE 2019), 23-25 September, 2019, Magdeburg, Germany.
Antonio Calvo-Morata, Concha García-Diego, Manuel Freire, Iván Martínez-Ortiz, Baltasar Fernández-Manjón (2019): Conectado in the classroom: applying a video game for the prevention of bullying at the school. 12th annual International Conference of Education, Research and Innovation (ICERI 2019), 11th - 13th November, 2019, Seville (Spain)..

Other

Iván Martínez-Ortiz, Baltasar Fernández-Manjón, Manuel Freire, Cristina Alonso-Fernández, Ivan Perez-Colado, Antonio Calvo-Morata, Víctor Manuel Pérez-Colado (2019): xAPI Application Profile for Serious Games (pptx). This presentation provides details about xAPI, its application to Serious Games with the xAPI-SG profile and specific examples on how to capture data from serious games using the standard..

2018

Journal

Antonio Calvo-Morata, Manuel Freire, Iván Martínez-Ortiz, Baltasar Fernández-Manjón (2018): Conectado: A Serious Game to Raise Awareness of Bullying and Cyberbullying in High Schools. Educational Communications and Technology, Issue 3, 2018, pages 59 to 64 (original published in Chinese).

Conferences

Antonio Calvo-Morata, Cristina Alonso-Fernández, Manuel Freire, Iván Martínez-Ortiz, Baltasar Fernández-Manjón (2018): Making understandable Game Learning Analytics for teachers. 17th International Conference on Web-based Learning (ICWL 2018), August 22nd - 24th, 2018, ChiangMai, Thailand.
Cristina Alonso-Fernández, Ana Rus Cano, Antonio Calvo-Morata, Manuel Freire, Iván Martínez-Ortiz, Baltasar Fernández-Manjón (2018): Applications of Learning Analytics to assess Serious Games (extended abstract). 2nd Annual Learning & Student Analytics Conference (LSAC), October 22-23, 2018, Amsterdam, The Netherlands.

2017

Conferences

Cristina Alonso-Fernández, Antonio Calvo-Morata, Manuel Freire, Iván Martínez-Ortiz, Baltasar Fernández-Manjón (2017): Systematizing game learning analytics for serious games. IEEE Global Engineering Education Conference (EDUCON), 25-28 April 2017, Athens, Greece.

Other

Antonio Calvo-Morata (2017): Videojuegos como Herramienta Educativa en la Escuela: Concienciando sobre el Ciberbullying. Final Master Thesis. Complutense University of Madrid, Faculty of Informatics.
Antonio Calvo-Morata, Baltasar Fernández-Manjón (2017): Conectado: Concienciando contra el cyberbullying mediante un videojuego educativo.. Revista Didáctica, Innovación y Multimedia, núm. 36 <http://dimglobal.net/revista36.htm>.

2016

Conferences

Antonio Calvo-Morata, Dan C. Rotaru, Manuel Freire, Baltasar Fernández-Manjón (2016): Tools and Approaches for Simplifying Serious Games Development in Educational Settings. IEEE Global Engineering Education Conference (EDUCON), 10-13 April 2016, Abu Dhabi, UAE.
Alejandro Romero, Cesar Diaz-Faes, Manuel González-Riojo, Antonio Calvo-Morata, Borja Manero (2016): Computers or tablets? Choosing devices for educational videogames. In Games and Virtual Worlds for Serious Applications (VS-Games), 2016 8th International Conferenceon (pp. 1-8). IEEE..

2015

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Ángel Serrano-Laguna, Dan-Cristian Rotaru, Antonio Calvo-Morata, Javier Torrente, Baltasar Fernández-Manjón (2015): Creating Interactive Content in Android Devices: The Mokap Hackaton. International Symposium on End User Development, 287-290, Springer, Cham.

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