Games purpose and potential in education

The field of Games is rapidly expanding, prompting institutions throughout the world to create game development programs and courses focusing on educational games. As a result, games have also become a hot topic in the area of educational technology research. This increased interest is due to the te...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Otros Autores: Miller, Christopher Thomas (-)
Formato: Libro electrónico
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: New York : Springer 2008.
Edición:1st ed
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Ver en Biblioteca Universitat Ramon Llull:https://discovery.url.edu/permalink/34CSUC_URL/1im36ta/alma991009462564006719
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Rediscovering the Roots of Games in Education
  • What Makes Games Compelling?
  • Identity and Gaming
  • Fair Game: Designing Games to Bridge the Gender Gap
  • Games as a Learning Motivator
  • Video Game Pedagogy
  • Integrating Instructional Design with Game Development to Optimize Game-Based Learning
  • Predicting the Future from Multiple Perspectives: Current Problems and Future Potential for Educational Games