Computer adventure games as problem-solving environments

International Education Journal

Volumn 3, Issue 4, 2002, Pages 43-56

  Curtis, David D ^a   Lawson, Michael J ^a  

^a School of Education Flinders University ^*  (Australia)

Author keywords

Computer adventure games; Problem solving ability; Strategies

Indexed keywords

EID: 18344389195     PISSN: 14431475     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

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