Theory-oriented evaluation for the design of and research in gaming and simulation

Simulation and Gaming

Volumn 37, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 268-283

  Kriz, Christian Willy ^a   Hense, Jan Ulrich ^b  

^a VORARLBERG UNIVERSITY OF APPLIED SCIENCES   (Austria)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MUNICH   (Germany)

Author keywords

Analytical science; Design science; Logic model; Project example; Theory oriented evaluation

Indexed keywords

EID: 33646433417     PISSN: 10468781     EISSN: 1552826X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1046878106287950     Document Type: Article

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