Game design narrative for learning: Appropriating adventure game design narrative devices and techniques for the design of interactive learning environments

Educational Technology Research and Development

Volumn 54, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 245-263

  Dickey, Michele D ^a  

^a MIAMI UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Computer games; Learning environments; Narrative; Video games

Indexed keywords

EID: 33744746230     PISSN: 10421629     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11423-006-8806-y     Document Type: Article

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