Distinguishing games and simulation games from simulators

Computers in Entertainment

Volumn 4, Issue 2, 2006, Pages

  Narayanasamy, Viknashvaran ^a   Wong, Kok Wai ^a   Fung, Chun Che ^a   Rai, Shri ^a  

^a MURDOCH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Computer simulation games; Digital games; Serious games; Simulators

Indexed keywords

BOUNDARY CONDITIONS; COMPUTATION THEORY; COMPUTER SCIENCE; COMPUTER SIMULATION; INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY; PERSONAL COMPUTERS; SIMULATORS; USER INTERFACES;

COMPUTATIONAL CAPABILITIES; COMPUTER SIMULATION GAMES; DIGITAL GAMES; SERIOUS GAMES;

INTERACTIVE COMPUTER GRAPHICS;

EID: 33749007387     PISSN: 15443574     EISSN: 15443574     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1145/1129006.1129021     Document Type: Article

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