Humour in game-based learning

Learning, Media and Technology

Volumn 31, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 411-424

  Dormann, Claire ^a   Biddle, Robert ^a  

^a CARLETON UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

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EID: 33751177538     PISSN: 17439884     EISSN: 17439892     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/17439880601022023     Document Type: Review

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