Computer game design: Opportunities for successful learning

Computers and Education

Volumn 50, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 559-578

  Robertson, Judy ^a   Howells, Cathrin ^b  

^a HERIOT WATT UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b Creative Contexts   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Classroom practice; Game based learning; Game design; Successful learning

Indexed keywords

CURRICULA; E-LEARNING; LEARNING SYSTEMS; STANDARDS; TEACHING; THREE DIMENSIONAL COMPUTER GRAPHICS;

CLASSROOM PRACTICES; COMPUTER GAMES; GAME BASED LEARNING; GAME DESIGN;

ANIMATION;

EID: 38349002796     PISSN: 03601315     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.compedu.2007.09.020     Document Type: Article

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