Distinguishing between games and simulations: A systematic review

Educational Technology and Society

Volumn 10, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 247-256

  Sauvé, Louise ^a   Renaud, Lise ^b   Kaufman, David ^c   Marquis, Jean Simon ^a  

^a Tel e University of Quebec   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITÉ DU QUÉBEC À MONTRÉAL   (Canada)

^c SIMON FRASER UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Education; Game; Learning; Simulation

Indexed keywords

EID: 44949195776     PISSN: 11763647     EISSN: 14364522     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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