Taking educational games seriously: Using the RETAIN model to design endogenous fantasy into standalone educational games

Educational Technology Research and Development

Volumn 56, Issue 5-6, 2008, Pages 511-537

  Gunter, Glenda A ^a   Kenny, Robert F ^a   Vick, Erik H ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CENTRAL FLORIDA   (United States)

Author keywords

Design formalism; Educational rubric; Game design; Instructional design; Instructional strategies; Serious game design; Serious games

Indexed keywords

EID: 54449088867     PISSN: 10421629     EISSN: 15566501     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11423-007-9073-2     Document Type: Review

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