Researching digital game players: Gameplay and gaming capital

MCCSIS'08 - IADIS Multi Conference on Computer Science and Information Systems; Proceedings of Computer Graphics and Visualization 2008 and Gaming 2008: Design for Engaging Experience Soc. Interaction

Volumn , Issue , 2008, Pages 99-102

  Walsh, Christopher S ^a   Apperley, Thomas ^a  

^a DEAKIN UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Curricula; Education; Gameplay; Gaming capital; Video games

Indexed keywords

DIGITAL SPACES; GAME PLAYERS; GAMEPLAY; GAMING CAPITAL; SCHOOL TEACHERS; VIDEO GAMES;

COMPUTER GRAPHICS; COMPUTERS; CURRICULA; EDUCATION; INFORMATION SYSTEMS; SURVEYS; TEACHING; VISUALIZATION;

GAME THEORY;

EID: 58449129170     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

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