Making computer games and design thinking: A review of current software and strategies

Games and Culture

Volumn 3, Issue 3-4, 2008, Pages 309-332

  Hayes, Elisabeth R ^a   Games, Ivan Alex ^b  

^a ARIZONA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN MADISON   (United States)

Author keywords

Game design; Learning; Software; Thinking; Video games

Indexed keywords

EID: 59849098005     PISSN: 15554120     EISSN: 15554139     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1555412008317312     Document Type: Article

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