Evaluating coursework in computer games degrees: Students and assessors as virtual characters

Australasian Journal of Educational Technology

Volumn 25, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 80-100

  Ip, Barry ^a   Capey, Martin ^a   Baker, Andrew ^a   Carroll, John ^a  

^a Swansea Metropolitan University   (United Kingdom)

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EID: 65449135972     PISSN: None     EISSN: 14495554     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.14742/ajet.1182     Document Type: Article

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