Using video games to enhance learning in digital systems

ACM Future Play 2008 International Academic Conference on the Future of Game Design and Technology, Future Play: Research, Play, Share

Volumn , Issue , 2008, Pages 196-199

  Srinivasan, Vinod ^a   Butler Purry, Karen ^b   Pedersen, Susan ^a  

^a TEXAS A AND M UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b Texas AandM University   (United States)

Author keywords

Digital systems; Educational games; Serious games

Indexed keywords

DIGITAL DESIGNS; DIGITAL SYSTEM; DIGITAL SYSTEMS; EDUCATIONAL GAME; EDUCATIONAL GAMES; EDUCATIONAL SETTINGS; EMPIRICAL DATA; ENHANCE LEARNING; FURTHER DEVELOPMENT; FUTURE GENERATIONS; INSTRUCTIONAL METHODS; PILOT PROJECTS; SERIOUS GAMES; STUDENT LEARNING; TEACHING AND LEARNING; VIDEO GAME;

COMPUTER GRAPHICS; CURRICULA; ELECTRICAL ENGINEERING; RESEARCH;

GAME THEORY;

EID: 70349306937     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1145/1496984.1497020     Document Type: Conference Paper

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