Simplifying algorithm learning using serious games

WCCCE 2009 - Proceedings of the 14th Western Canadian Conference on Computing Education

Volumn , Issue , 2009, Pages 34-41

  Shabanah, Sahar ^a   Chen, Jim X ^a  

^a GEORGE MASON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Algorithm learning; Algorithm visualization; Game engine; Learning theories; Serious games

Indexed keywords

ALGORITHM VISUALIZATION; GAME ENGINE; LEARNING THEORY; SERIOUS GAMES;

GAME THEORY; VISUALIZATION;

LEARNING ALGORITHMS;

EID: 77953043595     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1145/1536274.1536286     Document Type: Conference Paper

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