Narratizing disciplines and disciplinizing narratives: Games as 21 st century curriculum

International Journal of Gaming and Computer-Mediated Simulations

Volumn 2, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 17-30

  Barab, Sasha A ^a   Gresalfi, Melissa ^a   Dodge, Tyler ^a   Ingram Goble, Adam ^a  

^a INDIANA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Contextual learning; Engagement; New media; Quest atlantis; Transformational play; Video games; Virtual worlds

Indexed keywords

VIRTUAL REALITY;

ATLANTIS; CONTEXTUAL LEARNING; ENGAGEMENT; NEW MEDIA; TRANSFORMATIONAL PLAY; VIDEO GAME; VIRTUAL WORLDS;

INTERACTIVE COMPUTER GRAPHICS;

EID: 77955123419     PISSN: 19423888     EISSN: 19423896     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4018/jgcms.2010010102     Document Type: Article

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