Individual differences in gameplay and learning: A narrative-centered learning perspective

FDG 2010 - Proceedings of the 5th International Conference on the Foundations of Digital Games

Volumn , Issue , 2010, Pages 171-178

  Rowe, Jonathan P ^a   Shores, Lucy R ^a   Mott, Bradford W ^a   Lester, James C ^a  

^a North Carolina State University   (United States)

Author keywords

Empirical evaluation; Engagement; Game based learning; Narrative centered learning environments

Indexed keywords

CRYSTAL ISLANDS; EDUCATIONAL GAME; EMPIRICAL EVALUATIONS; GAME-BASED LEARNING; INDIVIDUAL DIFFERENCES; INFORMATION GATHERING; INFORMATION ORGANIZATION; LABORATORY TESTING; LEARNING ENVIRONMENTS; LEARNING GAIN; LEARNING OUTCOME; NON-PLAYER CHARACTER; STUDENT INTERACTIONS;

INTERACTIVE COMPUTER GRAPHICS; STUDENTS;

PROBLEM SOLVING;

EID: 77955130075     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1145/1822348.1822371     Document Type: Conference Paper

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