The effects of a serious game on role-taking and willingness to help;Les effets d'un jeu sérieux sur la prise de rôle et la volonté d'aider

Journal of Communication

Volumn 60, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 723-742

  Peng, Wei ^a   Lee, Mira ^a   Heeter, Carrie ^a  

^a MICHIGAN STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Communication and technology; Ludology; Role taking

Indexed keywords

COMMUNICATION; EXPERIMENTAL STUDY; HUMANITARIAN AID; RESEARCH WORK; SOCIAL CHANGE; SOFTWARE; TECHNOLOGY;

EID: 78149390780     PISSN: 00219916     EISSN: 14602466     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1460-2466.2010.01511.x     Document Type: Article

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