Use of NFC-based pervasive games for encouraging learning and student motivation

Proceedings - 3rd International Workshop on Near Field Communication, NFC 2011

Volumn , Issue , 2011, Pages 32-37

  Garrido, Pilar Castro ^a   Miraz, Guillermo Matas ^a   Ruiz, Irene Luque ^a   Gomez Nieto, Miguel Angel ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CÓRDOBA   (Spain)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COMMON STRATEGY; EVALUATION SYSTEM; NEAR FIELD COMMUNICATIONS; PERVASIVE GAME; STUDENT MOTIVATION; SYSTEM ARCHITECTURES; TEACHING-LEARNING PROCESS; UBIQUITOUS GAMES; UNIVERSITY ENVIRONMENT;

MOTIVATION; STUDENTS; TEACHING;

HUMAN COMPUTER INTERACTION;

EID: 79955719961     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1109/NFC.2011.13     Document Type: Conference Paper

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