Learning by gaming: Facts and myths

International Journal of Technology Enhanced Learning

Volumn 2, Issue 1-2, 2010, Pages 21-40

  Vaegs, Tobias ^a   Dugošija, Darko ^a   Hackenbracht, Stephan ^a   Hannemann, Anna ^a  

^a RWTH AACHEN UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

Author keywords

Career; Communities; Conflicts; Learning by playing; Motivations; Online games; Relationships; Social skills; Soft skills; Technical competence; Transferable skills; Video games

Indexed keywords

EID: 79957664925     PISSN: 17535255     EISSN: 17535263     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1504/IJTEL.2010.031258     Document Type: Article

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