Learning through computer game design: Possible success (or failure) factors

Proceedings - ICCE 2008: 16th International Conference on Computers in Education

Volumn , Issue , 2008, Pages 947-951

  Tiong, Kung Ming ^a   Yong, Su Ting ^b  

^a UNIVERSITI MALAYSIA SABAH   (Malaysia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NOTTINGHAM MALAYSIA CAMPUS   (Malaysia)

Author keywords

Computer game design; Game development; Learning

Indexed keywords

COMPUTER GAME; GAME AUTHORING TOOL; GAME DEVELOPMENT; LEARNING; LEARNING OUTCOME; UNIVERSITY LEVELS;

COMPUTER SYSTEM RECOVERY; EDUCATION; EDUCATION COMPUTING; HUMAN COMPUTER INTERACTION; INDUSTRY; UBIQUITOUS COMPUTING;

COMPUTER SOFTWARE;

EID: 81455158565     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

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