Conquer the Net: An educational computer game to learn the basic configuration of networking components

Computer Applications in Engineering Education

Volumn 20, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 72-77

  Arevalillo Herráez, Miguel ^a   Morán Gómez, Raúl ^a   Claver, José M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF VALENCIA   (Spain)

Author keywords

educational game; networking; serious game

Indexed keywords

COMPUTER GAME; COMPUTER LABORATORY; COOPERATIVE AND COMPETITIVE LEARNING; EDUCATIONAL COMPUTER GAME; EDUCATIONAL GAME; LABORATORY SESSIONS; NETWORKING; NETWORKING EQUIPMENT; SERIOUS GAMES; STUDENT ACCESS;

COMPUTER SOFTWARE; HUMAN COMPUTER INTERACTION;

EDUCATION;

EID: 84856829584     PISSN: 10613773     EISSN: 10990542     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/cae.20374     Document Type: Article

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