Fun and learning: The power of narrative

Proceedings of the 6th International Conference on the Foundations of Digital Games, FDG 2011

Volumn , Issue , 2011, Pages 23-29

  Marsh, Tim ^a   Nickole, Li Zhiqiang ^a   Klopfer, Eric ^b   Xuejin, Chuang ^a   Osterweil, Scot ^b   Haas, Jason ^b  

^a NATIONAL UNIVERSITY OF SINGAPORE   (Singapore)

^b MASSACHUSETTS INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

Author keywords

Analysis; Character; Design; Experience; Game development; Learning; Narrative and puzzle games; Serious games

Indexed keywords

ANALYSIS; CHARACTER; EXPERIENCE; GAME DEVELOPMENT; LEARNING; PUZZLE GAMES; SERIOUS GAMES;

COMPUTER SOFTWARE; DESIGN;

SOFTWARE DESIGN;

EID: 84858977387     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1145/2159365.2159369     Document Type: Conference Paper

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