Simulating REAL LIVES: Promoting Global Empathy and Interest in Learning Through Simulation Games

Simulation and Gaming

Volumn 43, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 437-460

  Bachen, Christine M ^a   Hernández Ramos, Pedro F ^a   Raphael, Chad ^a  

^a SANTA CLARA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

computerized simulation; cultural divides; education; empathy; games; games based learning; global; global citizenship; global empathy; identification; interactive learning environments; learning; role playing; simulations; video games

Indexed keywords

EID: 84865155450     PISSN: 10468781     EISSN: 1552826X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1046878111432108     Document Type: Article

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