Ubiquitous games for learning (UbiqGames): Weatherlings, a worked example

Journal of Computer Assisted Learning

Volumn 28, Issue 5, 2012, Pages 465-476

  Klopfer, E ^a   Sheldon, J ^a   Perry, J ^a   Chen, V H H ^b  

^a MASSACHUSETTS INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

^b NANYANG TECHNOLOGICAL UNIVERSITY   (Singapore)

Author keywords

Educational game; Educational technology; Ubiquitous computing

Indexed keywords

EID: 84866451359     PISSN: 02664909     EISSN: 13652729     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2729.2011.00456.x     Document Type: Article

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