Learning from computer games: A research review

Communications in Computer and Information Science

Volumn 280 CCIS, Issue , 2012, Pages 6-17

  Tobias, Sigmund ^a   Fletcher, Dexter ^b  

^a STATE UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK   (United States)

^b INSTITUTE FOR DEFENSE ANALYSES   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COMPUTER GAME; DELIVERY SYSTEMS; EDUCATIONAL TECHNOLOGY; EMPIRICAL RESEARCH; IMPROVING LEARNING; KEYNOTE PRESENTATION; RESEARCH REVIEW; SPACE CONSTRAINTS; TECHNOLOGICAL TOOLS;

COMPUTER SOFTWARE; EDUCATION COMPUTING; HUMAN COMPUTER INTERACTION; RESEARCH;

ENGINEERING EDUCATION;

EID: 84868371256     PISSN: 18650929     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.1007/978-3-642-33814-4_2     Document Type: Conference Paper

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