Evaluating the potential of the nintendo wii to support disabled students in education

ASCILITE 2007 - The Australasian Society for Computers in Learning in Tertiary Education

Volumn , Issue , 2007, Pages 833-836

  Pearson, Elaine ^a   Bailey, Chris ^a  

^a TEESSIDE UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADVENTURE GAMES; EDUCATIONAL CONTEXT; FOCUS GROUPS; NEW PROJECTS; NINTENDO WII;

STUDENTS;

HANDICAPPED PERSONS;

EID: 84870993791     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

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