"The magic potion" - An adventure game for learning

CEUR Workshop Proceedings

Volumn 498, Issue , 2009, Pages

  Christou, Ioanna ^a   Perdikaris, Nikolas ^a   Tragazikis, Panagiotis ^a   Douros, Alexandros ^a   Galani, Electra ^a   Gouscos, Dimitris ^a   Meimaris, Michalis ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ATHENS   (Greece)

Author keywords

Digital games based learning; EPINOISI project; Gameplay design; Interactive digital storytelling; Mild intellectual disability; Narrative design; The Magic Potion game

Indexed keywords

DIGITAL GAMES-BASED LEARNING; EPINOISI PROJECT; GAMEPLAY DESIGNS; INTELLECTUAL DISABILITY; INTERACTIVE DIGITAL STORYTELLING; NARRATIVE DESIGNS; THE MAGIC POTION GAME;

E-LEARNING; INTERACTIVE COMPUTER GRAPHICS; LEARNING SYSTEMS;

COMPUTER AIDED INSTRUCTION;

EID: 84887503234     PISSN: 16130073     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

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