Designing computer games for adult learners

European Conference on Games Based Learning, ECGBL 2007

Volumn , Issue , 2007, Pages 257-263

  Whitton, Nicola ^a   Crerar, Alison ^b  

^a MANCHESTER METROPOLITAN UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b EDINBURGH NAPIER UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Constructivism; Design; Game based learning; Guidelines

Indexed keywords

COMPUTER AIDED INSTRUCTION; COMPUTER GAMES; DESIGN; DISTRIBUTED COMPUTER SYSTEMS; LEARNING SYSTEMS; MOTIVATION;

COLLABORATIVE LEARNING; CONSTRUCTIVISM; CONSTRUCTIVIST LEARNING; DESIGN AND EVALUATIONS; EDUCATIONAL COMPUTER GAME; ENGAGEMENT IN LEARNING; GAME-BASED LEARNING; GUIDELINES;

EDUCATION;

EID: 84897513833     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

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