Cognitive load and empathy in serious games: A conceptual framework

Gaming and Cognition: Theories and Practice from the Learning Sciences

Volumn , Issue , 2010, Pages 137-150

  Huang, Wen Hao David ^a   Tettegah, Sharon ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS AT URBANA CHAMPAIGN   (United States)

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EID: 84898493736     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.4018/978-1-61520-717-6.ch006     Document Type: Chapter

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