Current practices in serious game research: A review from a learning outcomes perspective

Games-Based Learning Advancements for Multi-Sensory Human Computer Interfaces: Techniques and Effective Practices

Volumn , Issue , 2009, Pages 232-250

  Wouters, Pieter ^a   van der Spek, Erik D ^a   van Oostendorp, Herre ^a  

^a UTRECHT UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

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EID: 84901562357     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.4018/978-1-60566-360-9.ch014     Document Type: Chapter

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