Minecraft as a creative tool: A case study

International Journal of Game-Based Learning

Volumn 4, Issue 2, 2014, Pages 1-14

  Cipollone, Maria ^a   Schifter, Catherine C ^a   Moffat, Rick A ^a  

^a TEMPLE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Constructionism; English Literature Curriculum; Learning; Minecraft Video Games

Indexed keywords

EID: 84919471084     PISSN: 21556849     EISSN: 21556857     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4018/ijgbl.2014040101     Document Type: Article

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