An activity theory-based model for serious games analysis and conceptual design

Computers and Education

Volumn 87, Issue , 2015, Pages 166-181

  Carvalho, Maira B ^a,b   Bellotti, Francesco ^a   Berta, Riccardo ^a   De Gloria, Alessandro ^a   Sedano, Carolina Islas ^c   Hauge, Jannicke Baalsrud ^d   Hu, Jun ^b   Rauterberg, Matthias ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GENOA   (Italy)

^b EINDHOVEN UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Netherlands)

^c UNIVERSITY OF EASTERN FINLAND   (Finland)

^d UNIVERSITY OF BREMEN   (Germany)

Author keywords

Activity theory; Educational serious games; Serious games; Serious games analysis; Serious games design

Indexed keywords

ACTIVITY COEFFICIENTS; CONCEPTUAL DESIGN; GAME THEORY;

ACTIVITY THEORY; CONCEPTUAL MODEL; EDUCATIONAL OBJECTIVES; EVALUATION STUDY; GAMING EXPERIENCES; HIGH LEVEL ASPECTS; PEDAGOGICAL GOALS; SERIOUS GAMES DESIGNS;

SERIOUS GAMES;

EID: 84929160438     PISSN: 03601315     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.compedu.2015.03.023     Document Type: Article

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