Challenging games help students learn: An empirical study on engagement, flow and immersion in game-based learning

Computers in Human Behavior

Volumn 54, Issue , 2016, Pages 170-179

  Hamari, Juho ^a   Shernoff, David J ^b   Rowe, Elizabeth ^c   Coller, Brianno ^d   Asbell Clarke, Jodi ^c   Edwards, Teon ^c  

^a TAMPERE UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Finland)

^b Rutgers University   (United States)

^c TERC   (United States)

^d NORTHERN ILLINOIS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Engagement; Flow; Game based learning; Gamification; Immersion; Serious games

Indexed keywords

BEHAVIORAL RESEARCH; HUMAN COMPUTER INTERACTION;

ENGAGEMENT; FLOW; GAME-BASED LEARNING; GAMIFICATION; IMMERSION; SERIOUS GAMES;

COMPUTER AIDED INSTRUCTION;

EID: 84939539233     PISSN: 07475632     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.chb.2015.07.045     Document Type: Article

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