Participatory design of learning media: Designing educational computer games with and for teenagers

Interactive Technology and Smart Education

Volumn 3, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 275-291

  Danielsson, Karin ^a   Wiberg, Charlotte ^a  

^a UMEÅ UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Educational computer game; Intrinsic motivation; Multimedia design team; Participatory design; Teenagers

Indexed keywords

EID: 84992986655     PISSN: 17415659     EISSN: 17588510     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/17415650680000068     Document Type: Article

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