Narrative-centered learning environments: A story-centric approach to educational games

Emerging Technologies for the Classroom: A Learning Sciences Perspective

Volumn , Issue , 2013, Pages 223-237

  Lester, James C ^a   Rowe, Jonathan P ^a   Mott, Bradford W ^a  

^a North Carolina State University   (United States)

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EID: 85016638957     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.1007/978-1-4614-4696-5_15     Document Type: Chapter

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