Game-Inspired Design: Empirical Evidence in Support of Gameful Learning Environments

Games and Culture

Volumn 13, Issue 1, 2018, Pages 44-70

  Aguilar, Stephen J ^a   Holman, Caitlin ^a   Fishman, Barry J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN   (United States)

Author keywords

assessment; formal learning environments; gamification; higher education; motivation

Indexed keywords

EID: 85037130719     PISSN: 15554120     EISSN: 15554139     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1555412015600305     Document Type: Article

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