Outcomes for design and learning when teenagers with autism codesign a serious game: A pilot study

Journal of Computer Assisted Learning

Volumn 34, Issue 3, 2018, Pages 293-305

  Bossavit, B ^a   Parsons, S ^b  

^a PUBLIC UNIVERSITY OF NAVARRE   (Spain)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHAMPTON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

academic content; autism; educational game; user centred design

Indexed keywords

EID: 85041703930     PISSN: 02664909     EISSN: 13652729     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/jcal.12242     Document Type: Article

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