Game-based learning in second life®. Do gender and age make a difference?

Journal of Gaming and Virtual Worlds

Volumn 2, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 53-76

  Toro Troconis, Maria ^a   Mellstrom U L F ^b  

^a IMPERIAL COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^b LULEÅ UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Games; Gender; Medicine; Second life; Virtual patients; Virtual worlds

Indexed keywords

EID: 85055461777     PISSN: 1757191X     EISSN: 17571928     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1386/jgvw.2.1.53_1     Document Type: Article

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