Describing and Studying Domain-Specific Serious Games

This book describes research outcomes on domain-specific serious games. The first part of the book focuses on the design and major characteristics of actual (mainly math-related) serious games. The second part of the book presents recent empirical studies on these games, exploring topics such as the...

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Other Authors: Torbeyns, Joke (Editor), Lehtinen, Erno (Editor), Elen, Jan (Editor)
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Cham Springer International Publishing 2015, 2015
Edition:1st ed. 2015
Series:Advances in Game-Based Learning
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Collection: Springer eBooks 2005- - Collection details see MPG.ReNa
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Summary:This book describes research outcomes on domain-specific serious games. The first part of the book focuses on the design and major characteristics of actual (mainly math-related) serious games. The second part of the book presents recent empirical studies on these games, exploring topics such as the effectiveness of serious games for learning and increasing motivation and  the influence of learners’ domain-specific and game competencies. The integration of serious games into the curriculum and subsequent performance and motivation outcomes are also presented
Physical Description:XI, 259 p. 54 illus., 50 illus. in color online resource
ISBN:9783319202761