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Rauschenberger, Maria; Willems, Andreas; Ternieden, Menno; Thomaschewski, Jörg – Journal of Interactive Learning Research, 2019
Gamification is an established concept to apply game elements in different contexts to engage and motivate users. Gamification has been successfully used in various use cases and applications as well as general frameworks have been established. To support the design of learning environments in order to improve students' engagement and motivation,…
Descriptors: Computer Games, Student Motivation, Guidelines, Learner Engagement
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Kist, William; Morgan, Kate – Journal of Interactive Learning Research, 2017
This article examines what that immersion in virtual worlds has looked like for Jason (a pseudonym), a 21-year-old person diagnosed on the autism spectrum who has participated in virtual games since he was 12. Over the four years we have followed Jason, what has been noticeable is not only the increasing communication skills he has demonstrated,…
Descriptors: Autism, Computer Mediated Communication, Computer Simulation, Pervasive Developmental Disorders