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Terzidou, Theodouli; Tsiatsos, Thrasyvoulos; Miliou, Christina; Sourvinou, Athanasia – IEEE Transactions on Learning Technologies, 2016
This study proposes and applies a novel concept for an AI enhanced serious game collaborative environment as a supplementary learning tool in tertiary education. It is based on previous research that investigated pedagogical agents for a serious game in the OpenSim environment. The proposed AI features to support the serious game are the…
Descriptors: Educational Games, Computer Games, Artificial Intelligence, Student Attitudes
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Wang, Shwu-Huey; Wang, Hsiu-Yuan – Technology, Pedagogy and Education, 2017
Hospitality students are required to be able to address challenging cases or problems in the work environment. However, traditional lecture- or exam-based instruction leaves a gap between theory and practice. On the other hand, modern youth live and socialise in an increasingly digital environment, and one of their biggest pastimes is playing…
Descriptors: Hospitality Occupations, Tests, Teaching Methods, Problem Solving
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Lukosch, Heide; Groen, Daan; Kurapati, Shalini; Klemke, Roland; Verbraeck, Alexander – International Journal of Game-Based Learning, 2016
This study introduces the concept of microgames to support situated learning in order to foster situational awareness (SA) of planners in seaport container terminals. In today's complex working environments, it is often difficult to develop the required level of understanding of a given situation, described as situational awareness. A container…
Descriptors: Performance, Foreign Countries, Case Studies, Games
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Almeida, Fernando – Cypriot Journal of Educational Sciences, 2017
The teaching of entrepreneurship is currently a fundamental pillar in the construction of social responsibility with strong impact on the future economic development of society. The use of serious games in the entrepreneurship field is a way of encouraging students' motivation to become entrepreneurs and develop their skills in the field. In this…
Descriptors: Entrepreneurship, Social Responsibility, Teaching Methods, Educational Games
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Ellahi, Abida; Zaka, Bilal; Sultan, Fahd – Educational Technology & Society, 2017
This paper documents how the adoption of digital games by academia reshapes the current worldview by bringing the potential answers for all learning issues. The central objective of this study is to investigate the extent to which digital games can impact learning effectiveness, and to what extent these games can be used as supplementary elements…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Business Administration Education, Computer Games, Technology Uses in Education
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Davis, Michael – Journal of Geography, 2017
Niantic Labs has developed an augmented virtual reality mobile app game called Ingress in which agents must seek out and control locations for their designated factions. The app uses the Google Maps interface along with GPS to enhance a geocaching-like experience with elements of other classical games such as capture-the-flag. This study aims to…
Descriptors: Geography Instruction, Computer Games, Educational Games, Computer Oriented Programs
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Mayer, Igor; Bekebrede, Geertje; Harteveld, Casper; Warmelink, Harald; Zhou, Qiqi; van Ruijven, Theo; Lo, Julia; Kortmann, Rens; Wenzler, Ivo – British Journal of Educational Technology, 2014
The authors present the methodological background to and underlying research design of an ongoing research project on the scientific evaluation of serious games and/or computer-based simulation games (SGs) for advanced learning. The main research questions are: (1) what are the requirements and design principles for a comprehensive social…
Descriptors: Educational Technology, Computer Games, Computer Simulation, Research Methodology
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Gecu, Zeynep; Cagiltay, Kursat – International Journal of Game-Based Learning, 2015
Computer games, which are currently very popular among students, can affect different cognitive abilities. The purpose of the present study is to examine undergraduate students' experiences and preferences in playing computer games as well as their mental rotation abilities. A total of 163 undergraduate students participated. The results showed a…
Descriptors: Educational Technology, Technology Uses in Education, Computer Games, Teaching Methods
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Wan, Hsu-Tien; Hsu, Kuang-Yang; Sheu, Shiow-Yunn – Educational Research and Reviews, 2016
In this research, we aim to understand the effectiveness of adopting educational technologies in a computer literacy course to students in a medical university. The course was organized with three core components: Open Education Resources (OER) reading, a book club, and online game competition. These components were delivered by a learning…
Descriptors: Computer Literacy, Medical Schools, Medical Students, Computer Science Education
Bisadi, Maryam; Chua, Alton Y. K; Keong, Lee Chu – International Association for Development of the Information Society, 2013
Although digital games have been developed for various subject areas, little attention has been focused on using digital games to address international students' adjustment issues. For this reason, this paper endeavors to explore the use of a digital game in facilitating international students acquire adjustment-related information. Specifically,…
Descriptors: Computer Games, Foreign Students, Student Adjustment, Educational Games
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Skewes, Joshua C; Jegindø, Else-Marie; Gebauer, Line – Autism: The International Journal of Research and Practice, 2015
Autistic people are better at perceiving details. Major theories explain this in terms of bottom-up sensory mechanisms or in terms of top-down cognitive biases. Recently, it has become possible to link these theories within a common framework. This framework assumes that perception is implicit neural inference, combining sensory evidence with…
Descriptors: Autism, Neurological Impairments, Neurology, Perception
Yilmaz, Fatma Gizem Karaoglan; Yilmaz, Ramazan; Teker, Necmettin; Keser, Hafize – Online Submission, 2014
That internet is developing fast and its cost is becoming cheaper rapidly increases the number of people using this technology. Although internet provides miscellaneous benefits for the users, it also causes them to encounter certain difficulties. Particularly, those young people, who leave their families to study at a university spend most of…
Descriptors: Internet, Addictive Behavior, College Students, Student Behavior
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Erhel, Séverine; Jamet, Eric – Interactive Learning Environments, 2016
Few studies have investigated the effects of the instructions provided in educational computer games on cognitive processing and learning outcomes. In our experiment, we sought to compare the effects on learning outcomes of two different types of goal-oriented instructions: "mastery-goal" instructions, which prompt learners to develop…
Descriptors: Outcomes of Education, Goal Orientation, Instruction, Video Games
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Kampf, Ronit – Universal Journal of Educational Research, 2016
Two cross-national experimental studies examined the effects of PeaceMaker and Global Conflicts on knowledge acquisition and attitude change regarding the Israeli-Palestinian conflict. PeaceMaker and Global Conflicts are role-playing computerized simulations of this conflict. 248 undergraduate students from Turkey, Israel, Palestine and the US…
Descriptors: Conflict, Computer Simulation, Simulated Environment, Educational Technology
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Sancar Tokmak, Hatice – Asia-Pacific Journal of Teacher Education, 2015
This qualitative case study aimed to investigate Early Childhood Education (ECE) pre-service teachers' perception of development in their technological, pedagogical, content knowledge (TPACK) after designing educational computer games for young children. Participants included 21 ECE pre-service teachers enrolled in the course Instructional…
Descriptors: Qualitative Research, Case Studies, Early Childhood Education, Preservice Teachers
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