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Barclay, Paul A.; Bowers, Clint – International Journal of Game-Based Learning, 2018
Serious Educational Video Games (SEGs) play a large role in education for both children and adults. However, the budget for SEGs is typically lower than traditional entertainment video games, bringing with it the need to optimize the learning experience. This article looks at the role game immersion plays in improving learning outcomes, using the…
Descriptors: Educational Games, Video Games, Learner Engagement, Outcomes of Education
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Costa, Conceição; Tyner, Kathleen; Henriques, Sara; Sousa, Carla – International Journal of Game-Based Learning, 2018
This article presents the preliminary findings of GamiLearning (2015-2018), a research project that aims to promote critical and participative dimensions of Media and Information Literacy (MIL) in children through the creation of digital games. The project presents an innovative approach by arguing that MIL can be promoted through the process of…
Descriptors: Information Literacy, Literacy Education, Foreign Countries, Video Games
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Buteau, Chantal; Muller, Eric – International Journal of Game-Based Learning, 2018
E-Brock Bugs is a serious educational game (SEG) about probability which was created based on Devlin's design principles for games whose players adopt identities of mathematically able persons. This kind of games in which "players think and act like real world professionals" has been called epistemic. This article presents an empirical…
Descriptors: Computer Games, Educational Games, Probability, Educational Technology
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Manessis, Dionysios – International Journal of Game-Based Learning, 2014
This paper examines the importance of future kindergarten teachers' beliefs about the usefulness of Games Based Learning in Early Childhood Education. Data were collected by using questionnaires which were given to the participants at the end of an introductory level, Information and Communication Technologies course. The sample of this study was…
Descriptors: Preservice Teachers, Preschool Teachers, Kindergarten, Educational Games
Quick, John M.; Atkinson, Robert K.; Lin, Lijia – International Journal of Game-Based Learning, 2012
A survey study was conducted to better understand how gameplay enjoyment relates to players' personality traits and video game preferences. This study demonstrated that the core design elements of games that lead to enjoyment can be empirically identified. Similarly, it showed that considering personality, an individual characteristic, can produce…
Descriptors: Video Games, Taxonomy, Personality Traits, Preferences
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White, Matthew M. – International Journal of Game-Based Learning, 2012
Contemporary digital games do little to help novice and disadvantaged players wanting to learn to play. The novice-expert divide is a significant barrierfor entry for disadvantaged groups who want to play digital games; this is especially true for women (Jenson, Fisher, & De Castell, 2011). In response to this problem, three new tutorial…
Descriptors: Design, Video Games, Computer Games, Barriers
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Dalouskas, Vasilis; Rigou, Maria; Sirmakessis, Spiros – International Journal of Game-Based Learning, 2012
Currently casual games feature as the most dynamically developing section of the videogames industry and compared to the more complicated and technologically advanced hardcore games, are characterized by simple rules and game play, do not require long time commitment or special skills on the part of the player. They also have comparatively low…
Descriptors: Teaching Methods, Educational Games, Educational Technology, Technology Uses in Education
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Wiemeyer, Josef; Schneider, Philipp – International Journal of Game-Based Learning, 2012
Considering the wide use of Serious Games in application fields like cognitive learning, health education and rehabilitation and the recent developments of sensor and interface technology it is surprising that applications to motor learning in sport are rare. The aim of this study is to examine whether a specific learning effect can be elicited by…
Descriptors: Psychomotor Skills, Motor Development, Educational Games, Teaching Methods
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Charlier, Nathalie; De Fraine, Biecke – International Journal of Game-Based Learning, 2012
As educational technology is rapidly changing, greater emphasis has been placed on preparing the next generation of teachers for effective technology integration into the classrooms. In this article, the authors describe the design, implementation, and evaluation of a course on digital game-based learning (DGBL) developed for the preservice…
Descriptors: Educational Technology, Technology Uses in Education, Foreign Countries, Program Development