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Serious Games for Higher Education: A Framework for Reducing Design Complexity
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Westera, W.; Nadolski, R. J.; Hummel, H. G. K.; Wopereis, I. G. J. H. – Journal of Computer Assisted Learning, 2008
Serious games open up many new opportunities for complex skills learning in higher education. The inherent complexity of such games, though, requires large efforts for their development. This paper presents a framework for serious game design, which aims to reduce the design complexity at conceptual, technical and practical levels. The approach…
Descriptors: Feedback (Response), Higher Education, Computer System Design, Educational Technology
Effectiveness of MMORPG-Based Instruction in Elementary English Education in Korea
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Suh, S.; Kim, S. W.; Kim, N. J. – Journal of Computer Assisted Learning, 2010
This study investigated the effectiveness of massive multiplayer online role-playing game (MMORPG)-based (massive multiplayer online role-playing game) instruction in elementary English education. The effectiveness of the MMORPG program was compared with face-to-face instruction and the independent variables (gender, prior knowledge, motivation…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Games, Prior Learning, Learning Motivation
On the Road to Jerusalem: A Computer-Assisted Simulation Game for Religious Education.
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Martin, Allan; Smyth, I. – Journal of Computer Assisted Learning, 1987
Describes a computer simulation game and database package, "Palestine in the First Century," developed for upper primary and secondary school religious education in Scotland and designed for use on a microcomputer with a printer. The effect of this type of software on the role of teachers and students is considered. (Author/LRW)
Descriptors: Computer Assisted Instruction, Computer Simulation, Courseware, Databases