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Houtkamp, Joske M.; Toet, Alexander; Bos, Frank A. – Simulation & Gaming, 2012
The authors added task-relevant sounds to a computer-mediated instructor in-the-loop virtual training for firefighter commanders in an attempt to raise the engagement and arousal of the users. Computer-mediated training for crew commanders should provide a sensory experience that is sufficiently intense to make the training viable and effective.…
Descriptors: Trainees, Computer Uses in Education, Sensory Experience, Verbal Communication
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Fowler, Sandra M.; Pusch, Margaret D. – Simulation & Gaming, 2010
Intercultural simulations are instructional activities that engage and challenge participants with experiences integral to encounters between people of more than one cultural group. Simulations designed specifically to support intercultural encounters have been in use since the 1970s. This article examines the conceptual bases for intercultural…
Descriptors: Educational Games, Simulation, Cultural Pluralism, Intercultural Communication
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Hull, Emily Blackshear – Simulation & Gaming, 2008
This article discusses the pedagogical implications of using Internet chat in simulations for second-language learners. The author reviews several published simulations and explains how to use Internet chat effectively in the classroom. The author also relays her experience with using Internet chat with the BULLYING simulation.
Descriptors: Computer Mediated Communication, Bullying, Internet, Simulation