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Kurt D. Squire – International Journal of Designs for Learning, 2021
At Play in the Cosmos is a game for University-level Astronomy courses. Designed as a collaboration between the Games + Learning + Society Center, an academic center at the University of Wisconsin-Madison, and Norton & Company, Cosmos is intended to support a "game-first" model of curriculum in which students play the game before…
Descriptors: Astronomy, Game Based Learning, Learning Activities, Design
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Engström, Henrik; Lyu, Ruimin; Backlund, Per; Toftedahl, Marcus; Ehmsen, Palle Rosendahl – Journal of University Teaching and Learning Practice, 2020
The learning goals of project-based courses are typically specific for each involved discipline. Game development is deeply interdisciplinary and some of its core principles are shared across disciplines, from art to programming. This article presents a project-based approach where students majoring in arts and students majoring in technology…
Descriptors: Interdisciplinary Approach, Active Learning, Student Projects, Art Education
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Larsen, Lasse Juel; Majgaard, Gunver – Designs for Learning, 2016
This article considers game design research in educational settings. Its focus is on how undergraduate students -- particularly engineering students -- learn computer game design. From observations conducted during our game design courses we have developed a model of expanded game design space. It encapsulates the entire development process from…
Descriptors: Undergraduate Students, Engineering Education, Computer Games, Design
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Dalal, Nikunj – Journal of Information Systems Education, 2012
We describe the use of rapid game prototyping as a pedagogic technique to experientially explore and learn requirements discovery, modeling, and specification in systems analysis and design courses. Students have a natural interest in gaming that transcends age, gender, and background. Rapid digital game creation is used to build computer games…
Descriptors: Teaching Methods, Systems Analysis, Design, Computer Games
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Warren, Scott J.; Jones, Greg – Journal of Educational Technology, 2008
There are several major challenges for instructional designers seeking to design learning games. These include the lack of access, the cost of rapidly advancing/expensive technology tools that make developing games uneconomical, the institutional time constraints limiting game use, and the concerns that schools lack sufficiently robust computer…
Descriptors: Games, Design, Educational Technology, Computer Games
International Association for Development of the Information Society, 2012
The IADIS CELDA 2012 Conference intention was to address the main issues concerned with evolving learning processes and supporting pedagogies and applications in the digital age. There had been advances in both cognitive psychology and computing that have affected the educational arena. The convergence of these two disciplines is increasing at a…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Academic Persistence, Academic Support Services, Access to Computers