Serious Games in Education : A Global Perspective

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In the global culture of education, game-based learning needs to be an integrated part of formal education, and not just an 'exotic spice' for many educators, as it is today. The critical role of the educator as a facilitator, gatekeeper and enabler of serious games is often downplayed. Th...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Egenfeldt-Nielsen, Simon
Other Authors: Sorensen, Birgitte Holm, Meyer, Bente
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: Santa Barbara : Aarhus University Press, 2011.
Series:Book collections on Project MUSE.
Subjects:
Lernspiel
Educational games.
Computer games.
Computer-assisted instruction.
EDUCATION > Teaching Methods & Materials > General.
EDUCATION > Experimental Methods.
Enseignement assiste par ordinateur.
Electronic books.
Online Access:Texto completo
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Summary:In the global culture of education, game-based learning needs to be an integrated part of formal education, and not just an 'exotic spice' for many educators, as it is today. The critical role of the educator as a facilitator, gatekeeper and enabler of serious games is often downplayed. Therefore a comparison across regions is needed so that we do not limit the potential of transferring best practice, research results and the development of games across borders. This book deals with three key questions: How are serious games understood and designed? How do they establish themselves in learning a.
Physical Description:1 online resource (203 pages).
ISBN:9788771242591

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