Wentworth
Institute of Technology
Using games to enhance learning and teaching : a beginner's guide /
"Despite growing interest in digital game-based learning and teaching, such as alternate reality games and virtual worlds, until now most teachers have lacked the resources and technical knowledge to create games that meet their needs. The only realistic option for many has been to use existing...
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| Format: | Electronic eBook |
| Language: | English |
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New York :
Routledge,
2012.
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Full text (Wentworth users only) |
| Local Note: | ProQuest Ebook Central |
| Summary: | "Despite growing interest in digital game-based learning and teaching, such as alternate reality games and virtual worlds, until now most teachers have lacked the resources and technical knowledge to create games that meet their needs. The only realistic option for many has been to use existing games which too often are out of step with curriculum goals, require high-end technology, and are difficult to integrate. This book offers a comprehensive solution, presenting five principles of games that can be embedded into traditional or online learning and teaching to enhance engagement and interactivity. Contributors highlight strategies and solutions for digital game design, showing how educationally sound games can be designed using readily accessible, low-end technologies. The authors are established researchers and designers in the field of educational games. Case studies explore specific academic perspectives, and featured insights from professional game designers provide an explicit link between theory and practice. Practical in nature, the book has a sound theoretical base that draws from a range of international literature and research"-- "Until now, most teachers have lacked the resources and knowledge to create games that meet their needs. This book presents five principles that can be embedded into traditional or online learning and teaching to enhance engagement and interactivity"-- |
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| Physical Description: | 1 online resource (xv, 210 pages) : illustrations |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references (pages 199-206) and index. |
| ISBN: | 9781136341311 1136341315 1280683422 9781280683428 9786613660367 6613660361 9781136341304 1136341307 |
| Language: | English. |
| Source of Description, Etc. Note: | Print version record. |