Games: Purpose and Potential in Education

• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Other Authors: Miller, Christopher Thomas (Editor)
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Boston, MA : Springer US : Imprint: Springer, 2009.
• Subjects: Education.; Education > Data processing.; Educational technology.; Educational Technology.; Computers and Education.

The field of Games is rapidly expanding, prompting institutions throughout the world to create game development programs and courses focusing on educational games. As a result, games have also become a hot topic in the area of educational technology research. This increased interest is due to the te...

Table of Contents:

• Rediscovering the Roots of Games in Education
• What Makes Games Compelling?
• Identity and Gaming
• Fair Game: Designing Games to Bridge the Gender Gap
• Games as a Learning Motivator
• Video Game Pedagogy
• Integrating Instructional Design with Game Development to Optimize Game-Based Learning
• Predicting the Future from Multiple Perspectives: Current Problems and Future Potential for Educational Games.