Game-Based Learning Across the Lifespan Cross-Generational and Age-Oriented Topics /

• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Other Authors: Romero, Margarida (Editor), Sawchuk, Kimberly (Editor), Blat, Josep (Editor), Sayago, Sergio (Editor), Ouellet, Hubert (Editor)
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Cham : Springer International Publishing : Imprint: Springer, 2017.
• Series: Advances in Game-Based Learning
• Subjects: Education.; Educational technology.; Lifelong learning.; Adult education.; Educational Technology.; Learning & Instruction.; Lifelong Learning/Adult Education.

The book provides a systemic view of the state-of-the-art of Digital Game Based Learning (DGBL) across the lifespan, from age-specific game design requirements to technological devices that could overcome child and older adult difficulties in the use of DGBL technologies. Other topics include cross-...

Table of Contents:

• Cross-generational and age-oriented digital game based learning (DGBL) from childhood to older adulthood
• DGBL state-of-the-art for cross-generational and age-oriented learning
• Childhood play and DGBL: Should parents be afraid of digital technologies for supporting children's work or play?.-Primary education and DGBL: From mini-games to immersive games in primary formal education.- Secondary education and DGBL: the opportunity of mobile game environments.- Higher education and DGBL.- Gaming in the workplace.- Digital game activities in later life: a literature review.- Older adults and DGBL, from exergames to social gaming.- Game co-creation with older adults.- Exergames and games for health across the lifespan.- Serious games for society challenges.- DGBL across the lifespan implications for game designers and formal education.-  DGBL across the lifespan, game industry opportunities and challenges.- Cross-generational DGBL outlook for the short, mid and long term future.