Serious games are designed to entertain and educate players, and to promote behavioral
change. This chapter reviews characterizations of serious games and the theoretical …

In recent years, there has been a growing interest in constructing rich interactive
entertainment and training experiences. As these experiences have grown in complexity …

Self-efficacy is an individual's belief about her ability to perform well in a given situation.
Because self-efficacious students are effective learners, endowing intelligent tutoring …

Serious games represent the state-of-the-art in the convergence of electronic gaming
technologies with instructional design principles and pedagogies. Despite the value of high …

This research explores the learning outcomes of online virtual museums employing diverse
technologies such as images, videos, 3D reconstructions, etc. It presents the selection …

Serious games represent the state-of-the-art in the convergence of electronic gaming
technologies with instructional design principles and pedagogies. Whilst the selection …

New learning and communications paradigms of today's learners are extending the
definition of literacy and directly affecting how reading and writing skills are acquired (Leu …

Whatever technology is used, instructional design and media characteristics has a
significant effect on the learning experience. 3D virtual worlds allowing a broad range of …

The pandemic has contributed to the increased digital content development for remote
experiences. Notably, museums have begun creating virtual exhibitions using 360-videos …

Recent years have seen an emerging interest in narrativecentered learning, ushering in a
wave of research on adaptive story-based systems for education and training. Among the …