The design of “Serious games” that use game components (eg, storyline, long-term goals,
rewards) to create engaging learning experiences has increased in recent years. We …

Storyline is one of the major motivators that lead people to play video games. However, little
empirical evidence exists on the instructional effectiveness of integrating a storyline into …

Due to globalization growth, learning a second language is a necessity to develop in an
increasingly demanding multicultural environment. However, at present we still find that …

This paper analyzes students' self-perception of success and learning effectiveness after
using non-compulsory gamification in an online Cybcourse. For this purpose, we designed a …

To evaluate user perceptions and educational impact of gamified online role-play in
teledentistry as well as to construct a conceptual framework highlighting how to design this …

Developer-friendly professional authoring tools have greatly simplified entertainment
videogame development. However, this simplification had a limited impact on serious …

New ways of learning have emerged in the last years by using computers in education. For
instance, many Virtual Learning Environments have been widely adopted by educators …

Several researchers along with technicians have been develo** software and hardware to
support and/or replace the standard method of teaching for children with autism spectrum …

We present EGDA, an educational game development approach focused on the teaching of
procedural knowledge using a cost-effective approach. EGDA proposes four tasks: analysis …

Digital games are a powerful means for creating enticing, beautiful, educational, and often
highly addictive interactive experiences that impact the lives of billions of players worldwide …