As video games are becoming more and more complex and are reaching a broader
audience, there is an increasing interest in procedures to analyze player behavior and the …

The use of serious games to support learning continues to expand across a range of
educational and training settings. Hence, a need exists to understand more fully how users …

Children are increasingly using computer technologies as reflected in reports of computer
use in schools in the United States. Given the greater exposure of children to these …

Previous studies have found that educational games (EG) provide immersion, motivation,
fun and high level of engagement. Studies also found that EG are able to teach 21 st century …

Adaptive digital educational games (DEGs) providing players with relevant interventions can
enhance gameplay experience. This advance in game design, however, renders the user …

This paper reports the experimental studies we have performed to evaluate Explore!, an m-
learning system that supports middle school students during a visit to an archaeological …

Computer programming has for decades posed several difficulties for students of all
educational levels. A number of teaching approaches have been proposed over the years …

Educational computer games studies experienced rapid growth due to the belief that games
can offer various learning benefits being highly popular among younger generations …

The inclusion of programming topics in the initial grades of school gives rise to debates
about the best ways to teach these contents. Programmable toys, activities with physical …

Prior research has highlighted opportunities for technology to better support the tabletop
game experience in offline and online settings, but little work has focused on the social …