The earliest games have been used to support training and learning objectives (Coleman,
1971). The first games and simulations, for specifically educational purposes, were in fact …

With the increasing popularity of smartphones and tablets, game-based learning (GBL) is
undergoing a rapid shift to mobile platforms. This transformation is driven by mobility …

The combination of informal learning and mobile outdoor games can be seen as a relevant
arena for conducting novel learning activities that involve children in different tasks including …

Treasure is a pervasive game playing in the context of people's daily living environments.
Unlike previous pervasive games that are based on the predefined contents and proprietary …

Mobile outdoor games can be seen as fertile ground for conducting novel learning activities
that involve children in different tasks including physical motion, problem solving, inquiry …

This book examines the implications of computer-generated learning for curriculum design,
epistemology, and pedagogy, exploring the ways these technologies transform the …

In this work, we discuss various aspects of the application of pervasive technologies inside
an urban setting. In the last decade we have seen the emergence of a multitude of closely …

Pervasive and social game is an emerging game genre which brings more physical
movement and social interactions into game. This article proposes the conceptual …

This book scrutinizes pervasive games from a technological perspective, focusing on the
sub-domain of games that satisfy the criteria that they make use of virtual game elements. In …

This article presents the validation of the Pervasive GameFlow model (PGF), a model for
analyzing player enjoyment in pervasive gaming. The model can be used as both a heuristic …