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Video Games for Learning: Design considerations and its application in the video game “The Time Invaders”: Video Games for Learning: Design considerations and application

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Nuria Medina Medina,

Patricia Paderewski,

Francisco Luis Gutiérrez VelaAuthors Info & Claims

TEEM'21: Ninth International Conference on Technological Ecosystems for Enhancing Multiculturality (TEEM'21)

Pages 150 - 156

https://doi.org/10.1145/3486011.3486437

Published: 20 December 2021 Publication History

Abstract

Educational video games require problem-solving within a narrative context which situates the actions of the game and establishes rules of engagement to prompt certain learning. The design of the educational game must present a series of characteristics to lead to a really effective learning. However, it is not an easy task for an inexperienced team to develop an educational video game with a suitable fun-learning balance. With this aim, in this work, the four main axes to design successful educational games are identified and argued. As a study case, the design of the game The Time Invaders is described.

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Rojas-Salazar AHaahr M(2023)The CLG Framework: A Methodical Approach to Designing Educational Video GamesProceedings of the 18th Latin American Conference on Learning Technologies (LACLO 2023)10.1007/978-981-99-7353-8_20(254-270)Online publication date: 18-Oct-2023
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