Case Study 3: Students' Experiences of Interdisciplinary Learning while Building Scientific Video Games
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چکیده
Gamejams,hackathonsandsimilargroupgamecreationeventshavebecomeincreasinglypopular overthepastdecade(Fowleretal.,2015).Theyprovidenewandexcitingopportunitiesforeducation andresearch.Theyfostercreativethinkingandinnovation(Prestonetal.,2012),andstrengthenproject managementandcommunicationskills(Smith&Bowers,2016);allofwhichareessentialskillsfor workinginindustry(Pirkeretal.,2016). KEywoRdS Game Based Science Learning, Game Creating Skills, Game jams, Group Game Creation, Group Gaming, Scientific Games
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ورودعنوان ژورنال:
- IJGBL
دوره 7 شماره
صفحات -
تاریخ انتشار 2017