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Dickey, Michele D. – Educational Technology Research and Development, 2006
The purpose of this conceptual analysis is to investigate how contemporary video and computer games might inform instructional design by looking at how narrative devices and techniques support problem solving within complex, multimodal environments. Specifically, this analysis presents a brief overview of game genres and the role of narrative in…
Descriptors: Instructional Design, Computer Assisted Instruction, Problem Solving, Educational Technology

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