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Furio, David; Gonzalez-Gancedo, Santiago; Juan, M.-Carmen; Segui, Ignacio; Costa, Maria – Computers & Education, 2013
In this paper, we present an educational game for an iPhone and a Tablet PC. The main objective of the game was to reinforce children's knowledge about the water cycle. The game included different interaction forms like the touch screen and the accelerometer and combined AR mini-games with non-AR mini-games for better gameplay immersion. The main…
Descriptors: Computer Interfaces, Handheld Devices, Educational Games, Computer Games
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Tang, Stephen; Hanneghan, Martin – Journal of Interactive Learning Research, 2011
Game-based learning harnesses the advantages of computer games technology to create a fun, motivating and interactive virtual learning environment that promotes problem-based experiential learning. Such an approach is advocated by many commentators to provide an enhanced learning experience than those based on traditional didactic methods.…
Descriptors: Computer Software, Educational Technology, Teaching Methods, Computer Uses in Education
Williamson, Mary – 1997
The QuiltSpace Builder enables Microsoft's multimedia encyclopedia "Encarta" to "fit" into an established home or institutional learning environment so that "Encarta" can be used for productive research. Early observations of the difficulties encountered by Encarta users, coupled with a survey of presently available…
Descriptors: Computer Games, Computer Interfaces, Computer Networks, Computer Software