What Makes Things Fun to Learn? A Study of Intrinsically Motivating Computer Games.

Malone, Thomas W.

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Publication Date: 1981

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What Makes Things Fun to Learn? A Study of Intrinsically Motivating Computer Games.

Malone, Thomas W.

Pipeline, v6 n2 p50-51,49 Fall 1981

Two questions are examined: (1) What are the features that make computer games so captivating; and (2) How can these features be used to make learning, especially learning with computers, interesting? (MP)

Descriptors: Computer Science, Computers, Educational Games, Educational Technology, Games, Instruction, Learning Theories, Student Motivation

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Language: English

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