ERIC Number: EJ549370
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Publication Date: 1997
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Beyond Entertainment: Using Interactive Games in Web-Based Instruction.
Stewart, Kelly Michael
Journal of Instruction Delivery Systems, v11 n2 p18-20 Spr 1997
Explores elements of game design: entertainment, fantasy, nonthreatening reality, objectives, rules, opposition, hazards, outcomes; a rationale for using games in courseware; advantages of World Wide Web Instructional gaming: asynchronous learning opportunities, process data gathering, real-time interaction across geographically dispersed populations, dynamic scenarios; and potential problems in classroom use. (PEN)
Descriptors: Class Activities, Competition, Computer Assisted Instruction, Computer Games, Computer Software Development, Data Collection, Distance Education, Educational Games, Educational Objectives, Educational Opportunities, Fantasy, Instructional Design, Outcomes of Education, Realism, World Wide Web
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Language: English
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