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Designing Educational Games: A Pedagogical Approach

Designing Educational Games: A Pedagogical Approach
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Author(s): Stephen Tang (Liverpool John Moores University, UK)and Martin Hanneghan (Liverpool John Moores University, UK)
Copyright: 2014
Pages: 18
Source title: Gamification for Human Factors Integration: Social, Education, and Psychological Issues
Source Author(s)/Editor(s): Jonathan Bishop (Centre for Research into Online Communities and E-Learning Systems, Belgium)
DOI: 10.4018/978-1-4666-5071-8.ch011

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Abstract

Play has been an informal approach to teach young ones the skills of survival for centuries. With advancements in computing technology, many researchers believe that computer games1 can be used as a viable teaching and learning tool to enhance a student’s learning. It is important that the educational content of these games is well designed with meaningful game-play based on pedagogically sound theories to ensure constructive learning. This chapter features theoretical aspects of game design from a pedagogical perspective. It serves as a useful guide for educational game designers to design better educational games for use in game-based learning. The chapter provides a brief overview of educational games and game-based learning before highlighting theories of learning that are relevant to educational games. Selected theories of learning are then integrated into conventional game design practices to produce a set of guidelines for educational games design.

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