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This empirical joint thesis examines the use of two educational games Kahoot! and Gimkit! on second language vocabulary acquisition and the games' effect on learning motivation. ... digital games often provide an environment where the players/learners can safely explore and test their skills (see for example Sylvén and Sundqvist 2012). ...
Effects of digital game-based STEM education on students' learning
Many researchers have explored the impact of digital games on learning effects in different STEM subjects. The purpose of this meta-analysis is to examine the effect of digital game-based STEM education on the learning achievement of K-12 or higher education students. The analysis results of effect sizes from 33 studies (N = 3894) published from 2010 to 2020 showed that digital games ...
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Student thesis, Professional degree (advanced) 30 HE English Study Programme in Education for Upper-Secondary School ... Digital games are played on computers, mobile phones, game consoles, such as Xbox and PlayStation, and other digital devices. Digital games are outpacing most
Digital games for architecture and spatial design: Investigating game
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PDF An Analysis of Game-Based Learning for the Design of Digital Science Games
An Analysis of Game-Based Learning for the Design of Digital Science Games Daniel Perry A dissertation submitted in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the degree of Doctor of Philosophy University of Washington 2016 Reading Committee: Cecilia R. Aragon, Chair Sean Munson Kate Starbird Jennifer Turns Program Authorized to Offer Degree:
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Digital games in education provide an interactive and hands-on learning experience, especially when experiential learning is used to engage adult learners (Knowles, Citation 1984). The digital games and simulations take students into another world and let them experience life in another dimension (Nkonyane & Van Wyk, Citation 2015).
Video Games: Their Effect on Society and How We Must Modernize Our
This thesis aims to explore how video games have become an extremely beneficial tool in regards to education, art, medicine, psychology, economics, and beyond. Chapter 1 focuses on ... truth, and in this ever-evolving age of digital media and the internet, would be dangerous positions to maintain, particularly in regards to education. Gamer ...
A triangulation method on the effectiveness of digital game-based
This research aimed to explore the views of 8th grade students on digital game-based English language learning as a foreign language (EFL). A total of 69 students between the ages of 12 and 14 participated in the study. Students' vocabulary acquisition skills were tested using a web 2.0 application called "Quizziz." The study utilized a triangulation method in which the results of a quasi ...
The Effective Integration of Digital Games and Learning Content
This thesis is concerned with how the coveted user-engagement of digital games can be usefully harnessed for educational goals. Educational software has traditionally used gaming elements as a ...
PDF Digital Games As Interactive Narrative and Their Eversion: a Thesis
playing or adventure game genre). This unique narrative structure of digital games is named interactive narrative. I am convinced that proving interactive narratives narrativity will be the most powerful objection to ludologists' argument. Eventually, this thesis will focus on proving digital games as narrative and be based on studies in terms
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In this strategy, games are used to involve students in learning. Well-chosen and designed games are invaluable as they give learners a break and at the same time allow learners to practice language skills. Many studies conducted related to the benefits and advantages of digital games in vocabulary acquisition. For
Digital game-based learning in secondary education
This PhD thesis presents research on digital game-based learning in secondary education. The main research question is: How do digital games contribute to learning, engagement and motivation to learn? The thesis contains seven chapters. Chapter one is an introduction to digital game-based learning and shows the scope of the thesis.
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Abstract. This thesis compares the different concepts of game narrative and traditional narrative, and aims to explore and analyze the relationship between visual elements and game narrative in video games. Game narrative is an emerging narrative based on digital media.
Digital educational games and mathematics. Results of a case study in
The study presents the results of a project in which a series of digital games were used for teaching Mathematics to first, fourth, and sixth-grade primary school students (ages 6-7, 8-9, and 11-12). Mathematics was selected as the teaching subject because of the difficulties students face in understanding basic math concepts. Although digital games are used quite extensively for ...
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This dissertation shows that just as digital games have become more literary, filmic, and dramatic, so too has literature become more game-like, or ludic. New media scholars have paid much attention to the ways in which digital games borrow from literature, but few have considered how literature borrows from digital games. Likewise, scholars have applied methodologies borrowed from literature ...
PDF Digital Games for Learning Mathematics: Possibilities and Limitations
To this end, the findings reported in this paper draw from a three-year project that sought to clearly identify the possibilities of digital environments, namely games, to enhance mathematical learning and create new mathematical dispositions (or habitus) for young people (digital natives). Gee's (2003) analysis of digital games has created ...
Where have all the games gone? An exploratory study of digital game
An exploratory study of digital game preservation. Download (1.27 MB) thesis. posted on 2012-08-08, 05:47 authored by Joanna Barwick. It is 50 years since the development of the first computer game and digital games now have an unprecedented influence on our culture. An increasingly popular leisure activity, digital games are also permeating ...
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Digital game-based learning lessons were developed using the RPG Maker MV software. A 30-item researcher-made performance test was utilized and adopted the 2014 NSSE engagement scale.
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structuring digital game distribution into strengths, weaknesses, opportunities and threats. Starting off with the strengths, I will classify what can commonly be considered to be the pros of digital distribution. This section primarily focuses on the convenience of a digital copy of a game, and the increasing selection of digital games.
Digital games in engineering education: systematic review and future trends
This paper closes by highlighting future trends in digital game-based learning for engineering education. 1. Introduction. Game-based learning has attracted considerable interest in education and research communities as a pedagogical method that can provide a motivating and active learning environment for learners.
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This thesis will go throughout the whole real process of creating a game by a single student without background in the game industry and will be a kind of work diary explaining all the difficulties found and the skills needed to do the game. 1.1. Background This bachelor's thesis is the final project of an Audiovisual Engineer of the
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Mapping Digital Game Culture in China: From Internet Addicts to eSports
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This empirical joint thesis examines the use of two educational games Kahoot! and Gimkit! on second language vocabulary acquisition and the games' effect on learning motivation. ... digital games often provide an environment where the players/learners can safely explore and test their skills (see for example Sylvén and Sundqvist 2012). ...
Many researchers have explored the impact of digital games on learning effects in different STEM subjects. The purpose of this meta-analysis is to examine the effect of digital game-based STEM education on the learning achievement of K-12 or higher education students. The analysis results of effect sizes from 33 studies (N = 3894) published from 2010 to 2020 showed that digital games ...
Student thesis, Professional degree (advanced) 30 HE English Study Programme in Education for Upper-Secondary School ... Digital games are played on computers, mobile phones, game consoles, such as Xbox and PlayStation, and other digital devices. Digital games are outpacing most
Digital games for architecture and spatial design: Investigating game design and facilitation of learning Dean Utian A thesis presented to The University of New South Wales in fulfilment of the requirements for the degree of Master of Philosophy (Higher Education) School of Education Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences 2014
An Analysis of Game-Based Learning for the Design of Digital Science Games Daniel Perry A dissertation submitted in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the degree of Doctor of Philosophy University of Washington 2016 Reading Committee: Cecilia R. Aragon, Chair Sean Munson Kate Starbird Jennifer Turns Program Authorized to Offer Degree:
Digital games in education provide an interactive and hands-on learning experience, especially when experiential learning is used to engage adult learners (Knowles, Citation 1984). The digital games and simulations take students into another world and let them experience life in another dimension (Nkonyane & Van Wyk, Citation 2015).
This thesis aims to explore how video games have become an extremely beneficial tool in regards to education, art, medicine, psychology, economics, and beyond. Chapter 1 focuses on ... truth, and in this ever-evolving age of digital media and the internet, would be dangerous positions to maintain, particularly in regards to education. Gamer ...
This research aimed to explore the views of 8th grade students on digital game-based English language learning as a foreign language (EFL). A total of 69 students between the ages of 12 and 14 participated in the study. Students' vocabulary acquisition skills were tested using a web 2.0 application called "Quizziz." The study utilized a triangulation method in which the results of a quasi ...
This thesis is concerned with how the coveted user-engagement of digital games can be usefully harnessed for educational goals. Educational software has traditionally used gaming elements as a ...
playing or adventure game genre). This unique narrative structure of digital games is named interactive narrative. I am convinced that proving interactive narratives narrativity will be the most powerful objection to ludologists' argument. Eventually, this thesis will focus on proving digital games as narrative and be based on studies in terms
In this strategy, games are used to involve students in learning. Well-chosen and designed games are invaluable as they give learners a break and at the same time allow learners to practice language skills. Many studies conducted related to the benefits and advantages of digital games in vocabulary acquisition. For
This PhD thesis presents research on digital game-based learning in secondary education. The main research question is: How do digital games contribute to learning, engagement and motivation to learn? The thesis contains seven chapters. Chapter one is an introduction to digital game-based learning and shows the scope of the thesis.
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Abstract. This thesis compares the different concepts of game narrative and traditional narrative, and aims to explore and analyze the relationship between visual elements and game narrative in video games. Game narrative is an emerging narrative based on digital media.
The study presents the results of a project in which a series of digital games were used for teaching Mathematics to first, fourth, and sixth-grade primary school students (ages 6-7, 8-9, and 11-12). Mathematics was selected as the teaching subject because of the difficulties students face in understanding basic math concepts. Although digital games are used quite extensively for ...
This dissertation shows that just as digital games have become more literary, filmic, and dramatic, so too has literature become more game-like, or ludic. New media scholars have paid much attention to the ways in which digital games borrow from literature, but few have considered how literature borrows from digital games. Likewise, scholars have applied methodologies borrowed from literature ...
To this end, the findings reported in this paper draw from a three-year project that sought to clearly identify the possibilities of digital environments, namely games, to enhance mathematical learning and create new mathematical dispositions (or habitus) for young people (digital natives). Gee's (2003) analysis of digital games has created ...
An exploratory study of digital game preservation. Download (1.27 MB) thesis. posted on 2012-08-08, 05:47 authored by Joanna Barwick. It is 50 years since the development of the first computer game and digital games now have an unprecedented influence on our culture. An increasingly popular leisure activity, digital games are also permeating ...
Digital game-based learning lessons were developed using the RPG Maker MV software. A 30-item researcher-made performance test was utilized and adopted the 2014 NSSE engagement scale.
structuring digital game distribution into strengths, weaknesses, opportunities and threats. Starting off with the strengths, I will classify what can commonly be considered to be the pros of digital distribution. This section primarily focuses on the convenience of a digital copy of a game, and the increasing selection of digital games.
This paper closes by highlighting future trends in digital game-based learning for engineering education. 1. Introduction. Game-based learning has attracted considerable interest in education and research communities as a pedagogical method that can provide a motivating and active learning environment for learners.
This thesis will go throughout the whole real process of creating a game by a single student without background in the game industry and will be a kind of work diary explaining all the difficulties found and the skills needed to do the game. 1.1. Background This bachelor's thesis is the final project of an Audiovisual Engineer of the
The Digital Repository Service is a secure repository system, designed to store and share scholarly, administrative, and archival materials from the Northeastern University community. The DRS was developed by the Northeastern University Library as a tool for University faculty and staff to protect the valuable information and data that has been created as part of the University's research ...
People also read lists articles that other readers of this article have read.. Recommended articles lists articles that we recommend and is powered by our AI driven recommendation engine.. Cited by lists all citing articles based on Crossref citations. Articles with the Crossref icon will open in a new tab.
Digital games have a long tradition of providing simulations of various systems of human activities, such as politics, culture, society, environment, and war. Urban planning has been simulated ...
It looks like GameStop wants to break out of the brick-and-mortar box. CEO Ryan Cohen posted on X on Monday that the video game retailer is seeking a mobile app developer. "Looking for strong ...
For example, while Elden Ring may run faster on PlayStation 5, Sony's limited implementation of variable refresh rate support means that we'd much rather play the game on Xbox Series X - it's just ...
Xbox Live, Microsoft's multiplayer gaming and digital media network, was suffering technical problems Tuesday as thousands of users reported problems accessing it. User-reported problems with ...
July brings a billion guns, puck slapshots and the threat of sabotage to PlayStation Plus with the Monthly Games lineup. From July 2*, all PlayStation Plus members** can add the sci-fi looter shooter carnage of Borderlands 3, on-ice action of NHL 24 and the spaceship-set party game Among Us to their game libraries.
Forza Horizon 4 is leaving the Microsoft Store and Steam on 12/15 and will see changes to the way its Festival Playlist