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Serious Games: Mechanisms and Effects Ute Ritterfeld, Michael Cody, Peter Vorderer (eds) - 2009

Serious Games

Serious Games: Mechanisms and Effects

Author(s) : Ute Ritterfeld, Michael Cody, Peter Vorderer (eds)
Editor : Routledge
Publication date : 06-30-2009
Language : english English

A scientific book gathering 28 contributions from researchers who are specialized on Serious Games, over 530 pages. The covered topics are wide, ranging from the definition of "Serious Games" to the advantages, limits, and practical use of games for education and social change. An interesting book featuring the work of some recognized researches in the field: James Paul Gee, Henri Jenkins, Yasmin Kafai, Debra Lieberman, Joost Rassens, etc.

 


Keywords : serious game, scientific research