Table of Contents

Acknowledgments Notes on Contributors Foreword Henry Jenkins Introduction Sara de Freitas and Paul Maharg Part I: Theoria - Theoretical Positions 1. Digital Games and Learning: Modelling learning experiences in the digital age Paul Maharg and Sara de Freitas 2. Four-dimensional Consideration of Feedback in Serious Games Ian Dunwell, Sara de Freitas and Steve Jarvis 3. A Complex Systems Framework for Simulating Teaching and Learning David Gibson Part II: Cultura - Cultural Perspectives 4. Revolution: Experiential learning through virtual role play Russell Francis 5. Stealth Learning in Online Games Esther MacCallum-Stewart 6. Murder on Grimm Isle: The design of a game-based learning environment Michele Dickey 7. Are Games All Child's Play? Scot Osterweil and Eric Klopfer Part III: Praxis - Theory into practice 8. Constructions of Games, Teachers and Young People in Formal Learning Richard Sandford, Keri Facer and Ben Williamson 9. Games and Simulations in Informal Science Education Kurt Squire and Nathan J. Patterson 10. From Master to Games-Master: Managing disequilibrium and scaffolding in simulation-based learning Karen Barton and Patricia McKellar 11. Designing Serious Games for Cultural Heritage Purposes Francesco Bellotti, Riccardo Berta, Alessandro De Gloria, Giulia Panizza, Matteo Pellegrino and Ludovica Primavera Index

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Analyses the variety of play implemented within educational games and simulations and gives detailed examples of cutting-edge application in a wide range of disciplines.

About the Author

Sara de Freitas is Professor of Virtual Environments and Director of Research at the Serious Games Institute, University of Coventry, UK.
Paul Maharg is Professor of Legal Education at Northumbria University School of Law, UK.

Reviews

‘Digital Games and Learning is a much-needed addition to the burgeoning field of serious gaming. The book's emphasis on issues that matter to a wide range of stakeholders - from practitioners, to researchers, to policy-makers - asks us to look beyond departmental, institutional, and professional silos in order to advance practice, research, and theory.' George Veletsianos, Assistant Professor of Instructional Technology, University of Texas at Austin, USA

‘Digital Games and Learning represents a valuable snapshot of the current state of the field, one which builds on more than a decade of research on games-based learning, one which brings together both veterans and newcomers, one which is sure to spark more debates.' Henry Jenkins, Provost's Professor of Communications, Journalism and Cinematic Art, University of Southern California, USA

This book asks key questions about Games Based Learning (GBL) and offers potential answers from a range of researchers, practitioners and professionals... This book tackles the teoretical, cultural and practical issues in GBL with mostly good insight and relevance.
*Learning & Teaching*

Educational policy-makers and researchers in the area of digital learning and serious gaming will find this a valuable book to read.
*Teaching Theology & Religion*