Digital Gaming
Digital Gaming
Lori Powell, Memorial University of Newfoundland
Definitions and background
Affordances
Constraints
Links
Digital Games Research Association
Digital game-based learning: It's not just the digital natives who are restless by Richard Van Eck
Digital games for learning: Conclusions and recommendations from the IMAGINE project
Digital games in schools: A handbook for teachers
Kurt Squire on Civic Engagement through Digital Games (Big Thinkers Series)
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