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Disaster Prevention Social Awareness: The Stop Disasters! Case Study 防灾社会意识:阻止灾害!案例研究

2014 6th International Conference on Games and Virtual Worlds for Serious Applications (VS-GAMES) Pub Date : 2014-09-01 DOI: 10.1109/VS-Games.2014.7012155

G. Pereira, R. Prada, Ana Paiva

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引用次数: 21

Aliens versus Humans: Do Avatars Make a Difference in How We Play the Game? 外星人与人类:化身对我们玩游戏的方式有影响吗?

2014 6th International Conference on Games and Virtual Worlds for Serious Applications (VS-GAMES) Pub Date : 2014-09-01 DOI: 10.1109/VS-Games.2014.7012029

Chris G. Christou, D. Michael

引用次数: 13

EngAGe: A Link between Educational Games Developers and Educators EngAGe:教育游戏开发者和教育者之间的纽带

2014 6th International Conference on Games and Virtual Worlds for Serious Applications (VS-GAMES) Pub Date : 2014-09-01 DOI: 10.1109/VS-Games.2014.7012156

Yaelle Chaudy, T. Connolly, T. Hainey

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引用次数: 10

The Practicalities of Educational Games: Challenges of Taking Games into Formal Educational Settings 教育游戏的实用性:将游戏带入正规教育环境的挑战

2014 6th International Conference on Games and Virtual Worlds for Serious Applications (VS-GAMES) Pub Date : 2014-09-01 DOI: 10.1109/VS-Games.2014.7012170

B. Marklund, P. Backlund, H. Engström

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引用次数: 18

The Trauma Treatment Game: Design Constraints for Serious Games in Psychotherapy 创伤治疗游戏:心理治疗严肃游戏的设计约束

2014 6th International Conference on Games and Virtual Worlds for Serious Applications (VS-GAMES) Pub Date : 2014-09-01 DOI: 10.1109/VS-Games.2014.7012171

Simon Mayr, Wolfgang Horleinsberger, P. Petta

引用次数: 2

The iLearnRW Game: Support for Students with Dyslexia in Class and at Home iLearnRW游戏:在课堂和家庭中为有阅读障碍的学生提供支持

2014 6th International Conference on Games and Virtual Worlds for Serious Applications (VS-GAMES) Pub Date : 2014-09-01 DOI: 10.1109/VS-Games.2014.7012167

Thomas Cuschieri, Rilla Khaled, Vincent-Emmanuel Farrugia, H. P. Martínez, Georgios N. Yannakakis

引用次数: 20