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Gaming in Virtual Reality: What Changes in Terms of Usability, Emotional Response and Sense of Presence Compared to Non-Immersive Video Games? by Pallavicini, Federica, Pepe, Alessandro, Minissi, Maria Eleonora

“…Background. Virtual reality can provide innovative gaming experiences for present and future game players. However, scientific knowledge is still limited about…”
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Developing a Theory of Gamified Learning: Linking Serious Games and Gamification of Learning by Landers, Richard N.

“…Background and Aim Gamification has been defined as the use of characteristics commonly associated with video games in non-game contexts. In this article, I…”
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Gamification Science, Its History and Future: Definitions and a Research Agenda by Landers, Richard N., Auer, Elena M., Collmus, Andrew B., Armstrong, Michael B.

“…Background. Definitions of gamification tend to vary by person, both in industry and within academia. One particularly popular lay interpretation, introduced…”
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An Empirical Test of the Theory of Gamified Learning: The Effect of Leaderboards on Time-on-Task and Academic Performance by Landers, Richard N., Landers, Amy K.

“…Background The theory of gamified learning provides a theoretical framework to test the impact of gamification efforts upon learner behaviors and attitudes, as…”
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Serious Games, Debriefing, and Simulation/Gaming as a Discipline by Crookall, David

“…At the close of the 40th Anniversary Symposium of S&G, this editorial offers some thoughts on a few important themes related to simulation/gaming. These are…”
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Toward a Taxonomy Linking Game Attributes to Learning: An Empirical Study by Bedwell, Wendy L., Pavlas, Davin, Heyne, Kyle, Lazzara, Elizabeth H., Salas, Eduardo

“…The serious games community is moving toward research focusing on direct comparisons between learning outcomes of serious games and those of more traditional…”
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An Evaluation of Gamified Training: Using Narrative to Improve Reactions and Learning by Armstrong, Michael B., Landers, Richard N.

“…Background and Aim. Gamification is growing in popularity in education and workplace training, but it is unclear which game elements are conducive to learning…”
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Do Badges Affect Intrinsic Motivation in Introductory Programming Students? by Facey-Shaw, Lisa, Specht, Marcus, van Rosmalen, Peter, Bartley-Bryan, Jeanette

“…Background. Programming is a challenging and highly important topic for introducing learners to our digital world. Research has shown that motivation plays a…”
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The Climate Action Simulation by Rooney-Varga, Juliette N., Kapmeier, Florian, Sterman, John D., Jones, Andrew P., Putko, Michele, Rath, Kenneth

“…Background. We describe and provide an initial evaluation of the Climate Action Simulation, a simulation-based role-playing game that enables participants to…”
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Games Ready to Use: A Serious Game for Teaching Natural Risk Management by Taillandier, Franck, Adam, Carole

“…Background. Risk management, and in particular the management of natural hazards and territorial risks has become an essential skill for civil engineers…”
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The Evolution of Simulation-Based Learning Across the Disciplines, 1965–2018: A Science Map of the Literature by Hallinger, Philip, Wang, Ray

“…Background. Simulation-based learning (SBL) has been applied and studied in educational settings for at least six decades. While numerous reviews of research…”
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Challenges in Serious Game Design and Development: Educators’ Experiences by Dimitriadou, Anastasia, Djafarova, Naza, Turetken, Ozgur, Verkuyl, Margaret, Ferworn, Alexander

“…Background. Relatively little is known about the role of educators in serious game design and development and their experiences with serious game…”
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Examining Board Gameplay and Learning: A Multidisciplinary Review of Recent Research by Bayeck, Rebecca Yvonne

“…Background Recent years have seen the resurgence of board games designed for entertainment, and to teach or explicate real life problems. The revival of board…”
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Governments Should Play Games: Towards a Framework for the Gamification of Civic Engagement Platforms by Hassan, Lobna

“…Background. Gamification is concerned with the utilization of motivational affordances that create value-adding experience in the design of services. It has…”
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Learning Mechanics and Game Mechanics Under the Perspective of Self-Determination Theory to Foster Motivation in Digital Game Based Learning by Proulx, Jean-Nicolas, Romero, Margarida, Arnab, Sylvester

“…Background. Using digital games for educational purposes has been associated with higher levels of motivation among learners of different educational levels…”
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Relationships Between Game Attributes and Learning Outcomes: Review and Research Proposals by Wilson, Katherine A., Bedwell, Wendy L., Lazzara, Elizabeth H., Salas, Eduardo, Burke, C. Shawn, Estock, Jamie L., Orvis, Kara L., Conkey, Curtis

“…Games are an effective and cost-saving method in education and training. Although much is known about games and learning in general, little is known about what…”
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Experiencing Cybersecurity One Game at a Time: A Systematic Review of Cybersecurity Digital Games by Coenraad, Merijke, Pellicone, Anthony, Ketelhut, Diane Jass, Cukier, Michel, Plane, Jan, Weintrop, David

“…Background. Cybersecurity is of increasing importance in our interconnected world, yet the field has a growing workforce deficit and an underrepresentation of…”
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A Scientific Foundation of Simulation Games for the Analysis and Design of Complex Systems by Lukosch, Heide K., Bekebrede, Geertje, Kurapati, Shalini, Lukosch, Stephan G.

“…Background. The use of simulation games for complex systems analysis and design has been acknowledged about 50 years ago. However, articles do not combine all…”
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Toward Defining Healthcare Simulation Escape Rooms by Anderson, Mindi, Lioce, Lori, M. Robertson, Jamie, O. Lopreiato, Joseph, A. Díaz, Desiree

“…Background. Escape rooms have been adapted from a range of educational purposes across disciplines, including healthcare simulation. The use of this technique…”
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Serious Video Games for Health: How Behavioral Science Guided the Development of a Serious Video Game by Thompson, Debbe, Baranowski, Tom, Buday, Richard, Baranowski, Janice, Thompson, Victoria, Jago, Russell, Griffith, Melissa Juliano

“…Serious video games for health are designed to entertain players while attempting to modify some aspect of their health behavior. Behavior is a complex process…”
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